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Dace Melbarde

Politician

Dace Melbarde is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Dace Melbarde · Dace Melbārde · Даце Мелбарде · Дацэ Мэлбардэ · Даче Мельбарде · 4 more...				[sources]
Other name	Dace Melbārde · Даче Мельбарде · Мелбарде, Даце				[sources]
Birth date	1971-04-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Riga				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Latvia				[sources]
Country	European Union · Latvia				[sources]
Citizenship	Latvia · Soviet Union				[sources]
First name	Dace				[sources]
Keywords	International organization · National government				[sources]
Last name	Melbarde · Melbārde				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q15649550				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2019-2024) · Minister of Culture (2013-2014) · Minister of Culture (2014-2014) · Minister of Culture (2014-2016) · Minister of Culture (2016-2019) · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	Latvian Academy of Culture · University of Latvia				[sources]
Last change	2025-04-14	Last processed	2025-04-14	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Latvian politician and historian

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Culture	2014-01-22	2014-11-05
deputy of Saeima	2018-11-06	2019-01-31
Minister of Culture	2016-02-11	2019-01-23
Member of the Saeima	2014-11-04	2014-11-05
deputy of Saeima	2014-11-04	2014-11-05
Minister of Culture	2019-01-23	2019-06-19
Minister of Culture	2014-11-05	2016-02-11
Minister of Culture	2013-10-31	2014-01-22
Member of the European Parliament	2019-07-02	2024-05-06

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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