MarianneThyssen

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Political Memory: Marianne THYSSEN, MEP

{{#icon:MarianneThyssen.jpg|Marianne THYSSEN}}

General Data

• Born on 24 July 1956, Sint-Gillis-Waas
• Country: {{#icon:BE.png|Belgium||MEPs_BE}} Belgium
• Political Group: {{#icon:PPE.png|PPE||MEPs_PPE}} Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (PPE)
  Party: Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 918||callto://+3222845918}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 08F368 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 918/+32 2 28 47 918 Fax: +32 2 28 49 918 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T09063 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 918/+33 3 88 177 918 Fax: +33 3 88 179 918 Email: marianne.thyssen(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=1832 Site web: www.mariannethyssen.eu

Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Member)
• Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
• Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Law degree, Catholic University of Leuven (KUL), 1979
• Assistant lecturer in the faculty of law, Catholic University of Leuven (1979-1980)
• Successively legal adviser, head of a research department and Secretary-General at UNIZO (organisation for the self-employed and SMEs)(1980-1991)
• Legal assistant in the office of the State Secretary for Health (1986-1988)
• Vice-President of the CD&V (Christian Democratic and Flemish) Party (1996-2001)
• Member of the CD&V governing board (2001-2008)
• Chair of the CD&V governing board (since 2008)
• Member of the Oud-Heverlee Municipal Council (1994-2000)
• First deputy mayor of Oud-Heverlee (2001-2008)
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1991)
• Member of the governing body of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin (1988-1991)

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Votes

• 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 2.8/100
• 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 12.5/100
• 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 24.3/100
• 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 50.0/100
• 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 41.9/100
• 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 17.1/100
• 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 5.6/100
• 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 9.1/100

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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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