Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga

6th President of Latvia

Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1937

Place of Birth: Riga, Latvia

Profession: politician, professor, psychologist

Nationality: Latvia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Vaira Vike-Freiberga (born 1 December 1937) is a Latvian politician who served as the sixth President of Latvia and the first female President of Latvia.
She was elected President of Latvia in 1999 and re-elected for the second term in 2003. Dr.
Vaira Freiberga is a professor and interdisciplinary scholar, having published eleven books and numerous articles, essays and book chapters in addition to her extensive speaking engagements. As President of the Republic of Latvia 1999–2007, she was instrumental in achieving membership in the European Union and NATO for her country.
She is active in international politics, was named Special Envoy to the Secretary General on United Nations reform and was official candidate for UN Secretary General in 2006. She remains active in the international arena and continues to speak in defense of liberty, equality and social justice, and for the need of Europe to acknowledge the whole of its history.
She is a well-known pro-European, as such, in December 2007 she was named vice-chair of the Reflection group on the long-term future of the European Union.
She is also known for her work in psycholinguistics, semiotics and analysis of the oral literature of her native country. Vaira Vike-Freiberga currently serves as the President of Club of Madrid, the world's largest forum of former Heads of State and Government.
She is also a member of the International Programme Board of the Prague European Summit.