Sandra KALNIETE
MEP

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Sandra KALNIETE

SPINELLI 09E153 (ALTIERO SPINELLI)
Parlement européen
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles / Brussel
WEISS T08025 (LOUISE WEISS)
Parlement européen
Allée du Printemps
BP 1024/F
F-67070 Strasbourg cedex
BIO
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 :
- Vice-Chair - European Democracy Shield
- Member - Jaunā Vienotība
- Member - Russia
- Member - Foreign Affairs
- Member - European Parliament
- Substitute - Caribbean-EU
- Substitute - OACPS-EU
- Substitute - Ukraine
- Substitute - Culture and Education
- 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
My work in the European Parliament
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Recent activities
My views and opinions
Reinforcing EU sanctions against Russia
25.03.2025EPP Group Hearing: Reinforcing EU Sanctions
20.02.20256 / 113