Iveta Grigule-Pēterse
Iveta Grigule-Pēterse (born 30 September 1964) is a Latvian politician formerly for the Latvian Farmers' Union (until 2017). She was elected to the European Parliament in 2014 as the sole representative for the Union of Greens and Farmers.
Iveta Grigule-Pēterse | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Latvia | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1964 Riga, Latvia |
| Political party | Latvian Green Party (2005–2011) Latvian Farmers' Union (2013–2017) |
| Spouse | Romāns Mežeckis (1987–1996) Eric Peeters (2017–present) |
| Relations | Married |
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| Occupation | cultural worker |
She was formerly a member of the Latvian Green Party and was elected to the Saeima in 2010 for the Union of Greens and Farmers. She was excluded from the Green Party in 2011 but successfully ran as an independent for the Union of Greens and Farmers in the 2011 Latvian parliamentary election. In 2013, she joined the Latvian Farmers' Union.
She opposed the Latvian adoption of the Euro in January 2014.
In February 2017 Grigule left the Latvian Farmers' Union.
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