Siim Kallas
Siim Kallas | |
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| European Commissioner for Transport | |
| In office 9 February 2010 – 1 November 2014 | |
| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Antonio Tajani |
| Succeeded by | Violeta Bulc |
| European Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud | |
| In office 22 November 2004 – 9 February 2010 | |
| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Neil Kinnock (Administrative Reform) |
| Succeeded by | Maroš Šefčovič (Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration) Algirdas Šemeta (Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud) |
| European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs | |
| In office 1 May 2004 – 22 November 2004 Served with Joaquín Almunia | |
| President | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Pedro Solbes |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín Almunia |
| 14th Prime Minister of Estonia | |
| In office 28 January 2002 – 10 April 2003 | |
| President | Arnold Rüütel |
| Preceded by | Mart Laar |
| Succeeded by | Juhan Parts |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 9 November 1995 – 21 November 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Tiit Vähi |
| Preceded by | Riivo Sinijärv |
| Succeeded by | Toomas Hendrik Ilves |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 October 1948 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Political party | Communist Party (Before 1991) Reform Party (1994–present) |
| Children | 2, including Kaja Kallas |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
Siim Kallas (born 2 October 1948) is an Estonian politician. He was the European Commissioner for Transport between 2010 and 2014. Before that he was European Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud between 2004 and 2009.
Kallas was Prime Minister of Estonia from 2002 to 2003.
His daughter is Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.