After finishing his physics degree in Riga and plaguing schoolchildren who he taught maths and physics, Andris Piebalgs also has an exemplary political career behind him. At 52, he is co-founder of the party ‘Latvian Way’, a former education minister and has played a decisive role in the negotiations for Latvia’s EU membership in 2004. Piebalgs is now giving up his position as ‘Mr Energy’ on the Barroso I commission to take on the development job. The eloquent Latvian aims to promote the fight against poverty and for a target-orientated policy on climate change. He has, however, admitted that he needs a bit of help when it comes to UN campaigns (Image: ©European commission)
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