OJULAND Kristiina
Strasbourg
European Parliament
Building: Winston Churchill
Office: M02038
1, avenue du Président
Robert Schuman CS 91024
F-67070 Strasbourg
Tel: +33 (0)3 88 1 75583
Fax: +33 (0)3 88 1 79583
Brussels
European Parliament
Building: Altiero Spinelli
Office: 09G210
60, rue Wiertz
Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles
Tel: +32 (0)2 28 45583
Fax: +32 (0)2 28 49583
Parliamentary Activities
- European Parliament (Member)
Delegations
- Russia (Member)
- EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia (Substitute)
Committees
Foreign Affairs (Member)
Human Rights (Substitute)
Group Responsibility
ALDE Bureau (Member)
Videos
Curriculum Vitae
University of Tartu, graduate in law (1990); Estonian School of Diplomacy, diplomat (1992), University of Tartu, Master of Political Science (2010). Advanced training: Graduate Institute of International Studies, Switzerland (1992); University of Birmingham (1992); Vienna Diplomatic Academy (1993).
Specialist in the Legislative Policy Department, Ministry of Justice (1990-1992); First Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1992-1994), Estonian Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe(1993-1994); Managing Director, Estonian Broadcasting Union (1994-1996); Director of the Institute for European Integration, Concordia International University (1997-2001).
Secretary for External Relations, Estonian Reform Party (1995-2002), member of the Executive (1996-2009), Vice-Chair (2003-2007). Vice-President, European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) (1998-2002; 2007-2009).
Member of the Estonian Parliament (1994-2002; 2005-2009), Chair, European Union Affairs Committee (2005-2007), First Deputy Speaker of the Estonian Parliament (2007-2009), leader of the Estonia-France Friendship Group (1995-2002; 2007-2009).
Foreign Minister of Estonia (2002-2005).
Leader of the LDR Group, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) (1999-2002), Vice-President of the PACE (1996-2002), head of the Estonian delegation to the PACE (1996-2002), member of Tallinn City Council (1996-2002).
Member of the Alutaguse Troop, Estonian Defence League, founder member of NaiRe (Women's Reform Club), member of the Advisory Board, Broader European Leadership Agenda (BELA) Foundation; member of the Advisory Board, Centre for European Perspective (CEP).
Commander of the French Legion of Honour (2001); Badge of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 5th class (2001); World Economic Forum Global Leader for Tomorrow (2003); Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator (Portugal) (2003); Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2004); Commander's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (2004); Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007).
