What position did Kristiina Ojuland take in Jul 2009?
Kristiina Ojuland Kristiina Ojuland ( born 17 December 1966 in Kohtla-Järve , Estonia ) is an Estonian politician . She was the Foreign Minister of Estonia from 2002 through 2005 . She was a member of the Estonian Reform Party from 1995 till 5 June 2013 and from 2009 to 2014 she served as one of the six Estonian MEPs in the European parliament . She was expelled from the Reform Party because of alleged vote rigging on 5 June 2013 . She later founded the Party of Peoples Unity , which failed to gain any seats in the 2015 and 2019 parliamentary election . Education . In 1990 she received her LL.B . from University of Tartu . In 1992 she graduated from the Estonian School of Diplomacy in Tallinn and attended the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva special program . In 1993 she attended the Vienna School of International Studies , special program . Beginning of career . Between 1990 and 1992 Ojuland worked in the Draft Legislation Department of the Estonian Ministry of Justice . She moved to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992 to work on affairs related to the Council of Europe , and she was promoted to be Estonias Permanent Representative to the Council in 1993 , a post she held for one year , before moving to become Director of the Estonian Broadcasting Association . Reform Party politician . In 1994 she moved into politics , becoming a member of the Riigikogu and the parliaments Foreign Affairs Committee , as well as chair of the Estonian-French parliamentary friendship group from 1996 . She joined the Estonian Reform Party in 1995 , becoming their Foreign Affairs Spokesperson . With the partys affiliation to the European Liberal , Democrat and Reform Party ( ELDR ) , she rose to the post of Vice President in 1999 , as well as Leader of the LDR group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ( PACE ) , to which she had been head of the Estonian Parliamentary Delegation since 1996 . From 2002 to 2005 Ojuland was the Estonian minister of foreign affairs , and she chaired the European Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu from 2004-07 . In June 2004 she ran for the post of secretary-general of the Council of Europe , but was defeated , receiving 51 of 299 votes . She was the first vice-speaker of the parliament from 2007 to 2009 , at which point she became a Member of the European Parliament for the ALDE . From 2007 to 2014 she was the Vice President of the ELDR and Vice-chair of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe . Ojuland was expelled from the Reform Party because of alleged vote rigging on 5 June 2013 . Party of Peoples Unity . In 2014 , Ojuland founded and become the leader of the Party of Peoples Unity . She began to express strong anti-immigration and anti-Islam views , such as calling for a ban on the Quran and claiming that the white race is in danger . The party failed to gain any seats in the 2015 and 2019 parliamentary elections , and was dissolved in 2019 . Decorations . - Commander of the Legion of Honour ( France ) - Grand Cross of the Order of Infante D . Henrique ( Portugal ) - The Order of the National Coat of Arms 5th class ( Estonia ) - Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria ( 2007 ) - Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom ( 2 February 2014 ) Personal life . From 1987 to 2000 , Ojuland was married to Erik Siigur . Later , her partner was businessman Raimo Kägu . Other . In 2007 , Ojuland participated as a celebrity contestant on the second season of Tantsud tähtedega , an Estonian version of Dancing with the Stars . Her professional dancing partner was Aleksandr Makarov . References . - Estonian foreign minister sacked . BBC