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Siim Kallas

Siim Kallas in 2010.
Personal data
Date of birth2 October 1948(age 66)
Place of birthTallinn, Soviet Union
Political partyReform Party (1994 � present)
Other partyCommunist Party (Before 1994)
Alma materUniversity of Tartu
European Commissioner for Transport
Assumed office9 February 2010
PresidentJosé Manuel Barroso
Preceded byAntonio Tajani
European Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud
In office22 November 2004 - 9 February 2010
PresidentJosé Manuel Barroso
Succeeded byMaroš Šefčovič (Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration)
Algirdas Šemeta (Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud)
Preceded byNeil Kinnock (Administrative Reform)
European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs
In office1 May 2004 - 22 November 2004
Serving with Joaquín Almunia
PresidentRomano Prodi
Succeeded byJoaquín Almunia
Preceded byPedro Solbes
Prime Minister of Estonia
In office28 January 2002 - 10 April 2003
PresidentArnold Rüütel
Succeeded byJuhan Parts
Preceded byMart Laar
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office9 November 1995 - 21 November 1996
Prime ministerTiit Vähi
Succeeded byToomas Hendrik Ilves
Preceded byRiivo Sinijärv

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Siim Kallas (born 2 October 1948 in Tallinn) is an Estonian politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Transport. He is also one of five vice-presidents of the 27-member Barroso Commission. He has been nominated as commissioner for Transport and vice-president in the second 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. Kallas was a vice-president of Liberal International. He was previously a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

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Little introduction to my country Estonia. Why? Because nobody knows where it's at ;) Music used: Kerli - Creepshow- (album "Love Is Dead") Tanel Padar and T...
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Lyrics: Luisa Värk Melody: Luisa Värk & Karl Kanter back vocals: Mai Leemet Drums Peep Kallas Bass Siim Usin Guitars Karl Kanter.
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LIVE WEBCAST: Kallas comes under fire at Single European Sky Conference - Air Traffic Management Tweet this news
Air Traffic Management---Siim Kallas-, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Transport criticised Europe's air navigation service providers on Friday. This morning, at the conference, Kallas spoke of implementing and extending the Si - Date : Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:11:55 GMT
Kallas Reproves Latvia for Derailing Rail Baltica - ERR News Tweet this news
ERR News--Due to lack of political will in Latvia, the project to build the Rail Baltica high-speed railway line linking the Baltic states and Western Europe may fall through, warned EU Commissioner for Transport -Siim Kallas-. In an interview with Latvij - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:50:41 GMT+00:00
Call for Europe-wide rail operators - Financial Times Tweet this news
Financial Times---Siim Kallas- was speaking to the Financial Times as the European Commission published its first new transport policy for 10 years, calling for half of medium-distance passenger and freight transport to travel by rail or water by 2050. .. - Date : Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:23:44 GMT+00:00
Kallas calls on EU Member States to work together on travel information - Balkans.com Business News Tweet this news
Balkans.com Business News--During today's transport council, Vice-President -Siim Kallas- told the ministers that the technology already exists to make seamless multimodal travel possible but that their help was needed to remove the remaining barrier - Date : Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:56:39 GMT+00:00
Air transport - Europolitics.info Tweet this news
Europolitics.info--The meeting gave Transport Commissioner -Siim Kallas- an opportunity to present an information note on follow-up to measures proposed in the wake of the crisis caused by the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland, in May 2010, in whic - Date : Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:51:35 GMT+00:00
European agency opens way for German trains in Channel Tunnel - Monsters and Critics.com Tweet this news
Monsters and Critics.com--'The opinion of the agency is very clear,' said Helen Kearns, the spokeswoman of Commisioner -Siim Kallas-. 'It is absolutely possible for other trains to run in the Channel Tunnel.' Alstom, which supplied the - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:26:13 GMT+00:00
Kallas: EU ready to ease controls on carry-on liquids - Europolitics.info Tweet this news
Europolitics.info--Transport Commissioner -Siim Kallas- made it clear at the Transport Council, on 31 March, that he is not willing to delay the partial waiver of restrictions on liquids in carry-on baggage. ... - Date : Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:59:03 GMT+00:00
Commission presents its vision for future European aviation sector at the ... - Euroalert.net Tweet this news
Euroalert.net--In the occasion of the celebration of the 2011 Aeronautical Days held in Madrid on 30 March 2011, Commission Vice-President -Siim Kallas-, responsible for transport, presented a new long-term vision prepared by a high-level group on aviatio - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:17:45 GMT+00:00
Europe-wide Green eMotion Initiative to pave the way for electromobility - Parking Network (press release) Tweet this news
Parking Network (press release)--Green eMotion is intended to ensure the fast-track success of electric vehicles," said -Siim Kallas-, Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner responsible for Transport. The project volume has be - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:08:24 GMT+00:00
White paper maps the way forward until 2050 - Europolitics.info Tweet this news
Europolitics.info--Not by restricting demand for transport: "Nothing is about limiting transport," assured a member of the cabinet of Transport Commissioner -Siim Kallas- ("Curbing mobility is not an option," reads the - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:29:22 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Rein Otsason
Chairman of the Bank of Estonia
1991 - 1995
Succeeded by
Vahur Kraft
Preceded by
Riivo Sinijärv
Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1995 - 1996
Succeeded by
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Preceded by
Niels Helveg Petersen
Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
1996
Succeeded by
Tarja Halonen
Preceded by
Mart Opmann
Estonian Minister of Finance
1999 - 2002
Succeeded by
Harri Õunapuu
Preceded by
Mart Laar
Prime Minister of Estonia
2002 - 2003
Succeeded by
Juhan Parts
New officeEstonian European Commissioner
2004 - present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Pedro Solbes
European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs
2004
Served alongside: Joaquín Almunia
Succeeded by
Maroš Šefčovič
as European Commissioner for Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration
Preceded by
Neil Kinnock
as European Commissioner for Administrative Reform
European Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud
2004 - 2010
Succeeded by
Algirdas Šemeta
as European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud
Preceded by
Antonio Tajani
European Commissioner for Transport
2010 - present
Incumbent

Heads of Government of Estonia

Chairman
of the Council of Ministers
Päts (Poska)
Prime MinistersPäts (Poska) * Strandman * Tõnisson * Birk * Tõnisson * Piip
State EldersPiip * Päts * Kukk * Päts * Akel * Jaakson * Teemant * Tõnisson * Rei * Strandman * Päts * Teemant * Einbund * Päts * Tõnisson * Päts
Prime Minister
in Duties of the State Elder
Päts * Päts
President-RegentPäts
Prime MinistersEenpalu * Uluots * Vares1 * vacant * Tief 2
Prime Ministers in ExileSikkar * Kint * Warma * Kint * Mark * Penno
Prime MinistersSavisaar * Vähi * Laar * Tarand * Vähi * Siimann * Laar * Kallas * Parts * Ansip

Barroso Commission I (2004 �2009)

Joaquín Almunia * Catherine Ashton6 * José Manuel Barroso1 * Jacques Barrot2 * Joe Borg * Karel De Gucht9 * Stavros Dimas * Benita Ferrero-Waldner * Ján Figeľ10 * Franco Frattini2, 5 * Mariann Fischer Boel * Dalia Grybauskaitė7 * Danuta Hübner8 * Siim Kallas2 * László Kovács * Neelie Kroes * Meglena Kuneva3 * Markos Kyprianou4 * Peter Mandelson6 * Charlie McCreevy * Louis Michel9 * Leonard Orban3 * Andris Piebalgs * Janez Potočnik * Viviane Reding * Olli Rehn * Paweł Samecki8 * Maroš Šefčovič10 * Algirdas Šemeta7 * Vladimír Špidla * Antonio Tajani2, 5 * Androulla Vassiliou4 * Günter Verheugen2 * Margot Wallström2

Barroso Commission II (since 2010)

Joaquín Almunia2 * László Andor * Catherine Ashton2 * Michel Barnier * José Manuel Barroso1 * Dacian Cioloş * John Dalli * Maria Damanaki * Štefan Füle * Máire Geoghegan-Quinn * Kristalina Georgieva * Karel De Gucht * Johannes Hahn * Connie Hedegaard * Siim Kallas2 * Neelie Kroes2 * Janusz Lewandowski * Cecilia Malmström * Günther Oettinger * Andris Piebalgs * Janez Potočnik * Viviane Reding2 * Olli Rehn * Antonio Tajani2 * Androulla Vassiliou * Maroš Šefčovič2 * Algirdas Šemeta



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