Andrus Ansip
| Andrus Ansip | |
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| European Commissioner for Digital Single Market | |
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Assumed office 1 November 2014 |
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| President | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Preceded by | Neelie Kroes (Digital Agenda) |
| 16th Prime Minister of Estonia | |
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In office 12 April 2005 – 26 March 2014 |
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| President |
Arnold Rüütel Toomas Hendrik Ilves |
| Preceded by | Juhan Parts |
| Succeeded by | Taavi Rõivas |
| Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications | |
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In office 23 September 2004 – 12 April 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Juhan Parts |
| Preceded by | Meelis Atonen |
| Succeeded by | Edgar Savisaar |
| Mayor of Tartu | |
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In office 10 September 1998 – 23 September 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Roman Mugur |
| Succeeded by | Laine Randjärv |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 October 1956 Tartu, Estonia |
| Political party | Reform Party |
| Spouse(s) | Anu Ansip |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
University of Tartu Estonian University of Life Sciences |
Andrus Ansip (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈɑndrus ˈɑnʲˑsʲip]; born 1 October 1956) is an Estonian politician, the current European Commissioner for Digital Single Market and Vice President of the European Commission, in office since 2014. Previously, he was Prime Minister of Estonia from 2005 to 2014 and chairman of the liberal Estonian Reform Party (Estonian: Reformierakond) from 2004 to 2014.
Before his entry into politics Ansip trained as a chemist, before working in banking and business. He entered Parliament in 2004, quickly becoming Minister of Economic Affairs, and subsequently Prime Minister in April 2005. On 1 November 2014, he was appointed to the European Commission.
Born in Tartu, Ansip graduated from the University of Tartu with a degree in Chemistry in 1979. He worked as an engineer at the university from 1979 to 1983 (with a two-year break for mandatory military service). He was an Instructor in the Industry Department and Head of the Organisational Department of the Tartu District Committee of the Estonian Communist Party from 1986 to 1988. Ansip has been involved in several banking and investment ventures. He has served as a Member of the Board of Directors of the People’s Bank of Tartu (Estonian: Rahvapank), Chairman of the Board of Livonia Privatisation IF, and CEO of Investment Fund Broker Ltd (Estonian: Fondiinvesteeringu Maakler AS). He also has served as Chairman of the board for Radio Tartu.
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