Andris Piebalgs Politician

Andris Piebalgs (born 17 September 1957) is a Latvian politician and diplomat, currently serving as European Commissioner for Development at the European Commission. Between 2004 and 2009 he served as Commissioner for Energy. Although in Latvia Piebalgs is no longer affiliated with a political party, at the EU level he is affiliated with the European People's Party (EPP).

Personal facts

Andris Piebalgs
Birth dateSeptember 17, 1957
Birth place
Latvia , Soviet Union , Valmiera
Education
University of Latvia
Profession
Physicist

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Office holder

office
European Commissioner for Development
European Commissioner for Energy
party
European People's Party
president
successor

Topical connections

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Andris Piebalgs on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/2010/mediaGallery.cfm?&gallery=yes&sitelang=en#1283
  2. http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/piebalgs/index_en.htm
  3. http://www.english.rfi.fr/africa/20110508-parliamentary-elections-will-guard-against-ethnic-violence-says-eu-commissioner
  4. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/wps-europarl-internet/frd/vod/player?eventCode=20100111-1800-SPECIAL&language=en&byLeftMenu=researchotherevents&category=SPECIAL&format=wmv#anchor1