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Political Memory: José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, MEP

{{#icon:JoseManuelGarciaMargalloYMarfil.jpg|José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL}}

General Data

• Born on 13 August 1944, Madrid
• Country: {{#icon:ES.png|Spain||MEPs_ES}} Spain
• Political Group: {{#icon:PPE.png|PPE||MEPs_PPE}} Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (PPE)
  Party: Partido Popular

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 904||callto://+3222845904}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 11E114 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 904/+32 2 28 47 904 Fax: +32 2 28 49 904 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T09153 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 904/+33 3 88 177 904 Fax: +33 3 88 179 904 Email: josemanuel.garcia-margalloymarfil(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=1992

Functions in European Parliament

• Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community
  (Chair)
• Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Vice-Chair)
• Conference of Delegation Chairs (Member)
• Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (Member)
• Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (Member)
• Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (Substitute)
• Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Graduate in law (1965)
• Master of Laws (Harvard, 1972)
• Doctorate in law from the Miguel Hernandez University (Alicante) (2002)
• Tax inspector (1968)
• Director General for Community Development, Ministry ofCulture (1977-1979)
• Practising lawyer (since 1990)
• Member of the Congress of Deputies (1977-1979)
• Chairman of the Committee of Petitions of the Spanish Parliament (1979-1982)
• Spokesman on economic and financial affairs (1986-1989
• 1989-1993
• 1993-1994)
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1994)
• Vice-Chairman of the Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs (1994-1999)
• Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (1999-2004)
• Grand Cross of Civil Merit (1982)
• Order of Constitutional Merit (1983)

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Votes

• 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 59.4/100
• 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 39.7/100
• 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 22.4/100
• 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 23.5/100

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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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23/06/2010 Written Declaration 12/2010 (ACTA)

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