She could well be the world’s only minister to beat a reigning World champion. Dana Reizniece-Ozola, former Minister of Economics and then Finance of Latvia, breaks into a big smile when she is asked about her stunning victory over Hou Yifan, the second highest-rated female chess player of all time.
A politician’s is only one of the many hats Reizniece-Ozola wears. She has been on the board of governors of the World Bank and the European Investment Bank as well. She is now world chess governing body FIDE’s managing director.
