Līga Meņģelsone

Līga Meņģelsone (born 31 May 1972) is a Latvian businesswoman and politician. She was a non-party Latvian Minister of Health in the government of Krišjānis Karinis. Before that, she was Director General of the Latvian Employers' Confederation (LDDK).

Biography Born 31 May 1972. Studied at the Latvian Academy of Culture, Bachelor of Culture Management, and later International Economic Relations at the University of Latvia.

Head of the sales department of the transit company "Noord Natie Ventspils Terminals", head of the marketing and sales department at "Coats Latvija", public relations specialist at "Es&Partneri". This position was won when the Saeima approved the 2nd government of Krišjānis Kariņš on 14 December.

After the resignation of the Kāriņš government, when the new government of Evika Siliņa was formed, Meņģelsone initially applied to join the "Unity" party, represented by the future head of government, but withdrew her application a few days later after failing to agree on a position in the new government.