KarinRiisJorgensen

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Political Memory: Karin RIIS-JØRGENSEN, former MEP

{{#icon:KarinRiisJorgensen.jpg|Karin RIIS-JØRGENSEN}}

General Data

• Born on 07 November 1952, Odense
• Country: {{#icon:DK.png|Denmark||MEPs_DK}} Denmark
• Political Group: {{#icon:ALDE.png|ALDE||MEPs_ALDE}} Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)
  Party: Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti

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Functions in European Parliament

• 19/07/1994 - 06/03/2002 : Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party (Member)
• 21/07/1994 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy (Member)
• 21/07/1994 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (Substitute)
• 17/11/1994 - 15/01/1997 : Delegation for relations with Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia (Member)
• 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Member)
• 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (Substitute)
• 29/09/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, South-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (Member)
• 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Member)
• 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (Substitute)
• 07/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (Member)
• 20/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (Vice-Chairwoman)
• 21/07/2004 - 30/01/2007 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Member)
• 22/07/2004 - 30/01/2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (Substitute)
• 15/09/2004 - 14/03/2007 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (Member)
• 15/09/2004 - 14/03/2007 : Delegation for relations with the United States (Substitute)
• 31/01/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (Member)
• 31/01/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Substitute)
• 15/03/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the United States (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

• Degree in law (1978)
• Lawyer with the Danish Federation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Copenhagen and Brussels, 1979-1989)
• Head of department at Coopers &amp
• Lybrand (1989-1994)
• Part-time employment with Price Waterhouse Coopers (since 1994)
• Member of the Executive of Venstre, Denmark's Liberal Party (since 1994)
• Member of the bureau of Venstre's parliamentary group in the Folketing (since 2002)
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1994)
• Vice-Chairwoman of the Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) (2002-2004)

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Votes

• 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services 23.6/100
• 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 100.0/100
• 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) 15.8/100
• 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents) 24.2/100

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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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