Benita Ferrero-Waldner
| Benita Ferrero-Waldner | |
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| European Commissioner for Trade and European Neighbourhood Policy | |
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In office 1 December 2009 – 9 February 2010 |
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| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by |
Catherine Ashton (Trade) Herself (External Relations and Neighbourhood Policy) |
| Succeeded by |
Karel De Gucht (Trade) Štefan Füle (Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy) |
| European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy | |
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In office 22 November 2004 – 1 December 2009 |
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| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | The Lord Patten of Barnes |
| Succeeded by |
Catherine Ashton (High Representative for FASP) Herself (Trade and Neighbourhood Policy) |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 4 February 2000 – 20 October 2004 |
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| Chancellor | Wolfgang Schüssel |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Schüssel |
| Succeeded by | Ursula Plassnik |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 September 1948 Salzburg, Austria |
| Political party | People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Wolfgang Sterr (1974–1983) Francisco Ferrero Campos (1993–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Salzburg |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Benita Ferrero-Waldner (born 5 September 1948) is an Austrian diplomat and politician, and a member of the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). Ferrero-Waldner served as the Foreign Minister of Austria 2000–2004 and was the candidate of the Austrian People's Party in the Austrian presidential election, 2004, which she narrowly lost with 47.6% of the votes. She served as the European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy from 2004 to 2009, and as the European Commissioner for Trade and European Neighbourhood Policy from 2009 to 2010.
Born in Salzburg, she took her matura exams in 1966 and then studied law, receiving a doctorate from the University of Salzburg in 1970. Until 1983 she worked in the private sector. Only in 1984 did she enter the diplomatic service. One of her most influential positions was Chef de protocole for Secretary General Boutros-Ghali at the UN in New York City.
From 1995 until 2000 she served as Under-Secretary of State in two governments led by Social Democrats Franz Vranitzky and Viktor Klima. When Wolfgang Schüssel became Chancellor of Austria early in 2000 he made Ferrero-Waldner his Minister for Foreign Affairs, a position she held until October 2004, when she was succeeded by Ursula Plassnik.
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