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Political Memory: Arturs Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, MEP

{{#icon:ArtursKrisjanisKarins.jpg|Arturs Krišjānis KARIŅŠ}}

General Data

• Born on 13 December 1964,
• Country: {{#icon:LV.png|Latvia||MEPs_LV}} Latvia
• Political Group: {{#icon:PPE.png|PPE||MEPs_PPE}} Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (PPE)
  Party: Jaunais laiks

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 205||callto://+3222845205}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 10E217 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 205/+32 2 28 47 205 Fax: +32 2 28 49 205 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T10031 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 205/+33 3 88 177 205 Fax: +33 3 88 179 205 Email: krisjanis.karins(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=96901 Site web: www.karins.lv

Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (Member)
• Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (Member)
• Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (Member)
• Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Substitute)
• Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with the United States (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, linguistics (1996)
• B.A
• University of Pennsylvania, linguistics (1988)
• Chairman of the company PK SIA (1994-2002)
• Member of the Latvian Parliament (since 2002)
• Minister for Economic Affairs of Latvia (2004-2006)
• Founder, 'Jaunais laiks' party (2002)
• Member of the bureau, 'Jaunais laiks' party (2003-2007)
• Chair of the bureau, 'Jaunais laiks' party (2007-2008)
• Member of the bureau, 'Jaunais laiks' party (since 2008)
• Chair of the 'Jaunais laiks' parliamentary party (2002-2004
• 2006/2007)
• Minister for Economic Affairs of Latvia (2004-2006)
• B.A
• Summa Cum Laude, elected to Phi Beta Kappa

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Votes

• 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 2.5/100
• 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 12.5/100

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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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