Ilze Viņķele
Ilze Viņķele is a Latvian politician, former Minister for Welfare of Latvia, current Minister for Health of Latvia. Currently she is a member of the political party Movement For!.On November 7, 2006, Ilze Viņķele became the Secretary of Parliament of the Special Assignments Ministry for European Union Funds of Latvia. In 2010 she was elected as a member of the 10th Saeima, however, she became the Secretary of Parliament of the Ministry for Finance of Latvia. Viņķele was appointed Minister for Welfare of Latvia on October 25, 2011. On September, 2012, 54 non-governmental organizations sent a joint letter demanding the resignation of Viņķele over two kindergarten booklets "The Day when Ruth was Richard" and "The Day when Karl was Caroline" whose publishing and distribution the ministry supported.
On July 17, 2017, Viņķele and 4 other MPs left Unity, however she continued to work in the party's parliamentary faction. On August 26, 2017, Viņķele became one of the founders for the political party Movement For! and was elected as its board member. On August 29, 2017, Viņķele stepped down as a member of Saeima, being selected to study at the McCain Institute at the University of Arizona as one of the eight beneficiaries.
