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Political Memory: Glyn FORD, former MEP
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General Data
- Born on 28 January 1950, Gloucester
- Country: {{#icon:GB.png|United Kingdom||MEPs_GB}} United Kingdom
- Political Group: {{#icon:PSE.png|PSE||MEPs_PSE}} Socialist Group in the European Parliament (PSE)
Party: Labour and the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party
Functions in European Parliament
- 24/07/1984 - 24/07/1989 : Socialist Group (Member)
- 26/07/1984 - 20/01/1987 : Committee on External Economic Relations (Member)
- 26/07/1984 - 20/01/1987 : Committee on Energy, Research and Technoly (Substitute)
- 26/07/1984 - 20/01/1987 : Committee on Women's Rights (Substitute)
- 12/02/1985 - 20/01/1987 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (Member)
- 21/01/1987 - 24/07/1989 : Delegation for relations with Japan (Member)
- 21/01/1987 - 24/07/1989 : Political Affairs Committee (Member)
- 21/01/1987 - 24/07/1989 : Committee on Energy, Research and Technology (Substitute)
- 21/01/1987 - 24/07/1989 : Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credencials and Immunities (Substitute)
- 25/07/1989 - 20/04/1993 : Socialist Group (Vice-Chairman)
- 26/07/1989 - 12/09/1989 : Committee on Energy, Research and Technology (Substitute)
- 26/07/1989 - 15/09/1989 : Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credencials and Immunities (Member)
- 26/07/1989 - 14/01/1992 : Political Affairs Committee (Member)
- 26/07/1989 - 12/02/1992 : Delegation for relations with Japan (Member)
- 15/09/1989 - 19/01/1990 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy (Member)
- 19/01/1990 - 18/07/1994 : Committee on Energy, Research and Technology (Member)
- 21/01/1991 - 14/01/1992 : Committee on Institutional Affairs (Substitute)
- 23/10/1991 - 14/01/1992 : Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credencials and Immunities (Substitute)
- 15/01/1992 - 18/07/1994 : Committee on Institutional Affairs (Member)
- 15/01/1992 - 18/07/1994 : Committee on Foreign Affairs and Security (Substitute)
- 28/01/1992 - 18/07/1994 : Subcommittee on Security and Disarmament (Substitute)
- 12/02/1992 - 18/07/1994 : Delegation for relations with Japan (Vice-Chairman)
- 29/01/1993 - 18/07/1994 : Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities (Substitute)
- 21/04/1993 - 13/07/1993 : Group of the Party of European Socialists (Vice-Chairman)
- 14/07/1993 - 19/07/2004 : Group of the Party of European Socialists (Member)
- 21/07/1994 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs (Member)
- 21/07/1994 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities (Member)
- 21/07/1994 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy (Substitute)
- 17/11/1994 - 30/01/1997 : Delegation for relations with Japan (Member)
- 30/01/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Delegation for relations with Japan (Vice-Chairman)
- 21/07/1999 - 16/03/2000 : Committee on Fisheries (Member)
- 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (Member)
- 22/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (Substitute)
- 06/10/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation for relations with Japan (Member)
- 16/03/2000 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Fisheries (Substitute)
- 15/05/2001 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Petitions (Substitute)
- 17/01/2002 - 29/01/2002 : Committee on Fisheries (Substitute)
- 17/01/2002 - 29/01/2002 : Committee on Petitions (Substitute)
- 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (Member)
- 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (Substitute)
- 04/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Petitions (Member)
- 07/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation for relations with Japan (Member)
- 16/01/2003 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (Member)
- 20/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament (Member)
- 21/07/2004 - 30/01/2007 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence (Substitute)
- 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on International Trade (Member)
- 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Substitute)
- 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula (Member)
- 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with Japan (Substitute)
- 31/01/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Petitions (Member)
- 31/01/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence (Member)
Curriculum Vitae
- B.Sc
- (Geology) (1971)
- M.Sc
- (Marine Earth Science) (1973)
- Apprentice, British Aircraft Corporation (1967-1968)
- Policy and research assistant, later senior research fellow, Department of Science and Technology, University of Manchester (1976-1984)
- Visiting professor, University of Tokyo (1983)
- Member of the Labour Party National Executive Committee (1989-1993)
- Member of the Party of European Socialists Executive Committee (1992-1994)
- Councillor, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (1978-1986)
- Chair of the Environmental Health Committee (1979-1980) and the Education Committee (1980-1985)
- Member of the European Parliament (since 1984)
- First Vice-Chairman of the Group of the Party of European Socialists (1989-1993)
- Member of the Council of Ministers' Consultative Committee on Racism and Xenophobia (1994-1998)
- Books published: 'Fascist Europe' (Pluto Press, 1991)
- 'Evolution of a European' (Spokesman, 1993)
- 'Changing States' (Mandarin, 1996)
Votes
- 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 34.7/100
- 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 33.3/100
- 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 38.2/100
- 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 28.8/100
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
Positions
Thanks to improve this part with opinions from Glyn FORD about La Quadrature du Net concerned issues (see page Help:Political_Memory to know how to do it).
10/07/2008 Reply to campaign concerning vote on IMCO & ITRE of Telecoms package
Thank you for your email regarding the amendments being made to the telecom package. I will certainly pass on your comments and concerns to Mr Ford.
We have received a great deal of emails regarding this and I thank you for taking the time to write. Please do not hesitate to contact us again should you have any other queries.