Viviane Reding
| Viviane Reding | |
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| European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship | |
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In office 9 February 2010 – 1 July 2014 |
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| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Jacques Barrot (Justice, Freedom and Security) |
| Succeeded by | Johannes Hahn (Acting) |
| European Commissioner for Information Society and Media | |
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In office 22 November 2004 – 9 February 2010 |
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| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by |
Ján Figeľ Olli Rehn (Enterprise and Information Society) |
| Succeeded by | Neelie Kroes (Digital Agenda) |
| European Commissioner for Education and Culture | |
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In office 13 September 1999 – 21 November 2004 Served with Dalia Grybauskaitė |
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| President | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Marcelino Oreja (Culture) |
| Succeeded by | Ján Figeľ (Education, Training, Culture and Multilingualism) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 April 1951 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg |
| Political party | Christian Social People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Dimitri Zois (divorced) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
Viviane Reding (born 27 April 1951 in Esch-sur-Alzette) is a Luxembourg politician, currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Before starting a professional career as a journalist for the leading newspaper in Luxembourg, the Luxemburger Wort, she obtained a doctorate in human sciences at the Sorbonne. From 1986 to 1998, she was President of the Luxembourg Union of Journalists. On 27 November 2009, she was elevated in the "Barroso II Commission" to Vice-President responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. She is affiliated with the European People's Party (EPP).
Reding started her political career in 1979 as a Member of the Luxembourg Parliament and held the following positions:
From 1981 to 1999, she was Communal conciliator of the city of Esch, in which she was President of the Cultural Affairs Committee from 1992 to 1999.
From 1988 to 1993, she was national president of the Christian-Social Women and from 1995 to 1999 and president of the Christian Social People's Party.
Reding served as the leader of Luxembourg's EPP delegation in the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999 and she was a Member of the group's Bureau.
Within the European Parliament, she held positions as chairwoman of the Committee on Petitions for 3 years, and Vice-Chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs for 2 years each.
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