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Andris Piebalgs
Mr. Piebalgs is currently the Commissioner for Development for the European Commission. He was previously European Commissioner for Energy (2004-2009), Deputy Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia (2003-2004), Minister of Finance of Latvia (1994-1995) and Minister of Education of Latvia (1990-1993). He joined the FSR in 2015 as a Senior Fellow.