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Political Memory: Stephen HUGHES, MEP

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General Data

• Born on 19 August 1952, Sunderland
• 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 Party

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 408||callto://+3222845408}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 13G242 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 408/+32 2 28 47 408 Fax: +32 2 28 49 408 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T07046 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 408/+33 3 88 177 408 Fax: +33 3 88 179 408 Durham Euro Office Room 38/4 County Hall, DH1 5UR Durham Email: stephen.hughes(at)europarl.europa.eu Email: stephen-hughes(at)btconnect.com Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=1407 Site web: www.stephenhughesmep.org

Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Member)
• Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (Member)
• Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Diploma in Municipal Administration (1975)
• Local government officer (1972-1979
• 1982-1984)
• Assistant to Roland Boyes MEP (1979-1982)
• In the Labour Party: from the early 1970s onward successively held chairmanships/secretaryships of several Labour Party branches
• Other posts from the late 1970s into the 1980s included: a period as constituency party secretary, Chester-le-Street
• Election agent for all elections held during that period and agent to Giles Radice MP
• Chair of district Labour Party
• Member of regional executive committee
• Throughout 1970s and into early 1980s held a series of chairmanships/secretaryships of TU workplace branches for the NALGO and GMB trade unions
• Served as a workplace health and safety representative in various workplaces
• PES delegate to the Socialist International
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1984)
• Chairman of the Committee on Social Affairs and Employment (1994-1997)
• Chairman of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (1997-1999)
• Member of the Roberts Institute Management Advisory Committee (1993-)

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Votes

• 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services 47.5/100
• 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 33.3/100
• 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) 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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