Vita Anda Tērauda Explained

Vita Anda Tērauda
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Office:Deputy of the 13th. Saeima
Birth Date:19 May 1962
Birth Place:Washington, D.C.,
Nationality:Latvian
Party:Development/For!
Alma Mater:American University
Johns Hopkins University
Profession:economist

Vita Anda Tērauda (born 19 May 1962[1]) is a Latvian politician elected to the 13th Saeima.[2] [3] [4] Born in the United States,[3] she worked as a radio journalist for Voice of America in Washington, D.C. from 1984 to 1988. Moving to Latvia after the reestablishment of independence in 1991, Tērauda served as Minister for National Reform in the cabinet of Prime Minister Māris Gailis from 1994 to 1995.[1] [5] She is a member of the Development/For! alliance and chairs the European Affairs Committee in the current Saeima.[3]

In 1983, Tērauda received a bachelor's degree in international relations from American University. In 1990, she earned a master's degree in international economics and Soviet politics at Johns Hopkins University.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vita Anda Tērauda . Attīstībai Par! . 22 December 2018 . lv . 2018.
  2. News: Inside Outsiders: Latvia's growing crop of 'international' politicians . 22 December 2018 . . 21 December 2018.
  3. News: Saeima selects committee chairs . 22 December 2018 . . 21 November 2018.
  4. News: New Latvian Saeima will be slightly younger, much more female . 22 December 2018 . . 8 October 2018.
  5. News: NEPLP locekļa kandidāte – Vita Anda Tērauda . lv . 14 January 2019 . . 8 January 2017.