Background
Druviete, Ina was born on May 29, 1958 in Riga, Latvia.
Druviete, Ina was born on May 29, 1958 in Riga, Latvia.
Ina Druviete graduated from the University of Latvia in 1981 with a degree in the Latvian language and literature.
Since 1996), professor of General Linguistics (since 1997). She was the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia in 2004–2006 and 2014. Gradually she became a respected researcher in this field and was awarded several grants (Fulbright Foreign Scholarship among them).
She has published approximately 300 publications, mainly on linguistics, sociolinguistics and language policy.
Professional Activities and Memberships, Editorial Boards: Vice-President, European Federation of National Institutions for Language (EFNIL) (2006-2009). Member, State Language Commission under the Auspices of the President of Latvia (2002-2010).
Chairperson, Latvian Language Council of the State Language Center(1992-2002. Member, Editorial Board of series "Studies in World Language Problems" (John Benjamins Publishing Company).
Correspondent of "Sociolinguistica.
International Yearbook of European Sociolinguistics" (De Gruyter). Participant A”, “Acta Universitas Latviensis. Linguistics”, “Proceedings of the Daugavpils University”.
Vice-President, Latvian Association of University Women (1993-1996) Awards: The, Third Class, Republic of Latvia (2012).
The Order of the Terra Mariana, Second Class, Republic of Estonia (2005). The Cicero Award (2005).
The Friendly Appeal Award (2002). Anna Ābele Memorial Prize (1990).
Prize of the Executive Council of the Latvia Academy of Sciences (1982, 1990).
She is a researcher in Latvian Language Institute of the University of Latvia (since 1992), a Member of Latvia Parliament (since 2002). Member of the Editorial Board of journal "Language Policy" (Springer)(2002-2009). Member of the Editorial Board of the journal “Taikomoji Kalbotyra”(Vilnius).
Member of the Editorial Board of the journals “"Linguistica Lettica", "Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences.
Parliamentary Activities: Chairperson of Education, Culture and Science Committee, Parliament of Latvia (2010⎼2014). Chairperson of Human Rights and Social Affairs Committee, Parliament of Latvia (2002⎼2004).
Head of Latvia delegation to Euro-Mediterranian Parliamentary Assembly (2011⎼2014). Member of Latvia delegation to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (2010).
Member of Latvia delegation to Inter-Parliamentary Union ((2006⎼2009).
Member of Latvia delegation to Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2002⎼2004).
