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Career Career


2007-: Vice President of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
2007 - : First vice-speaker of Riigikogu
(ELDR), member of the ELDR Bureau

2007-: First vice-speaker of Riigikogu


2004-2007: Chair of the European Affairs Committee of Riigikogu 2004-2007: Chair of the European Affairs Committee of Riigikogu

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Government portrait

Kristiina Ojuland (born 17 December 1966 in Kohtla-Järve) was the foreign minister of Estonia from 2002 through 2004. In June 2004 she ran for the post of secretary-general of the Council of Europe, but was defeated, receiving 51 of 299 votes. She is a member of the Estonian Reform Party.

Education

1993: Vienna School of International Studies, special program

1992: Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva., special program.

1992: Graduated from the Estonian School of Diplomacy in Tallinn.

1990: LL.B, Law Faculty, University of Tartu

Career

2007-: Vice President of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR), member of the ELDR Bureau

2007-: First vice-speaker of Riigikogu

2004-2007: Chair of the European Affairs Committee of Riigikogu

2002-2004: Minister of Foreign Affairs

1994-2002: Member of Riigikogu (parliament), member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, chair of the Estonian French parliamentary friendship group (1996 2002)

1996-2002: Head of the Estonian Parliamentary Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Vice President of the PACE, Member of the Bureau

1999-2002: Leader of the PACE LDR Group

1999-2002: Vice President of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR), member of the ELDR Bureau

1995-2002: Foreign Secretary of the Estonian Reform Party

1994-1996: Director of the Estonian Broadcasting Association

1993-1994: Permanent Representative of Estonia to the Council of Europe

1992-1993: Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for Council of Europe

1990-1992: Estonian Ministry of Justice, Draft Legislation Department


Decorations

Commander of the Legion of Honour (France) Grand Cross of the Order of Infante D. Henrique (Portugal) The Order of the National Coat of Arms 5th class (Estonia)


Preceded byToomas Hendrik Ilves Minister of Foreign Affairs
January 2002 – February 2005
Succeeded byJaak Jõerüüt (acting)
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