Kadri Simson (née Must, born 22 January 1977) is an Estonian politician from the Centre Party, European Commissioner for Energy in the von der Leyen Commission since 1 December 2019.

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Kadri Simson
Portrait, 2023
European Commissioner for Energy
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 December 2019
President	Ursula von der Leyen
Preceded by	Miguel Arias Cañete
Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure
In office 23 November 2016 – 29 April 2019
Prime Minister	Jüri Ratas
Preceded by	Kristen Michal
Succeeded by	Taavi Aas
Personal details
Born	Kadri Must (1977-01-22) 22 January 1977 (age 47) Tartu, Estonia
Political party	Centre Party
Other political affiliations	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
Education	University of Tartu University College London

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Simson graduated from Tartu 10th Middle School in 1995, Tartu University in 2000, (majoring in history).^[1] She holds an MA in Political Science from University College London (2003).^[2] Simson was a board member of the NGO Institute of Recent Studies.^[3]

Simson has been a member of the Estonian Center Party since 1995. She worked as an advisor to the Tallinn City Government in 1999, later Tallinn Mayor between 2001 and 2002.^[4] Simson served as chairwoman of the Pärnumaa region from 2011 until 2021.^[5]

In 2015, Simson failed to challenge party leader Edgar Savisaar for his role after an almost uninterrupted 25-year tenure. Savisaar won the vote of 541 delegates, to Simson's 486, from a total of 1,051.^[6]

Between 6 June 2008 and February 2015, Simson was married to journalist Priit Simson.^[7] Afterwards, she began a relationship with former chairman of HKScan Estonia, Teet Soorm.^[8]