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Viviane Reding
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Viviane Reding is a Luxembourgish politician and journalist born in 1951 in Esch-sur-Alzette. She is a member of the Christian Social People's Party and has held positions as a Member of the European Parliament and European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, as well as European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth. Her work locations include Strasbourg and Brussels, and she is affiliated with the European Commission and the Government.
Reding was educated at the University of Paris and Lycée Hubert Clément. She speaks Luxembourgish and is a board member of the Bertelsmann Stiftung. Her notable work includes the right to be forgotten. She has received several awards, including the Medal for Merit to Culture, the Robert Schuman Medal, the Saint George's Cross, and the Officer of the Legion of Honour.
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Key facts
- Succeeded by
- Elisabeth Margue
- Constituency
- Centre
- President
- José Manuel Barroso
- Preceded by
- Jacques Barrot (Justice, Freedom and Security)
- Born
- Viviane Adélaïde Reding , ( 1951-04-27 ) 27 April 1951 (age 75) , Esch-sur-Alzette , Luxembourg
- Party
- Luxembourgish , Christian Social People's Party , EU , European People's Party
- Spouse
- Dimitri Zois (divorced)
- Alma mater
- University of Paris
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Luxembourg
- Place of birth
- Esch-sur-Alzette
- Occupation
- journalist
- Educated at
- Lycée Hubert Clément
- Political party
- Christian Social People's Party
- Languages spoken
- Luxembourgish
- Notable work
- right to be forgotten
- Field of work
- culture
- Image
- Viviane Reding (Martin Rulsch) 01.jpg
- Work location
- Brussels
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- Viviane Reding
- date of birth
- 1951-04-27
- board member
- Bertelsmann Stiftung
- name in native language
- Viviane Reding
- social media followers
- 67207
- P10632
- Viviane Reding
- affiliation string
- Government
- affiliation
- European Commission
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Encyclopedic overview
Viviane Reding (born 27 April 1951) is a Luxembourgish former politician of the Christian Social People's Party, part of the European People's Party. She served as Luxembourg's European Commissioner from 1999 to 2014, holding the portfolios of Education and Culture from 1999 to 2004, Information Society and Media from 2004 to 2010 and Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship from 2010 to 2014. She was subsequently a Member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2018 and of Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies from 2018 to 2022, when she retired from politics.
Before starting a professional career as a journalist for the leading newspaper in Luxembourg, the Luxemburger Wort, Reding obtained a doctorate in human sciences at the Sorbonne. From 1986 to 1998, she was President of the Luxembourg Union of Journalists. On 27 November 2009, she was elevated in the "Barroso II Commission" to vice-president responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. She is also an advisor for the transatlantic think-tank European Horizons.
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