President of Latvia nominates Līga Meņģelsone as member of RSU Council
We are pleased to announce that President Edgars Rinkēvičs has nominated Līga Meņģelsone for the position of member of the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Council. The position of Council member nominated by the President became vacant following the departure of Reinis Bērziņš. We wish Līga Meņģelsone every success in her new role.
The President of Latvia emphasises that Meņģelsone is an experienced expert in business, public policy, and health sector management. From 2022 to 2023, while serving as Minister of Health, Meņģelsone gained high-level experience in health system management, medical education, clinical practice, research, and innovation. Her long-standing work as Director General of the Employers’ Confederation of Latvia has provided her with an in-depth understanding of the importance of higher education in human capital development, labour market needs, and institutional sustainability.
Since 2025, she has served as delegate representative of the Council for the Implementation of the Memorandum of Cooperation between Non-Governmental Organisations and the Cabinet of Ministers within the National Tripartite Cooperation Council.
Līga Meņģelsone at the opening of the RSU Pharmaceutical Education and Research Centre on 31 March 2023. Photo: Courtesy of RSU
The President of Latvia also notes that Meņģelsone serves as Chair of Council of the Latvian Red Cross Council, is the founder of the Riga Maternity Hospital Support Foundation, and is a member of the association Līdere. In 2023, Meņģelsone received a Letter of Gratitude from the Prime Minister of Latvia.
As previously reported, the RSU Council convened for an extraordinary meeting on 5 January to elect the Chair of the Council. Juris Lācis, a member of the RSU Council since its establishment and previously serving as Vice-Chair, was unanimously elected to the position. The Council also elected Professor Tatjana Koķe to the vacant position of Vice-Chair.
Juris Lācis elected as Chair of RSU Council
RSU thanks Reinis Bērziņš for his contribution as Chair of RSU Council
