Kristiina Ojuland

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Kristiina Ojuland
File:Kristiina Ojuland IF MOW 04-2011.jpg
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
January 2002 – February 2005
Prime Minister Siim Kallas
Juhan Parts
Preceded by Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Succeeded by Jaak Jõerüüt
Personal details
Born (1966-12-17) 17 December 1966 (age 57)
Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
Political party Reform Party

Kristiina Ojuland (born 17 December 1966 in Kohtla-Järve, Estonia) is an Estonian politician. She was the Foreign Minister of Estonia from 2002 through 2005. 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 was a member of the Estonian Reform Party from 1995 till 5 June 2013 and from 2009 to 2014 she served as 1 of the 6 Estonian MEPs in the European parliament. She was expelled from the Reform Party because of alleged vote rigging on 5 June 2013.[1][2] She later founded the People's Unity Party, which failed to cross the 5% barrier in the 2015 parliamentary election.

She is a member of the Reconciliation of European Histories Group.[3]

Education

In 1990 she received her LL.B. from University of Tartu. In 1992 she graduated from the Estonian School of Diplomacy in Tallinn and attended the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva special program. In 1993 she attended the Vienna School of International Studies, special program.

Career

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2009–2014: Member of European Parliament (ALDE)

2007–2014: Vice President of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR), member of the ELDR Bureau

2007–2014: Vice-chair of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, ALDE-PACE Group

2007–2009: First vice-speaker of Riigikogu

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

2002–2005: 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 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 [4]

File:Kristiina Ojuland.jpg
Kristiina Ojuland in 2004.

Decorations

Other

In 2007, Ojuland participated as a celebrity contestant on the second season of Tantsud tähtedega, an Estonian version of Dancing with the Stars. Her professional dancing partner was Aleksandr Makarov.

Personal life

From 1987 to 2000, Ojuland was married to Erik Siigur.[7] Her current partner of seven years is Estonian businessman Raimo Kägu.[8]

References

Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
January 2002 – February 2005
Succeeded by
Jaak Jõerüüt