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Participants of the ESA Council Meeting at Ministerial Level


Date: 04 December 2005
Depicts: Participants ESA council meeting
Location: Conference Centre of the Foreign Ministry (Auswärtiges Amt), Berlin
Copyright: ESA

Front row (from left to right):

  • Mr. José Montilla Aguilera, Spain, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade
  • Mr. Laurens Jan Brinkhorst, The Netherlands, Minister of Economic Affairs
  • Mr. Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA, Director General
  • Mr. Michael Glos, Germany, Bundesminister, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie
  • Ms. Maria van der Hoeven, The Netherlands, Minister of Education, Culture and Science
  • Mr. José Mariano Gago, Portugal, Minister, Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education
  • Lord Sainsbury, The United Kingdom, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Science and Innovation Department of Trade and Industry
  • Mr. François Biltgen, Luxembourg, Ministre de la Culture, de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche
  • Mr. Guido Possa, Italy, Vice Ministre de l'Instruction, de l'Université et de la Recherche
  • Mr. Sigmar Wittig, Germany, Chairman Executive Board DLR of ESA Delegate level Council

Second row (from left to right):

  • Mr. Tony Killeen, Ireland, Minister for Labour Affairs
  • Mr. Virendra Jha, Canada; Acting President, Canadian Space Agency
  • Mr. Kari Tilli, Finland, Director, National Technology Agency
  • Mr. Charles Kleiber, Switzerland, Secretary of State, State Secretariat for Education and Research
  • Mr. Marc Verwilghen, Belgium, Ministre de l'Economie, de l'Energie, du Commerce extérieur et de la Politique scientifique
  • Mr. Helge Sander, Denmark, Minister, Ministry for Science, Technology and Innovation
  • Mr. François Goulard, France, Ministre délégué à l'Enseignement  supérieur et à la Recherche

Third row (from left to right):

  • Mr. Ioannis Tsoukalas, Greece, Secretary General for Research & Technology Ministry of Development
  • Mr. Thomas Östros, Sweden, Minister for Industry and Trade of Industry, Employment and Communication
  • Mr. Adamowitsch, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie
  • Mag. Eduard Mainoni, Austria State Secretary Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology
  • Mr. Frode Berge, Norway, State Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry

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