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Political Memory: Åsa WESTLUND, MEP

{{#icon:AsaWestlund.jpg|Åsa WESTLUND}}

General Data

• Born on 19 May 1976, Anderstorp
• Country: {{#icon:SE.png|Sweden||MEPs_SE}} Sweden
• Political Group: {{#icon:SD.png|SD||MEPs_SD}} Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD)
  Party: Arbetarepartiet- Socialdemokraterna

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 586||callto://+3222845586}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 14G310 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 586/+32 2 28 47 586 Fax: +32 2 28 49 586 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T07091 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 586/+33 3 88 177 586 Fax: +33 3 88 179 586 Email: asa.westlund(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=28130 Site web: www.asawestlund.se

Functions in European Parliament

• Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (Vice-Chair)
• Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Member)
• Committee on Development (Substitute)
• Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Masters degree in political science (Gothenburg, 2000)
• Law studies etc
• (1997-2001)
• Policy expert, Ministry of Education (2001)
• Political secretary of Social Democratic Party executive (2003-2004)
• Co-opted member of Social Democratic Party district executive, Gothenburg (1999-2001), member of the executive (2000-2001) and Chairman of the Social Democratic Students of Sweden (2001-2003), member of the FNSU executive (2001-2003), co-opted member of the Social Democratic Party executive (2001-2003) and member (2003), coordinator for women's network (2002-2003) and member (2000-2003) of the ECOSY executive, co-opted member of the Stockholm County Social Democratic Party district executive (2004-)
• Substitute member of health and medical care committee 5, Västra Götaland region (1999-2002)
• Member of the social welfare board and its labour and social welfare committee, municipality of Haninge (2002-2003)
• Substitute member of the regional planning and transport committee, and of Stockholm County Council (2002-2004)
• Member of the Committee on the Swedish Constitution (2004-)
• Member of the Gothenburg student committee executive (1998-1999), member (1998-2001) and Vice-Chairwoman (1998-1999) of the council of the students' union of the faculties of arts and sciences, Gothenburg, member of the executive of the National Union of Students (1999-2000)

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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 88.9/100
• 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 51.2/100
• 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 78.9/100
• 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 12.5/100

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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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28/03/2010 Written Declaration 12/2010 (ACTA)

Has signed written declaration 12/2010 on the lack of a transparent process for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and potentially objectionable content.