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Place of Birth: Sigulda, Sigulda Municipality, Latvia
About Jānis Straume
- Janis Straume (born 27 August 1962 in Sigulda, Latvian SSR) is a former Latvian politician for For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK (TB/LNNK).
- He was the fourth Speaker of the Saeima (1998–2002) since 1991. Straume was a leading member of a number of organisations in the Latvian independence movement, including Helsinki-86, the Latvian National Independence Movement, the Citizens' Congress, and the 18th November Union. When the 18th November Union merged into For Fatherland and Freedom, he became a member of that party.
- He served as the Speaker of the Saeima from 1998 to 2002, during the 7th Saeima.
- He was chairman of the TB/LNNK from 2002 to 2006, during the 8th Saeima, when he was also Deputy Chairman of the Saeima.
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