Benita Ferrero-Waldner

Benita Ferrero-Waldner
Ferrero-Waldner in 2006
European Commissioner for the European Neighbourhood Policy
In office 22 November 2004 – 9 February 2010
President	José Manuel Barroso
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Štefan Füle
European Commissioner for Trade
In office 1 December 2009 – 9 February 2010
President	José Manuel Barroso
Preceded by	Catherine Ashton
Succeeded by	Karel De Gucht
European Commissioner for External Relations
In office 22 November 2004 – 1 December 2009
President	José Manuel Barroso
Preceded by	The Lord Patten of Barnes
Succeeded by	Catherine Ashton (High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 4 February 2000 – 20 October 2004
Chancellor	Wolfgang Schüssel
Preceded by	Wolfgang Schüssel
Succeeded by	Ursula Plassnik
Personal details
Born	(1948-09-05) 5 September 1948 (age 75) Salzburg, Austria
Political party	People's Party
Spouse(s)	Wolfgang Sterr (1974–1983) Francisco Ferrero Campos (1993–present)
Education	University of Salzburg

Benita Ferrero-Waldner (born 5 September 1948) 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.