Kalniete, Sandra, 1952-

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Name (Latin)
Kalniete, Sandra, 1952-
Other forms of name
Kalniete, Sandra
Date of birth
1952-12-22
Occupation
Art historians
Politicians
Associated Language
lav
Gender
female
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 24829398
Wikidata: Q236968
Library of congress: n 2018019806
Sources of Information
  • Latvju tekstilmāksla, c1989:colophon (Sandra Kalniete)
  • Her With dance shoes in Siberian snows, 2009:ECIP t.p. (Sandra Kalniete) data view (b. 1952 in a Siberian village to Latvian parents who had been banished by the Soviet regime; allowed to return to Latvia in 1957; studied art history, but has devoted her life more to politics and diplomacy than to art; served as Latvian ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva (1993-1997), to France (1997-2002), and to UNESCO (2000-2002); in 2002 became Latvia's minister of foreign affairs; in 2004, appointed as first Latvian commissioner of the European Union)
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Wikipedia description:

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 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. 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. 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.

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