Siim Kallas facts for kids

Siim Kallas
Quick facts for kids Siim Kallas
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 (age 72); 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 has been Prime Minister of Estonia from 2002 to 2003.

Images for kids

Siim Kallas at the electromobility summit 2013 in Berlin