Katrin Saks is an Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

n politician. She is the vice-chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDE), Estonia

Social Democratic Party (Estonia)

The Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic party in Estonia, led by Sven Mikser. It has been a member of the Party of European Socialists since 16 May 2003 and a member of the Socialist International since November 1990....

, and worked in Brussels as a Member of the European Parliament

European Parliament

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 elected in October 2006, when she replaced Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Toomas Hendrik Ilves is the fourth and current President of Estonia. He is a former diplomat and journalist, was the leader of the Social Democratic Party in the 1990s and later a member of the European Parliament...

, who was elected President of Estonia. She lost her seat in 2009.

Education

• Estonian Diplomatic College, international relations and diplomacy (1993)
• University of Tartu
  University of Tartu
  The University of Tartu is a classical university in the city of Tartu, Estonia. University of Tartu is the national university of Estonia; it is the biggest and highest-ranked university in Estonia...
  
  , journalism (1981)
• Additional courses in Denmark, Norway, Belgium and the USA.

Professional Background

• Concordia International University, lecturer (1998–2000)
• Open Estonia Fund, project manager (1998–1999)
• Estonian Television, programme director, member of the Board of Governors (1993–1997)
• Estonian Television, journalist (1977–1997)

Political Work

• Member of the European Parliament, Socialist Group (2006)
• Member of the Estonian Parliament (2003–2006),
• Member, European Union Affairs Committee; Vice-chairman, Cultural Affairs Committee
• Member, Estonian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,

rapporteur on Finno-Ugric peoples in the Russian Federation (2003–2006)

• Government of the Republic of Estonia, minister (1999–2002)

Organisations

• Möödukad Party (predecessor of the SDE) (1988), Vice-Chairman, SDE Party (2005).
• Member, Broadcasting Council
• Board of Trustees of Tartu University
• Board of Trustees of the Estonian Music Academy
• President, Union for Child Welfare

External links

• Katrin Saks at WordPress
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