Siim Kallas

Infobox_Prime Minister
name = Siim Kallas


order =Vice President of the European Commission for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud
term_start =22 November, 2004
term_end =
predecessor =Neil Kinnock
successor =Incumbent
order2 =Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
term_start2 =November, 1995
term_end2 =November, 1996
primeminister2 =Tiit Vähi
predecessor2 =Riivo Sinijärv
successor2 =Toomas Hendrik Ilves
order3 = Prime Minister of Estonia
term_start3 = January 28, 2002
term_end3 = April 10, 2003
predecessor3 = Mart Laar
successor3 = Juhan Parts
order4 = European Commissioner for Economic & Financial Affairs
predecessor4 = Joaquín Almunia
successor4 = Joaquín Almunia
term_start4 =2004
term_end4 =2004
birth_date = Birth date and age|1948|10|2|mf=y
birth_place = Tallinn, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
death_date =
death_place =
party = Estonian Reform Party (ELDR)
spouse =
alma_mater = University of Tartu
religion =

Siim Kallas (born 2 October 1948 in Tallinn) is an Estonian politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud. He is also one of five vice-presidents of the 27-member Barroso Commission. Kallas has been Prime Minister of Estonia, Estonian Minister of Finance, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and member of the Riigikogu. Kallas is a member and former leader of the free-market liberal Estonian Reform Party.

Career

*1975–1979: Specialist at the Finance Ministry of the Estonian SSR
*1979–1986: Chairman of the Central Authority of the Savings Banks
*1986–1989: Deputy chief editor of the newspaper Rahva Hääl
*1989–1991: Chairman of the Central Union of the Estonian Trade Unions
*1989–1991: Member of the Supreme Council of the USSR
*1991–1995: President of the Bank of Estonia
*1995–1996: Minister of Foreign Affairs.
*1999–2002: Minister of Finance
*2002–2003: Prime minister.
*2004–present: EU Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud and Vice-president of the Commission

References

* [http://www.worldwhoswho.com/views/entry.html?id=kal-0056 KALLAS Siim] International Who's Who. accessed September 4, 2006. [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/hearings/commission/2004_comm/pdf/speca_kallas_en.pdf European Parliament Answers to Commisioner Designate M. Kallas]

External link and sources

* [http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/kallas/index_en.htm Official website]