Siim Kallas

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President Jose Manuel Barroso Preceded by Pedro Solbes Education University of Tartu Preceded by Antonio Tajani Name Siim Kallas Succeeded by Violeta Bulc		President Jose Manuel Barroso Role Estonian Politician Children Kaja Kallas President Romano Prodi Spouse Kristi Kallas

Preceded by Neil Kinnock (Administrative Reform) Political party Communist Party of Estonia, Estonian Reform Party Similar People Andrus Ansip, Taavi Roivas, Kaja Kallas, Kristiina Ojuland, Urmas Paet

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Siim Kallas ([ˈsiːm ˈkɑlˑɑs]; born 2 October 1948 in Tallinn) is an Estonian politician, who most recently served as European Commissioner for Transport between 2010 and 2014. Before that he was European Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud between 2004 and 2009. In both Barroso Commissions he was also vice-president.

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Kallas has been Prime Minister of Estonia, Estonian Minister of Finance, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Member of the Supreme Council of the Soviet Union and member of the Riigikogu. Kallas is a member and former leader of the free-market liberal Estonian Reform Party. Kallas was a vice-president of Liberal International.

He was twice appointed Acting Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro in Olli Rehn's stead, from 19 April 2014 – 25 May 2014 while he was on electoral campaign leave for the 2014 elections to the European Parliament and from 1 July 2014 – 16 July 2014 after he took up his seat.

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ELDR Conference: Siim Kallas on EU freedoms

Education

1966–1969 Budget and Finance, University of Tartu, BSc

1969–1972 Junior Sergeant, Soviet Armed Forces Corps of Signals.

1972–1974 Economics of environmental protection, University of Tartu, MSc

1974–1977 Economics of environmental protection, University of Tartu, Kandidat Nauk (PhD).

Career

1969–1972 : Signals officer in Soviet Army

1975–1979: Specialist at the Finance Ministry Planning Committee of the Estonian SSR

1979–1986: Joint Secretary of the Central Authority of the Savings Banks of the Estonian SSR.

1986–1989: Deputy chief editor of the Communist Party of Estonia newspaper Rahva Hääl

1989–1991: Chairman of the Central Union of the Estonian Trade Unions

1989–1991: Member of the Supreme Council of the Soviet Union

1991–1995: President of the Bank of Estonia

1995–2004: Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Estonia

1995–1996: Minister of Foreign Affairs

1996: Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

1999–2002: Minister of Finance

2002–2003: Prime minister

2004–2004: EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, serving with Joaquín Almunia

2004–2010: EU Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud and Vice-president of the Commission

2010–2014: EU Commissioner for Transport and Vice-president of the Commission

Personal life

Language skills: Active: Estonian (mother tongue), English (primary working language), Russian (secondary working language), Finnish, German. Passive: French. Married to doctor Kristi Kallas; one son and one daughter Kaja, who is a member of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The ancestors of Siim Kallas were of Estonian and Baltic German origin. Kallas has been an active participant in the restoration of Estonian statehood.

Criticisms and drawbacks

Avoidance of tackling the issues in public caused him to renounce his candidacy to the office of Prime Minister of Estonia in 2014.

References

Siim Kallas Wikipedia

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