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Political Memory: Timothy KIRKHOPE, MEP

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General Data

• Born on 29 April 1945, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Country: {{#icon:GB.png|United Kingdom||MEPs_GB}} United Kingdom
• Political Group: {{#icon:ECR.png|ECR||MEPs_ECR}} European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)
  Party: Conservative Party

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 321||callto://+3222845321}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 09G305 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 321/+32 2 28 47 321 Fax: +32 2 28 49 321 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T11026 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 321/+33 3 88 177 321 Fax: +33 3 88 179 321 Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4542 Site web: www.kirkhope.org.uk

Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Member)
• Delegation for relations with the United States (Member)
• Committee on Culture and Education (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Education: Newcastle Royal Grammar School (1953-1962)
• College of Law, Guildford (1964-1969)
• Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature (1973)
• Principal, Timothy J.R
• Kirkhope Solicitors (1973-1977)
• Partner, Wilkinson Maughan (now Eversheds) Solicitors (1977-1987), Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• Principal, Timothy J.R
• Kirkhope Solicitors, Dorking (since 1997)
• Principal, 'The Timothy Kirkhope Consultancy' (since 1997)
• Chairman, Conservative Friends of Israel (Europe) (since 1999)
• Councillor, Northumberland County Council (1982-1986)
• MP for Leeds North-East (1987-1997)
• Government Whip and Lord Commissioner to the Treasury (1990-1995)
• Vice-Chamberlain to H.M
• Queen Elizabeth II (1995)
• Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office (immigration, licensing and gambling, international police cooperation) (1995-1997)
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
• Vice-Chairman, Delegation to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-2004)
• Director, Bournemouth and West Hampshire Water Company PLC
• Member of the Institute of Directors

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Votes

• 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 2.9/100
• 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 11.8/100
• 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 73.7/100
• 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 18.9/100

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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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