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Political Memory: Michael CASHMAN, MEP

{{#icon:MichaelCashman.jpg|Michael CASHMAN}}

General Data

• Born on 17 December 1950, London
• Country: {{#icon:GB.png|United Kingdom||MEPs_GB}} United Kingdom
• Political Group: {{#icon:SD.png|SD||MEPs_SD}} Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD)
  Party: Labour Party

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 759||callto://+3222845759}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 13G205 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 759/+32 2 28 47 759 Fax: +32 2 28 49 759 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T07026 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 759/+33 3 88 177 759 Fax: +33 3 88 179 759 Email: michael.cashman(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4532 Site web: www.michaelcashmanmep.org.uk

Functions in European Parliament

• Delegation for relations with South Africa
  (Chair)
• Conference of Delegation Chairs (Member)
• Committee on Development (Member)
• Committee on Petitions (Member)
• Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Substitute)
• Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Member of the Labour Party since 1975
• Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee (1998- )
• In the British Actors' Equity Association: Honorary Treasurer (1990-1994)
• Councillor (1994-1998)
• In the European Parliament: First Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Petitions (2006-2009)
• Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (1999-2004)
• Member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-2009)
• Member of the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2007-2009)
• Special service award, American Association of Physicians for Human Rights (1998)
• Founding Director of the Stonewall Group
• Patron of PressWise, Foodchain and SPACE (AIDS Counselling)
• Gibraltar Gay Rights, The European Policy Network, Malta Gay Rights Movement, Friends and Families for Lesbians and Gays
• Trustee of the Evelyn Norris Trust
• Publications: forewords to 'Cultura emprendedora y la Unión Europea' by Marcelino Oreja Arburua, and 'Pro Europe' (Verlag MVV Medien)
• Honorary Doctorate, Staffordshire University

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Votes

• 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 4.6/100
• 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 23.6/100
• 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 100.0/100
• 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 36.8/100
• 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 18.1/100
• 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 28.8/100

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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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