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Political Memory: James ELLES, MEP

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General Data

• Born on 03 September 1949, London
• Country: {{#icon:GB.png|United Kingdom||MEPs_GB}} United Kingdom
• Political Group: {{#icon:PPE.png|PPE-DE||MEPs_PPE}} Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE)
  Party: Conservative and Unionist Party

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Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on Budgetary Control (Member)
• Committee on Budgets (Member)
• Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Member)
• Committee on Foreign Affairs (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with the United States (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• A graduate of Edinburgh University
• Joined the EC Commission in 1976
• Assistant to the Deputy Director-General for Agriculture in charge of agricultural markets (1980-1983)
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1984)
• Budget spokesman for the EPP-ED Group (1994-1999)
• Rapporteur on European Union Budget 1996
• Vice-Chairman of the EPP-ED Group (since 1999)
• Chairman of the Group's working party covering budgets, budget control, agriculture and rural development, and fisheries
• Founder of the Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN)
• Co-founder of the European Internet Foundation (EIF)
• Co-founder of the All-Party Group on Kashmir and a founder of the European Union Baroque Orchestra (EUBO)

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Votes

• 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services 46.6/100
• 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 33.3/100
• 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) 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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