Julija Stepanenko

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Julija Stepaņenko
Jūlija Stepaņenko October 2019 (cropped).jpg
Deputy of the Saeima
Personal details
Born (1977-09-01) 1 September 1977 (age 44)
Riga, Latvian SSR
Political partyHonor to serve Riga (?-2020)[1]
Law and Order (2021-2021)
Latvia First (2021-present)[2]
Alma materUniversity of Latvia
ProfessionLawyer, politician

Julija Stepanenko (Russian: Юлия Степаненко, romanized: Julija Stepanenko, Latvian: Jūlija Stepaņenko; born 1 September 1977) is a Latvian politician and lawyer, serving as a deputy of the Saeima, the parliament of Latvia. Formerly a member of Honor to serve Riga and Law and Order,[3] she is now a member of Latvia First,[2] having left Law and Order in June 2021.[4]

In 2014, she served on the Saeima European Affairs Committee.[5] On the first day of the sitting of the 13th Saeima Stepaņenko announced she would be leaving the Harmony parliamentary fraction and working as an independent deputy, however she stated that she would continue to work with the party in matters that do not conflict with her own values.[6]

In January 2021 she co-founded the right-wing populist Law and Order party and was chosen to co-lead the party alongside fellow MP Aldis Gobzems until she left the party on 30 June 2021, criticising Gobzems' style of communication.[4] In August 2021 she was among the co-founders of the Latvia First party, being chosen as the party's board chair as well as their candidate for President of Latvia.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "No partijas "Gods kalpot Rīgai" izstājušies seši valdes locekļi". LETA (in Latvian). February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Māris, Klūga (14 August 2021). "Šlesera partijas «Latvija pirmajā vietā» Valsts prezidenta amata kandidāte būs Jūlija Stepaņenko". LETA (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ Līcītis, Egils (January 12, 2021). "Gobzema partiju dibina sveču gaismā. Kāds cālēns izšķilsies? Egila Līcīša feļetons" (in Latvian). Latvijas Avīze. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Maverick Saeima deputies' marriage of convenience proves short-lived". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Saeima selects heads for committees; Čigāne now leads European Affairs Committee". Baltic News Network. November 10, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  6. ^ "Harmony member of parliament breaks away from party". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

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