Kristiina Ojuland
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.
Awards
- 2001 Commander of the Legion of Honor
- 2001 Order of the State Coat of Arms, 5th class
- 2003 Order of the Infante Dom Henrique
- 2004 Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 2008 Grand Decoration of Honor in Gold with the Star for Services to the Republic of Austria
literature
- Munzinger Internationales Biographisches Archiv 13/2002 from March 18, 2002 (lm)
Web links
- Biography at the Estonian Parliament
- Entry on Kristiina Ojuland in the European Parliament 's database of MEPs
- Kristiina Ojuland in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Board of Estonia's Reform Party decides to expel Ojuland ( Postimees in English, June 5, 2013, accessed June 6, 2013)
- ↑ Ojuland: Tunnen valge inimesena, et valge rass on ohus - Eesti uudised - Postimees.ee. In: Postimees. Retrieved April 3, 2016 .
- ↑ Andreas Borcholte: Entry bans: Russia accuses EU politicians of showing behavior. In: Spiegel Online. May 31, 2015, accessed June 1, 2015 .
- ^ RUS: Russian Visa Blocking List. (PDF 23 KB) In: yle.fi. May 26, 2015, accessed June 1, 2015 .
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SURNAME | Ojuland, Kristiina |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian politician, member of the Riigikogu, MEP |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th December 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kohtla-Järve |