Linda Mūrniece Explained

Linda Mūrniece-Freiberga
Office:Minister for the Interior of Latvia
Term Start:12 March 2009
Term End:6 June 2011
Primeminister:Valdis Dombrovskis
Predecessor:Mareks Segliņš
Successor:Rihards Kozlovskis
Office2:Minister for Defence of Latvia
Term Start2:5 January 2006
Term End2:7 April 2006
Primeminister2:Aigars Kalvītis
Predecessor2:Einars Repše
Successor2:Atis Slakteris
Birth Date:28 January 1970
Birth Place:Dobele, Latvian SSR
Nationality:Latvian
Party:Unity (2011—)
Otherparty:New Era Party (2002-2011)
Spouse:Raimonds Mūrnieks (-2011, divorced)
Hosams Abu Meri (2012-2017, divorced)
Alma Mater:University of Latvia
Profession:Journalist

Linda Mūrniece (née Linda Mūrniece; born 28 January 1970 in Dobele) is a Latvian politician and journalist. She is a member of Unity, and has served as both the Minister for the Interior as well as the Minister for Defence of Latvia.[1] [2]

In 2002 Mūrniece was elected as a member of the eighth Saeima. She has been the Secretary of Parliament for both the Ministry for the Interior and the Ministry of Defence. After the resignation of Einars Repše as the Minister for Defence, Mūrniece took the office on 5 January 2006 and served until 7 April 2006 when the New Era Party resigned from the government.

Mūrniece was also elected as a member of the ninth Saeima in 2006. On 12 March 2009 Mūrniece became the Minister for the Interior. After the October 2010 election Mūrniece continued her work as the Minister. In early 2011, after a burglary by four policeman in Jēkabpils during which another policeman was shot, Mūrniece resigned.

She was married to Unity member of the Saeima Hosams Abu Meri.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia: Linda Mūrniece . . 2010-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100130202718/http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/mk/sastavs/murniece/ . 2010-01-30 .
  2. Web site: Krauze . Arnis . Puncule-Aginta . Ilze . Linda Mūrniece: Zinu, kā rīkoties ar ieroci, un es noteikti rīkošos, ja būs vajadzība . LR1 . Latvijas Sabiedriskie Mediji . 6 May 2024 . lv . 2 March 2024.