Janīna Kursīte-Pakule

Born (1952-03-02) 2 March 1952 (age 74)

Arendole, Latvian SSR (now Latvia)

Party?–2008 For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK
2008–2011 Civic Union
2011–2014 Unity
2014–present National Alliance

Alma materUniversity of Tartu, University of Latvia^[1]

Janīna Kursīte-Pakule
Deputy of the Saeima
Personal details
Born	(1952-03-02) 2 March 1952 (age 74) Arendole, Latvian SSR (now Latvia)
Party	?–2008 For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK 2008–2011 Civic Union 2011–2014 Unity 2014–present National Alliance
Alma mater	University of Tartu, University of Latvia[1]

Janīna Kursīte-Pakule (born 2 March 1952, in Arendole)^[1] is a Latvian literary scholar, linguist, writer,^[2] publicist, and politician. She has served as deputy of the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Saeimas.^[3] Kursīte-Pakule is a member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences.

In 2018, after being re-elected to the Saeima, Kursīte-Pakule delivered her oath in Livonian before being asked to retake it in Latvian, which she did in the Livonian dialect of Latvian.^[4][5]