Vaira Paegle Elected from  the People's Party (TP) list (Vidzeme constituency) Information about the MP: Date of birth:   1942 Education:   higher Work in parliamentary groups: From 16.11.06 to 29.01.09 - replaced H.Demakova while the latter was the Minister for Culture From 16.11.06 to 21.10.09 - People's Party parliamentary group On 29.01.09 - elected as member of the Saeima because H.Demakova resigned as the Minister for Culture and did not renew her Saeima mandate From 21.10.09 to 27.01.10 - Unaffiliated members of parliament As of 27.01.10 - Civic Union parliamentary group Work in the Saeima committees, permanent delegations, groups: Saeima committees: ........ Standing committees ........ Defence, Internal Affairs and Corruption Prevention Committee European Affairs Committee - chairperson Permanent delegations: Latvian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly - head Saeima groups: Saeima group for cooperation with the U.S. Congress Saeima group for cooperation with the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Saeima group for cooperation with the Parliament of the Czech Republic Saeima group for cooperation with the National Assembly of South Korea Saeima group for cooperation with the Parliament of the Arab Republic of Egypt Saeima group for cooperation with the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) Saeima group for cooperation with the Parliament of India Saeima group for cooperation with the Parliament of Ireland (Oireachtas) Saeima group for cooperation with the Parliament of Canada - chairperson Saeima group for cooperation with the National Assembly of Kuwait Saeima group for cooperation with the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova Saeima group for cooperation with the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Saeima group for cooperation with the Finnish Parliament (Eduskunta) Saeima Support Group for Tibet Saeima group for cooperation with women parliamentarians of other countries Was elected to the 7th Saeima Was elected to the 8th Saeima