Ingmārs Līdaka
former Deputy of the Saeima
Personal details
Born (1966-08-13) 13 August 1966
Vecumnieki, Latvian SSR
Political partyUnion of Greens and Farmers
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Latvia
ProfessionZoologist

Ingmārs Līdaka (born 13 August 1966, Vecumnieki) is a Latvian zoologist and politician who has represented the Union of Greens and Farmers in the Saeima, the Latvian national parliament.

Prior to entering politics, Līdaka worked at Riga Zoo as a public relations specialist.[1] He entered politics in 1995 when he was elected to Riga City Council and was later elected to the Saeima.[1] He became better known following a parliamentary debate on when to fly the Latvian national flag in 2009 when, after his speech was interrupted by members of other parties, he shouted "Aizver muti!" (shut your mouth!)[1][2] This became a popular phrase in Latvia, with the YouTube video of the incident receiving over 85,000 views[2] and numerous T-shirts bearing the phrase being sold.[2] Līdaka also authored a book Zoodārzs manā pagalmā (The zoo in my backyard.)[3]

In March 2018, he resigned from the Saeima to become head of Riga Zoo[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ingmārs Līdaka". Delfi (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Alberte, Ieva (21 October 2009). "Līdaka: frāzi "Aizver muti" nevajag pārspīlēt". Diena (in Latvian). Latvia. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. Zālīte, Žanna (11 October 2014). "Vecumniekos tiekas Sarkanās skolas vēstures aizbildņi". Diena (in Latvian). Latvia. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. then was re-elected to 14th Saeima."The zoo needs me more than the parliament, says Līdaka". lsm.lv. Latvia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2020.


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