Career
2009–: Member of European Parliament (ALDE)
2007–: Vice President of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR), member of the ELDR Bureau
2007–: Vice-chair of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, ALDE-PACE Group
2007–2009: First vice-speaker of Riigikogu
2004–2007: Chair of the European Affairs Committee of Riigikogu
2002–2005: Minister of Foreign Affairs
1994–2002: Member of Riigikogu (parliament), member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, chair of the Estonian French parliamentary friendship group (1996 2002)
1996–2002: Head of the Estonian Parliamentary Delegation to PACE; Vice President of the PACE, Member of the Bureau
1999–2002: Leader of the PACE LDR Group
1999–2002: Vice President of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR), member of the ELDR Bureau
1995–2002: Foreign Secretary of the Estonian Reform Party
1994–1996: Director of the Estonian Broadcasting Association
1993–1994: Permanent Representative of Estonia to the Council of Europe
1992–1993: Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for Council of Europe
1990–1992: Estonian Ministry of Justice, Draft Legislation Department
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