KlausHansch

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Political Memory: Klaus HÄNSCH, former MEP

{{#icon:KlausHansch.jpg|Klaus HÄNSCH}}

General Data

• Born on 15 December 1938, Sprottau (Schlesien)
• Country: {{#icon:DE.png|Germany||MEPs_DE}} Germany
• Political Group: {{#icon:PSE.png|PSE||MEPs_PSE}} Socialist Group in the European Parliament (PSE)
  Party: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands

Functions in European Parliament

• 17/07/1979 - 24/07/1989 : Socialist Group (Member)
• 20/07/1979 - 20/01/1982 : Committee on the Rules of Procedure and Petitions (Member)
• 20/07/1979 - 23/07/1984 : Political Affairs Committee (Member)
• 11/07/1980 - 20/01/1982 : Committee on External Economic Relations (Member)
• 21/01/1982 - 23/07/1984 : Committee on Institutional Affairs (Member)
• 11/04/1983 - 23/07/1984 : Delegation to the European Parliament/Spanish Cortes Joint Committee (Member)
• 26/07/1984 - 20/01/1987 : Political Affairs Committee (Vice-Chairman)
• 26/07/1984 - 20/01/1987 : Committee on Institutional Affairs (Member)
• 26/07/1984 - 20/01/1987 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
• 21/01/1987 - 24/07/1989 : Delegation for relations with the United States (Chairman)
• 21/01/1987 - 24/07/1989 : Political Affairs Committee (Member)
• 21/01/1987 - 24/07/1989 : Committee on Institutional Affairs (Substitute)
• 25/07/1989 - 20/04/1993 : Socialist Group (Vice-Chairman)
• 26/07/1989 - 11/06/1990 : Delegation for relations with the United States (Member)
• 26/07/1989 - 14/01/1992 : Political Affairs Committee (Member)
• 26/07/1989 - 18/07/1994 : Committee on Institutional Affairs (Member)
• 15/01/1992 - 10/02/1993 : Delegation for relations with Finland (Member)
• 15/01/1992 - 18/07/1994 : Committee on Foreign Affairs and Security (Member)
• 15/01/1992 - 18/07/1994 : Delegation for relations with the United States (Substitute)
• 11/02/1993 - 31/01/1994 : Delegation to the EC-Finland Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
• 21/04/1993 - 18/07/1994 : Group of the Party of European Socialists (Vice-Chairman)
• 01/02/1994 - 18/07/1994 : Delegation to the EU-Finland Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
• 19/07/1994 - 13/01/1997 : European Parliament (President)
• 19/07/1994 - 13/01/1997 : Parliament's Bureau (President)
• 19/07/1994 - 03/02/1997 : Group of the Party of European Socialists (Member)
• 16/01/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy (Member)
• 16/01/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Institutional Affairs (Substitute)
• 04/02/1997 - 06/03/2002 : Group of the Party of European Socialists (Vice-Chairman)
• 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (Member)
• 22/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Substitute)
• 06/10/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
• 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 Constitutional Affairs (Substitute)
• 07/03/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Group of the Party of European Socialists (Member)
• 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
• 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Substitute)
• 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (Member)
• 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Politics degree (1965)
• PhD (1969)
• Honorary professor (1994)
• University assistant (1965-1969)
• Journalist (1969-1970)
• University lecturer (1976-1994)
• Chairman of Mettmann area SPD (1972-1986)
• Press officer, Ministry of Science, North Rhine-Westphalia (1970-1979)
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1979)
• Chairman, Delegation for relations with the United States (1987-1989)
• Vice-Chairman of the Socialist Group (1989-1994 and 1997-2002)
• President of the European Parliament (1994-1997)
• Member of Presidium, Constitutional Convention (2002-2003)
• European Parliament representative at the Intergovernmental Conference on the EU Constitution (2003-2004)
• Various decorations

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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
• 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 95.8/100
• 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 47.5/100
• 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 13.2/100
• 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 27.8/100
• 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 22.7/100

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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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