Education
Dana Reizniece-Ozola has studied International Business at Häme Polytechnic University of Applied Sciences (HAMK), Finland. Law at the College of Law and linguistics at the Ventspils University College in Latvia.
chess player politician deputy of Saeima
Dana Reizniece-Ozola has studied International Business at Häme Polytechnic University of Applied Sciences (HAMK), Finland. Law at the College of Law and linguistics at the Ventspils University College in Latvia.
She is also a chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (2001). From 2006 to 2014, Mistress Dana Reizniece-Ozola was Advisor to the Board, Board Member and Head of Ventspils High Technology Park.
She has also worked at the Ventspils City Council as the Head of the Investment Division.
She has got Professional Master"s degree in Translation and Terminology acquired at the Ventspils University College in Latvia and Executive Master’s degree of Business Administration acquired at the International Space University in France. Dana Reizniece-Ozola has managed several projects related to the satellite and space technologies, Project for the first Latvian Satellite "Venta-1" development at Ventspils High Technology Park being one of them.
Her current rating is 2292. Dana Reizniece-Ozola played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:
In 1998, at first board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista (+6 −2 =5);
In 2000, at first board in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+6 −2 =5);
In 2004, at first board in the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvia (+6 −5 =0);
In 2006, at first board in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin (+5 −2 =4);
In 2010, at first board in the 39th Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk (+1 −6 =2);
In 2012, at first board in the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+6 -3 =1);
In 2014, at first board in the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø (+1 -5 =4).
Dana Reizniece-Ozola played for Latvia in European Team Chess Championship (women):
In 1999, at first board in 3rd European Team Chess Championship (women) in Batumi (+5 −4 =0);
In 2001, at first board in 4th European Team Chess Championship (women) in León (+1 −4 =2);
In 2011, at first board in 18th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Porto Carras (+4 −3 =2);
In 2015, at first board in 20th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Reykjavik (+2 −3 =4).
Dana Reizniece-Ozola is the current Minister of Economics of Latvia.
She is a member of the Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) and a deputy of the 10th,11th and 12th Saeima (Latvian Parliament) and worked as the Chairperson of the Commission on Education, Culture and Science, Member of the Legal Affairs Commission and Member of the European Affairs Commission.
She has been elected as a Member of the 10th, 11th and 12th Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and worked as the Chairperson of the Commission on Education, Culture and Science, Member of the Legal Affairs Commission and Member of the European Affairs Commission. Before that, she was the Board Member of a research centre and industrial investment company. Within the ZZS she is a member of Foreign Latvia and Ventspils.