Žaneta Jaunzeme-Grende (born 10 March 1964) is a

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

n politician and businesswoman. She is a member of the National Alliance, and former

Minister for Culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizat ...

in the

Third Dombrovskis cabinet The third Dombrovskis cabinet was the government of Latvia from 25 October 2011 to 22 January 2014. It was the third government to be led by Valdis Dombrovskis who was Prime Minister from 2009 until 2014. It took office after the September 2011 e ...

. She was President of the Latvian

Chamber of Commerce A chamber of commerce, or board of trade, is a form of business network. For example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to ad ...

from 2008 to 2011. On September 16, 2013 Jaunzeme-Grende was fired from the position of

Minister for Culture of Latvia Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...

by the

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Valdis Dombrovskis Valdis Dombrovskis (born 5 August 1971) is a Latvian politician serving as Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People since 2019 and European Commissioner for Trade since 2020. He previously served ...

because of her conflict with the culture sector, She was subsequently replaced by

Dace Melbārde Dace Melbārde (born 3 April 1971 in Riga) is a Latvian politician. She is a member of New Unity, having defected from the National Alliance in 2022 and was the Latvian minister of culture from 2013 to 2019. In May 2019, representing the politic ...

. She speaks Latvian,

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, and

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1964 births Living people Politicians from Riga All for Latvia! politicians National Alliance (Latvia) politicians Ministers of Culture of Latvia Businesspeople from Riga Women government ministers of Latvia Latvian women in business University of Latvia alumni Latvian Academy of Sport Education alumni {{Latvia-politician-stub 21st-century Latvian women politicians