Linda Liepiņa (born 8 October 1974 in

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

) is a Latvian businesswoman and politician. She is a former Member of the

Thirteenth Saeima of Latvia The Thirteenth Saeima of Latvia was elected in the 2018 Latvian parliamentary election held on 6 October 2018. The Saeima's term commenced on 6 November 2018 and will end on 1 November 2022. Elections The 100 members of the Saeima are elected ...

(elected from the

For a Humane Latvia For a Humane Latvia ( lv, Par cilvēcīgu Latviju, PCL), previously known as Who Owns the State? (''Kam pieder valsts?, KPV''), is a right-wing populist political party in Latvia. Since 2022, its a member of the Union for Latvia () alliance togeth ...

party, but resigned). She currently represents the " Latvia First" party, which she co-founded in 2021. She has also lived and worked in France. Liepina graduated from the Baltic Russian Institute (now known as the Baltic International Academy) in 2005, obtaining a professional master's degree in business management and administration. In 2016, Liepiņa joined the party "Who Owns the State" and in 2018 was elected to the 13th Saeima on the KPV LV list. In 2019, L. Liepiņa left the KPV LV party and its Saeima faction, and in the future she will work in the Saeima as an independent opposition MP. She chaired the 13th Saeima's Requests Committee from the beginning of its work until September 2019.

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