Dace Melbārde
Dace Melbārde | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 19 June 2019 – May 2024 | |
| Minister of Education and Science | |
| Assumed office 6 March 2025 | |
| President | Edgars Rinkēvičs |
| Prime Minister | Evika Siliņa |
| Preceded by | Anda Čakša |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 31 October 2013 – 18 June 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Valdis Dombrovskis Laimdota Straujuma Māris Kučinskis Krišjānis Kariņš |
| Preceded by | Žaneta Jaunzeme-Grende |
| Succeeded by | Nauris Puntulis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1971 |
| Party | New Unity (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | National Alliance (2014–2022) European Conservatives and Reformists (2019–2024) |
| Alma mater | University of Latvia Latvian Academy of Culture |
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Dace Melbārde (born 3 April 1971) is a Latvian politician who has served as the Minister for Education and Science of Latvia since 2025. She is a member of New Unity, having defected from the National Alliance in 2022 and was the Latvian minister of culture from 2013 to 2019. In May 2019, representing the political party National Alliance, she was elected as a Member of the European Parliament, where she joined the European Conservatives and Reformists group.