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Lolita Čigāne (born: August 18, 1973) is a Latvian politician. She was previously a journalist, public policy analyst and international consultant in the issues of good-governance, anti-corruption and elections. Since 2010 she has been the member of the political party Unity. Čigāne was first elected to the 10th Saeima (parliament) in 2010. She served a full term as a Member of Parliament in the 11th Saeima (2011-2014) and is currently the Member of Parliament of the 12th Saeima, convened in November 2014. == Biography == === Education === Čigāne first studied at Ozolnieku Primary school and Jelgava Secondary School № 2 from 1980–1990. She graduated from the Latvian Academy of Culture in 1996 with a BA in International cultural relations, specializing in Swedish language and culture. During her studies she was an exchange student at the University of Vasteras in Sweden. In 2000, Čigāne received a Master of Arts degree from the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary in International Relations and European Studies. In 2001, she received Master of Science degree from London School of Economics (LSE) London, UK with a specialization in International Political Economy. === Professional career === Čigāne worked as a Swedish translator, interpreter and office manager with several Swedish companies and organizations from 1993 to 1997. From 1997 to 1999 she worked at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as a correspondent and international news analyst in Riga, Latvia and Prague, Czech Republic. From 2001 to 2003, Čigāne worked as the Project Director for election campaign monitoring projects at Soros Foundation Latvia and Transparency International Latvia branch Delna. From 2004 to 2007, Čigāne worked at the Centre for Public Policy Providus where she managed public policy projects dealing with financing of political parties, conduct of election campaigns and monitoring of the EU structural fund distribution. From 2007 to 2010, she worked as an international consultant with several international organizations. From 2008 to 2010 she was the chairperson of the Board of Transparency International Latvia Chapter Delna. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lolita Čigāne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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