Janīna Kursīte-Pakule

Janīna Kursīte-Pakule
Deputy of the Saeima
Personal details
Born2 March 1952
Arendole, Latvian SSR (now Latvia)
Political party?–2008 For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK
2008–2011 Civic Union
2011–2014 Unity
2014–present National Alliance
Alma materUniversity of Tartu, University of Latvia[1]

Janīna Kursīte-Pakule (born 2 March 1952, in Arendole)[1] is a Latvian literary scholar, linguist, writer,[2] publicist, and politician. She has served as deputy of the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Saeimas.[3] Kursīte-Pakule is a member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences.

In 2018, after being re-elected to the Saeima, Kursīte-Pakule delivered her oath in Livonian before being asked to retake it in Latvian, which she did in the Livonian dialect of Latvian.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Janīne Kursīte-Pakule". Nacionālā apvienība Visu Latvijai! - Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK (in Latvian). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Janīna Kursīte". Literatūra.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Janīna Kursīte-Pakule". Latvijas Republikas Saeima (in Latvian). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Livones.net - Facebook". www.facebook.com. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  5. ^ "Apstiprina 13. Saeimas pilnvaras; deputāti zvēr gan latgaliski, gan lībiski". Public Broadcasting of Latvia (in Latvian). 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2018-11-15.


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