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Political Memory: Anders WIJKMAN, former MEP

{{#icon:AndersWijkman.jpg|Anders WIJKMAN}}

General Data

• Born on 30 September 1944, Stockholm
• Country: {{#icon:SE.png|Sweden||MEPs_SE}} Sweden
• Political Group: {{#icon:PPE.png|PPE-DE||MEPs_PPE}} Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE)
  Party: Kristdemokraterna

Functions in European Parliament

• 20/07/1999 - 13/07/2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (Member)
• 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (Member)
• 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Development and Cooperation (Substitute)
• 22/07/1999 - 06/10/1999 : Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova (Vice-Chairman)
• 14/09/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (Member)
• 17/01/2002 - 21/01/2002 : Committee on Development and Cooperation (Member)
• 17/01/2002 - 22/10/2002 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (Substitute)
• 22/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Development and Cooperation (Vice-Chairman)
• 06/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (Member)
• 23/10/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (Substitute)
• 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Member)
• 22/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Development (Substitute)
• 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Member)
• 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the United States (Substitute)
• 19/01/2006 - 14/02/2007 : Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (Member)
• 10/05/2007 - 04/02/2009 : Temporary Committee on Climate Change (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

• University degree (1967)
• Secretary-General of the Swedish Red Cross (1979-1988) and the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (1989-1991)
• Director-General of the Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries (1992-1994)
• Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (since 1998)
• Member of the Swedish Parliament (1971-1978)
• Vice-Chairman of Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-2004)
• Assistant Secretary-General of united Nations and Policy Director of UNDP (1995-1997)
• Member of the Club of Rome
• Member of International Factor 10 Club
• Member of the International Academy of Arts and Science
• Member of the Board of Lead International
• Member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences
• Member of the Royal Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, Sweden
• Chairman of the board of the National Museum of Natural History
• Member of the European Parliament since 1999

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Votes

• 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 22.2/100
• 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 50.9/100
• 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 100.0/100
• 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 42.1/100
• 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 12.5/100
• 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 87.9/100

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Opinions

Sources

• Written questions at European Parliament
• Proposals for a resolution at European Parliament
• Reports at European Parliament
• Opinions at European Parliament
• Speeches in plenary at European Parliament
• Written declarations in European Parliament
• Wikipedia
• Google

Positions

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