SDE in European Parliament

Ivari Padar Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Ph: +32 228 45546 E-mail: ivari.padar@europarl.europa.eu

Member

- Commitee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
- Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia

Substitute

-  Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
-  Delegation for relations with the People’s Republic of China

Curriculum Vitae

Proffessional Experience

1992-1993, Deputy Mayor of Võru
1999-2002, Minister of Agriculture
2002, Duty-free consultant, AS Tallink
2002-2003, Chairman, Social Democratic Party of Estonia
2002-2003, Chairman, Võru Town Council
2007-2009, Minister of Finance

Education

University of Tartu, Estonia
Bachelor of Arts: History, 1995

Associations and Affiliations

Acting member of the Executive Committee of the Estonian Olympic Committee since 2002
Honorary President of the Estonian Equestrian Sports League since 1999