Mina Andreeva
Born1983 (age 40–41)
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. 1 2 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.


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