Mina Andreeva

Mina Andreeva
Born	1983 (age 41–42) Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation(s)	political scientist, chief spokesperson for the European Commission

Mina Andreeva (born 1983 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian-German political scientist and lawyer. She is the chief spokesperson for the European Commission.

Life and career

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

1. 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.
2. "Mina Andreeva". Politico. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
3. Heath, Ryan (21 February 2018). "Martin Selmayr, consummate politician in civil servant's clothing". Politico. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
4. Eder, Florian (23 September 2019). "Frenchman to be voice of von der Leyen". Politico. Retrieved 22 October 2019.