Lilita Zatlere
Zatlere in 2011
First Lady of Latvia
In office 8 July 2007 – 8 July 2011
President	Valdis Zatlers
Preceded by	Imants Freibergs [ lv]
Succeeded by	Dace Seisuma [ lv]
Personal details
Born	(1953-02-24) 24 February 1953 (age 71) Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Spouse	Valdis Zatlers

Lilita Zatlere (born 24 February 1953 Riga) is a Latvian businesswoman. She served as the First Lady of Latvia from 2007 to 2011 during the presidency of her husband, Valdis Zatlers. ^[1]

Biography

Zatlere was born in Riga on 24 February 1953. ^[1] She attended elementary school in Rīga No. 15 Eight-Year School. ^[1] She then studied at Rīga Trade Technical School and the Soviet-era People's University. ^[1] After completing school, Zatlere began working with art at an antiques shop. ^[1]

Following the restoration of Latvian independence, Lilita Zatlere was appointed to a Riga city commission which focused on compensating Latvians who had lost property during the Soviet occupation. ^[1] She served on the committee for three years. ^[1] From 1995 to 2007, she was the director of the Private Orthopaedic Practice, which supplied spinal implants to the Hospital of Traumatology and Orthopedics [ lv], which was headed by her second husband, Valdis Zatlers. ^[2]

Honors and awards

•   Estonia: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, First Class (April 2009) ^[1]
•   Finland: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (May 2010) ^[1]
•   Lithuania: Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great (2011) ^[1]
•   Romania: Grand Cross of the National Order of Faithful Service (2011) ^[1]
•   Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Grand Cross of the Order pro Merito Melitensi (October 2008) ^[1]
•   Spain: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic ^[1]
•   Ukraine: First Class of the Order of Princess Olga (June 2008) ^[1]

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