E-minister resigns over birthday bash

Apr 23, 2008
By Talis Saule Archdeacon

RIGA - The special minister for e-governance was forced to resign following the revelation of a birthday party she threw for herself using state funds. Ina Gudele, special task minister for electronic governance and a member of the Greens and Farmers Union, handed in her resignation on April 21. According to reports, she walked out of a government meeting during a break, placed a letter of resignation on the prime minister’s desk and left the building without speaking to the press. News ...

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