Laimdota Straujuma

prime minister of Latvia

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Laimdota Straujuma became prime minister of Latvia in January 2014, following a vote of confidence. She had previously served as the minister of agriculture in the administration of Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis. Her appointment came after a period of economic hardship and a supermarket collapse in Riga that led to Dombrovskis's resignation. Latvia had recently adopted the euro as its currency and was working towards economic recovery and navigating complex relations with Russia, while also strengthening ties with Western Europe through membership in the European Union and NATO.12

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A new government headed by Laimdota Straujuma, who had served as minister of agriculture in the Dombrovskis administration, was endorsed by a parliamentary vote of confidence later that month.
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A new government headed by Laimdota Straujuma, who had served as minister of agriculture in the Dombrovskis administration, was endorsed by a parliamentary vote of confidence later that month.
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