Sandra KALNIETE - MEP

Sandra KALNIETE

Country: Latvia

Party: Partija "VIENOTĪBA"

Curriculum Vitae

Born in 1952. Riga. Master of Arts, Latvian Academy of Art, 1996. General Secretary;1987 – 1988; Latvian Artists' Union. General Secretary of the LPF Coordinating Council, Deputy Chairman; 1988 - 1990 Latvian Popular Front (LPF¬). Chief of Protocol, Deputy Foreign Minister; 1990 - 1993 Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador to the UN in Geneva; 1993 – 1997. Ambassador to France; 1997 – 2002. Ambassador to UNESCO; 2000 – 2002. Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs; November 7, 2002 – 9 March, 2004. European Commissioner; 1 May – 20 November 2004. Member of Latvian Parliament, October 2006. Member of Board, Robert Schuman Foundation. MEP since 2009.

My Positions in Parliament:

  • Member - Intergroup on European Cultural Heritage, Ways of Saint James and other European Cultural Routes
  • Member - Partija "VIENOTĪBA"
  • Member - Euronest
  • Member - Ukraine
  • Member - Foreign Affairs
  • Member - European Parliament
  • Substitute - NATO
  • Substitute - EEA/EFTA and the North
  • Substitute - International Trade

My Positions in the group:

  • Head of National Delegation - EPP Group Bureau
  • Member - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
  • Member - EPP Group Heads of National Delegation

In progress

Load more +

Other related content

Svetlana Tikhanovskaïa
news 12.09.2023 - 10:06
news 12.09.2023 - 10:06
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Formalise relations with Belarusian democratic opposition

The EU and its Member States should allow the representatives of the Belarusian democratic...

Names of people deported from the Baltics in the Soviet era
podcast 18.07.2023 - 16:33
podcast 18.07.2023 - 16:33
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Haunting reminder: Marking Soviet deportations and Putin’s ethnic cleansing today

In a moving tribute to the victims of Soviet...

EU - Commemoration of World War II
video 26.06.2023 - 16:00
video 26.06.2023 - 16:00
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

The EU marks Soviet WWII deportations while Putin repeats Stalin's crimes

Descendants of Europeans deported deep into Russia during World War...

Members and supporters of the motorcycle gang "Nachtwölfe" drive in front of the Brandenburg Gate to visit the Soviet Memorial at the Tiergarten on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of Russia's victory in the Second World War
news 10.05.2023 - 18:31
news 10.05.2023 - 18:31
EVENTS IN MEMBER STATES

Don't use WWII to glorify Russia’s war against Ukraine

The EPP Group in the European Parliament is concerned that in different European capitals,...

Load more +

Photo Gallery

Load more +

Addresses

BRU:

SPINELLI 08F155 (ALTIERO SPINELLI)
Parlement européen
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles / Brussel

+32 (0)2 28 45204

BRU:

SPINELLI 08F155 (ALTIERO SPINELLI)
Parlement européen
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles / Brussel

+32 (0)2 28 37204

STR:

WEISS T11029 (LOUISE WEISS)
Parlement européen
Allée du Printemps
BP 1024/F
F-67070 Strasbourg cedex

+33 (0)3 88 1 75204