RIGA 's Parliament was expected to approve the nomination of Linda Murniece for defense minister on Thursday after Einars Repse resigned last month.
Both Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis, a member of the People's Party, and Latvia's First Party, have said they have no objections to Murniece's candidacy.
Murniece, 35, is a member of the right-wing New Era party and has headed Parliament's anti-corruption committee.
Her nomination for the post comes after the previous minister, Repse, suddenly resigned upon learning that the prime minister had asked for an investigation into his private investments.
There was a fear that New Era might pull out of the coalition, but with parliamentary elections scheduled for October, the party's leadership decided not to destabilize the situation in the country.
The biggest task for Murniece, a journalist by training and who holds a degree from the University of Latvia, will be to proceed with preparations for the NATO summit scheduled to take place in Riga next November.
