Kadri Simson

Estonian politician
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Kadri Simson
Portrait, 2023
European Commissioner for Energy
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 December 2019
PresidentUrsula von der Leyen
Preceded byMiguel Arias Cañete
Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure
In office
23 November 2016 – 29 April 2019
Prime MinisterJüri Ratas
Preceded byKristen Michal
Succeeded byTaavi Aas
Personal details
Born
Kadri Must

(1977-01-22) 22 January 1977 (age 47)
Tartu, Estonia
Political partyCentre Party
Other political
affiliations		Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
EducationUniversity of Tartu
University College London

Kadri Simson (née Must, born 22 January 1977) is an Estonian politician from the Centre Party, European Commissioner for Energy in the von der Leyen Commission since 1 December 2019.

Early life

Simson graduated from Tartu 10th Middle School in 1995, Tartu University in 2000, (majoring in history).[1] She holds an MA in Political Science from University College London (2003).[2] Simson was a board member of the NGO Institute of Recent Studies.[3]

Political career

Simson has been a member of the Estonian Center Party since 1995. She worked as an advisor to the Tallinn City Government in 1999, later Tallinn Mayor between 2001 and 2002.[4] Simson served as chairwoman of the Pärnumaa region from 2011 until 2021.[5]

In 2015, Simson failed to challenge party leader Edgar Savisaar for his role after an almost uninterrupted 25-year tenure. Savisaar won the vote of 541 delegates, to Simson's 486, from a total of 1,051.[6]

Personal life

Between 6 June 2008 and February 2015, Simson was married to journalist Priit Simson.[7] Afterwards, she began a relationship with former chairman of HKScan Estonia, Teet Soorm.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Kadri Simsoni CV Riigikogu kodulehel". Riigikogu (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 23 July 2019.
  2. ^ Pullerits, Priit (16 April 2005). "Aukardetud Kadri Must". Post Times (in Estonian).
  3. ^ "Kalju Laidi sahinad: Niks-naks, Sõõrumaa!". Eesti Ekspress. 25 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Kadri Simson Biography". European Commission. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  5. ^ Tooming, Marko (24 May 2021). "Andrei Korobeinik on Keskerakonna kandidaat Pärnu linnapeaks". ERR (in Estonian).
  6. ^ "Savisaar beats Simson in party leadership race". ERR. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  7. ^ Merdik, Merje (25 February 2015). "Kadri ja Priit Simson lahutavad abielu: oleme teineteisele tänulikud paljude ilusate hetkede eest". Kroonika (in Estonian).
  8. ^ Kattago, Denes (30 November 2017). "Kadri Simson: Teet Soorm on väga hea mees, kui pean valima, valin töö asemel lähedased (133)". Õhtuleht (in Estonian).

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