Ilze Viņķele graduated Riga Stradins University with master’s degree in Public Health in 2009; in 2017 she obtained a master’s degree in Health Management from Riga Stradins University and School of Business, Arts and Technology. She studied also at the McCain Institute for International Leadership, Arizona State University (2017 -2018). Since 2000 Ilze Viņķele has taken different positions in the public administration and parliamentary bodies. In 2011 she was elected in Saeima (Parliament of Latvia) with a following appointment to the post of Minister of Welfare (2011-2014). From 2014 to 2017 as Member of the Saeima she was a Chairperson of the Saeima Education, Culture and Science Commission. Since 23 January 2019 Ilze Viņķele is Minister of Health of Latvia.
American Academy President Laurie Patton to Receive Concordia’s 2026 Leadership Award for Civil Society
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