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Political Memory: João de Deus PINHEIRO, former MEP

{{#icon:JoaodeDeusPinheiro.jpg|João de Deus PINHEIRO}}

General Data

• Born on 11 July 1945, Lisboa
• Country: {{#icon:PT.png|Portugal||MEPs_PT}} Portugal
• Political Group: {{#icon:PPE.png|PPE-DE||MEPs_PPE}} Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE)
  Party: Partido Social Democrata

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Functions in European Parliament

• 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
• 22/07/2004 - 27/02/2007 : Committee on International Trade (Substitute)
• 15/09/2004 - 12/10/2004 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Member)
• 13/10/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with Mercosur (Member)
• 31/01/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (Substitute)
• 23/05/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

• Degree in Industrial Chemical Engineering (IST, Lisbon, 1970)
• M
• Sc
• And Ph
• D.in Chemical Engineering and D
• Eng
• (Hon) (University of Birmingham, 1974, 1976 and 1992, respectively)
• Lecturer at the Universities of Lourenço Marques (now Maputo) (1970-1974) and the Minho (1974-1976)
• Between 1976 and 1985, successively auxiliary professor, professor extraordinary, holder of chair, deputy Rector and Rector of the University of the Minho
• Member of the National Executive of the PSD party (1985-1992 and 2000-2002)
• Secretary of State for Education and School Administration (1982-1983)
• Minister of Education (1985)
• Minister of Education and Culture (1985-1987)
• Minister of Foreign Affairs (1987-1993)
• European Commissioner (1993-1999)
• President of the Council of Ministers of the Council of Europe (1990)
• Honorary President of the NATO Council (1991)
• Administrator for a number of companies (2000-2004)
• Awarded 14 medals including the Grand Cross of the Order of Christ (Portugal)

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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 8.3/100
• 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 50.0/100
• 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 40.0/100
• 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 15.8/100
• 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 5.6/100

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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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