Sarmīte Ēlerte
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Sarmīte Ēlerte is a Latvian politician, member of the Civic Union
party and the incumbent
Minister of Culture of Latvia since 3 November 2010.
Civic Union (Latvia)
The Civic Union was a Latvian political party. It was founded in 2008 and most of its members came from the For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK and New Era Party. It has been described as centre-right or right-wing....
party and the incumbent
Incumbent
The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W...
Minister of Culture of Latvia since 3 November 2010.