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Siim Kallas
	Siim Kallas
	;
Vice President of the European Commission for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 November 2004
President	José Manuel Barroso
Preceded by	Neil Kinnock
Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; November, 1995 – November, 1996
Prime Minister	Tiit Vähi
Preceded by	Riivo Sinijärv
Succeeded by	Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Prime Minister of Estonia
	In office; 28 January 2002 – 10 April 2003
Preceded by	Mart Laar
Succeeded by	Juhan Parts
European Commissioner for Economic & Financial Affairs
	In office; 2004 – 2004
President	Romano Prodi
Preceded by	Joaquín Almunia
Succeeded by	Joaquín Almunia
Born	2 October 1948 (age 61); Tallinn, Estonia
Political party	Estonian Reform Party (ELDR)
Alma mater	University of Tartu

Siim Kallas (born 2 October 1948 in Tallinn) is an Estonian politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud. He is also one of five vice-presidents of the 27-member 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. [1]

[edit] Career

1975–1979: Specialist at the Finance Ministry of the Estonian SSR
1979–1986: Chairman of the Central Authority of the Savings Banks
1986–1989: Deputy chief editor of the Communist Party newspaper Rahva Hääl
1989–1991: Chairman of the Central Union of the Estonian Trade Unions
1989–1991: Member of the Supreme Council of the Soviet Union
1991–1995: President of the Bank of Estonia
1995–1996: Minister of Foreign Affairs.
1999–2002: Minister of Finance
2002–2003: Prime minister.
2004–present: EU Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud and Vice-president of the Commission

Political offices
Preceded by Riivo Sinijärv	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1995 – 1996	Succeeded by Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Preceded by Mart Laar	Prime Minister of Estonia 2002–2003	Succeeded by Juhan Parts
Preceded by Joaquín Almunia	European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs 2004 (jointly with Joaquín Almunia)	Succeeded by Joaquín Almunia
Preceded by Neil Kinnock (Administrative Reform)	European Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud 2004–present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Loyola de Palacio, Neil Kinnock	Vice-President of the European Commission 2004–present (jointly held position)	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by New title	Estonian European Commissioner 2004–present	Succeeded by Incumbent