Linda Mūrniece (née Linda Mūrniece; born 28 January 1970 in Dobele) is a Latvian politician and journalist. She is a member of Unity, and has served as both the Minister for the Interior as well as the Minister for Defence of Latvia.

In 2002 Mūrniece was elected as a member of the eighth Saeima. She has been the Secretary of Parliament for both the Ministry for the Interior and the Ministry of Defence. After the resignation of Einars Repše as the Minister for Defence, Mūrniece took the office on 5 January 2006 and served until 7 April 2006 when the New Era Party resigned from the government.

Linda Mūrniece

Mūrniece was also elected as a member of the ninth Saeima in 2006. On 12 March 2009 Mūrniece became the Minister for the Interior. After the October 2010 election Mūrniece continued her work as the Minister. In early 2011, after a burglary by four policeman in Jēkabpils during which another policeman was shot, Mūrniece resigned.

Linda Mūrniece

She was married to Unity member of the Saeima Hosams Abu Meri.

Linda Mūrniece

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1970 births

Living people

People from Dobele

New Era Party politicians

New Unity politicians

Ministers of Defence of Latvia

Ministers of the Interior of Latvia

Deputies of the 8th Saeima

Deputies of the 9th Saeima

Deputies of the 10th Saeima

Women deputies of the Saeima

Female defence ministers

Women government ministers of Latvia

Female interior ministers

University of Latvia alumni

21st-century Latvian women politicians