Benita Ferrero-Waldner

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Austrian diplomat and politician

Austria PoliticiansBorn 1948 · age 78

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Benita Ferrero-Waldner is an Austrian diplomat and politician, and a member of the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). 6% of the votes.

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1995Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II

Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Grand Cross of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit

Commander of the Legion of Honour

Grand Cross of the Order of Honour

Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star

Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru‎

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Paul Vanden BoeynantsAlso won Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II

Francisco Pinto BalsemãoAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of Honour

Ahmed QureiAlso won Grand Cross of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit

Prince Xavier, Hereditary Duke of ParmaAlso won Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II

Waldemar PawlakAlso won Grand Cross of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit

Pentti ArajärviAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of Honour

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Benita Ferrero-Waldner is an Austrian diplomat and politician, and a member of the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). Ferrero-Waldner served as Foreign Minister of Austria 2000-2004 and was the candidate of the Austrian People's Party in the 2004 Austrian presidential election, which she narrowly lost with 47.6% of the votes. She served as the European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy from 2004 to 2009, and as the European Commissioner for Trade and European Neighbourhood Policy from 2009 to 2010.

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Austria