Iveta Vējone (born 4 July 1966) is a Latvian teacher who served as the first lady of

Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...

from 2015 to 2019. She is the wife of former

president of Latvia The president of Latvia ( ) is head of state and commander-in-chief of the Latvian National Armed Forces, National Armed Forces of the Latvia, Republic of Latvia. The term of this office is four years. Before 1999, it was three years. The presi ...

Raimonds Vējonis Raimonds Vējonis (born 15 June 1966) is a Latvian politician who served as the 9th President of Latvia from 2015 to 2019 and the president of the Latvian Basketball Association since 2020. He is a member of the Latvian Green Party, part of the ...

Honours

* : First Class of the

Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (, also the Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land) was instituted by the President of Estonia, Lennart Meri, on 16 May 1995 to honour the independence of the Estonian state. (The Latin name ''Terra Mariana'' ...

(2 April 2019) *: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (11 June 2018)

References

Living people 1966 births First ladies and gentlemen of Latvia 21st-century Latvian educators Latvian women educators Recipients of the Order of the Crown (Netherlands) Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class {{Latvia-bio-stub