Mina Andreeva (born 1983 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian-German political scientist and lawyer. She is the chief spokesperson for the European Commission.
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| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) |
| Occupation(s) | political scientist, chief spokesperson for the European Commission |
Life and career edit
Andreeva was born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1983 to a German father and Bulgarian mother. At the age of eight, she moved with her family to Cologne, Germany, where her father worked as a journalist for state broadcaster Deutsche Welle. Andreeva grew up in Cologne. She studied European Studies at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, and then earned a LLM from the University of Edinburgh.[1][2]
In 2007, she completed a five month internship at the European Commission's digital department. Andreeva then worked as a press officer for the Bulgarian commissioner. Five years later, she became the spokesperson for Luxembourgish politician Viviane Reding when she was European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality.[1][3] In 2014, Andreeva was promoted to the role of deputy spokesperson for the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker. She became chief spokesperson in July 2019, replacing Greek politician Margaritis Schinas.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Runchina, Graziella (5 February 2015). "The voice of the European Commission". Maastricht University. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Mina Andreeva". Politico. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Heath, Ryan (21 February 2018). "Martin Selmayr, consummate politician in civil servant's clothing". Politico. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Eder, Florian (23 September 2019). "Frenchman to be voice of von der Leyen". Politico. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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