Siiri Oviir (born 3 November 1947) is an
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
n politician and
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
.
Oviir was born in
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...
. As an MEP, she belonged to the
Estonian Centre Party
The Estonian Centre Party ( et, Eesti Keskerakond, EK) is a populist political party in Estonia. It was founded in 1991 as a direct successor of the Popular Front of Estonia, and it is currently led by Jüri Ratas.
The party was founded on 12 Oc ...
until she decided to leave on 9 April 2012.
Oviir is married to civil servant
Mihkel Oviir
Mihkel Oviir (born 11 October 1942 in Märjamaa) is an Estonian lawyer.
In 1975, he graduated from Tartu University's Faculty of Law.
Before 2003, he worked almost 30 years at Ministry of Justice, being on different posts.
2003–2013, he was ...
. Her daughter is politician
Liisa Oviir.
References
External links
European Parliament biography
1947 births
Living people
Politicians from Tallinn
Government ministers of Estonia
Estonian Centre Party politicians
Estonian Centre Party MEPs
MEPs for Estonia 2004–2009
MEPs for Estonia 2009–2014
Women MEPs for Estonia
Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class
Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 5th Class
Members of the Riigikogu, 1992–1995
Members of the Riigikogu, 1995–1999
Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003
Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007
Women government ministers of Estonia
Women members of the Riigikogu
University of Tartu alumni
20th-century Estonian politicians
21st-century Estonian politicians
Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011
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