Kristiina Ojuland

Kristiina Ojuland (2014)

Kristiina Ojuland (born December 17, 1966 in Kohtla-Järve ) is an Estonian politician. She was the first woman to become Estonian Foreign Minister (2002–2005) and was a member of the European Parliament from 2009–2014 .

Life

Early years

Kristiina Ojuland graduated from Jõhvi in 1985 . Until 1990 she studied law at the University of Tartu and at the Estonian Diplomatic School in Tallinn . From 1990 to 1992 she was a consultant in the Estonian Ministry of Justice, in 1992/93 in the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in 1993/94 at the Estonian representation at the Council of Europe.

politician

From 1994 to 2002 and from 2005 she was a member of the Estonian Parliament ( Riigikogu ), among other things as Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee. In the meantime, she was Estonian Foreign Minister from January 2002 to February 2005. In June 2004 she ran unsuccessfully for the office of Secretary General of the Council of Europe .

In the European elections in Estonia in 2009 , she entered parliament as a member of the Reform Party ( Reformierakond ). Ojuland has been a member of the party since 1995. On June 5, 2013, the board of directors decided to expel her from the party because of behavior that was harmful to the party. Ojuland has been accused of manipulating an internal party election. She was also accused of making various racist statements. In the subsequent European elections in Estonia in 2014 , Ojuland then ran as an individual candidate for re-election, but was unable to defend her mandate.

Ojuland was established in May 2015 Russia with a travel ban occupied.