Viviane Reding

Viviane Reding
Viviane Reding

Viviane Reding [viˈvjan] (* 27. April 1951 in Esch sur Alzette, Luxembourg) is a of Luxembourg lady journalist and politician. In the commission Prodi was responsible it for education and culture. At present it is European Union clerk sarin for information society and media.

Viviane Reding studied to 1978 human sciences to the Sorbonne in Paris.

After its study she worked as a lady journalist for the “Luxemburger word”, until she went to 1979 for the Christian-democratic party of Luxembourg into the policy. Among other things it was member of the of Luxembourg parliament andin the town councillor of its homeland municipality Esch sur Alzette.

From 1989 to 1999 it was member of the European parliament, to it in September 1999 member of the European commission and for education, culture, youth , media and sport became responsible. In the new commission she got the departmentfor media and information society. However their actual influence on the range information society is limited, since their departments with the sphere of activity of other commissioners overlaps.

Mrs. Reding is married and has three children.


 

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