Viviane Adélaïde Reding (born 27 April 1951) is a
Luxembourgish politician
and a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Luxembourg
She is a member of the Christian Social People's
Party, part of the
European People's Party.
She previously served as European Commissioner
for Education and Culture from 1999 to 2004, European Commissioner
for Information Society and Media from 2004 to 2010 and European
Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship from
2010 to 2014.
Before starting a professional career as a journalist for the
leading newspaper in Luxembourg, the Luxemburger Wort, she obtained
a doctorate in human sciences at the Sorbonne.
From 1986 to 1998, she was President of the
Luxembourg Union of Journalists.
On 27 November 2009, she was elevated in the "Barroso
II Commission" to vice-president responsible for Justice,
Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. She is also an advisor for the
transatlantic think-tank European Horizons.