Karina Pētersone (born 19 September 1954 in

Riga Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ...

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) is a Latvian

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

. She was the Minister of Culture of Latvia from 26 November 1998 to 7 November 2002. She is now a member of the LPP/LC and a

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of the 9th

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(Latvian Parliament). She began her current term in parliament on 7 November 2006. Since 2024, she is Director of Support Foundation of the Latvian Nationa
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Eiropas Politikas Petijumu Instituts website, ''Karina Pētersone ''
/ref> Pētersone speaks Latvian, Russian and English, and has translated several political essays, novels and plays.

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