Siim Kallas

Siim Kallas was one of the architects of independent Estonia. As central bank governor from 1991 to 1995 he led the 1992 currency reform that replaced the Soviet rouble with the Estonian kroon. He founded the Reform Party, served as foreign and finance minister, and was prime minister from January 2002 to April 2003. After Estonia joined the EU in 2004 he spent a decade as a vice-president of the European Commission, overseeing administration and anti-fraud and later transport. He died in the early hours of August 22 at the age of 77.