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Sandra Kalniete | |
|---|---|
 Kalniete in 2018 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Latvia | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 14 July 2009 | |
| European Commissioner for Agriculture and Fisheries | |
| In office 1 May 2004 – 11 November 2004 | |
| President | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Franz Fischler |
| Succeeded by | Mariann Fischer Boel (Agriculture and Rural Development) Joe Borg (Fisheries and Maritime Affairs) |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 7 November 2002 – 9 March 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Einars Repše |
| Preceded by | Indulis Bērziņš |
| Succeeded by | Rihards Pīks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 December 1952 Togur, Tomsk Oblast, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Political party | Popular Front (Before 1993) New Era Party (2002–2008) Civic Union (2008–2011) Unity (2011–present) |
| Alma mater | Art Academy of Latvia University of Leeds University of Geneva |
| Website | www.kalniete.lv |
Sandra Kalniete (born 22 December 1952) is a Latvian politician, author, diplomat and independence movement leader. She served as Foreign Minister of Latvia 2002–2004 and as European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries in 2004. Since 2009, she has served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the European People's Party.
She is currently[when?] a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and a substitute member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI). Additionally she is a member on the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and a substitute member on the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and on the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.[1]
After her reelection in 2014, she became Vice-Chair of the Group of the European People's Party in the European Parliament.
Kalniete is also the chairperson of the Reconciliation of European Histories Group, an all-party group in the European Parliament involved in promoting the Prague Process. The group includes 40 MEPs from across the political spectrum including the European People's Party, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats, the Greens, and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.[2]
She has previously served as Ambassador to the United Nations (1993–97), France (1997–2000) and UNESCO (2000–02). Beside her native Latvian language, she is also fluent in English, French and Russian.[citation needed]
- ^ "Sandra KALNIETE - Home - MEPs - European Parliament". Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "About Us – Reconciliation of European Histories Group". Reconciliation of European Histories Group. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2011.