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Political Memory: László TŐKÉS, MEP

{{#icon:LaszloTokes.jpg|László TŐKÉS}}

General Data

• Born on 01 April 1952, Cluj
• Country: {{#icon:RO.png|Romania||MEPs_RO}} Romania
• Political Group: {{#icon:PPE.png|PPE||MEPs_PPE}} Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (PPE)
  Party: Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 801||callto://+3222845801}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 12E217 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 801/+32 2 28 47 801 Fax: +32 2 28 49 801 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T11010 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 801/+33 3 88 177 801 Fax: +33 3 88 179 801 Email: laszlo.tokes(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=39726

Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on Culture and Education (Member)
• Subcommittee on Human Rights (Member)
• Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (Member)
• Committee on Foreign Affairs (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with the United States (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Institute of Protestant Theology, Cluj (1971 - 1975)
• Bishop, Reformed diocese of Piatra Craiului (1990 -)
• Pastor in Timişoara (1986 - 1990)
• Pastor in Braşov (1975 - 1977) and Dej (1977 - 1984)
• The people of Timişoara who joined him in his protest against the policy of the dictatorship sparked the 1989 Romanian revolution
• He was briefly a member of the National Salvation Front (1990)
• Co-President of theSynod of the Reformed Church in Romania (1990)
• Honorary chairman of the Democratic Union of Magyars of Romania (1990-2003)
• President of the Hungarian Reformed World Federation (1996 -)
• Honorary President of the Hungarian World Federation (1996 -)
• Founded the Partium Christian University, holds the post of President of the University (1999 -)
• President of the Hungarian National Council of Transylvania (2003 -)
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Hungarian Republic (1999)
• Fidelity Prize (Hungary, 1999)
• Grand Leopold Kunschak Prize (Austria, 1998)
• Minorities Prize from the CIEMEN Centre inCatalonia (Barcelona, Spain, 1996)
• Hungarian Heritage Prize (Hungary, 1996)
• Bocskay Prize (Hungary, 1995)
• Pro Fide Prize (Finland, 1993)
• Member of the Johannit Order of Knighthood (1993)
• Member of the European Senate of Honour (1992)
• Geuzenpenning Award (Netherlands, 1991)
• Doctor honoris causa of Hope College (Holland, Michigan, USA, 1991)
• Doctor honoris causa of the Reformed Theological Academy of Debrecen (Hungary, 1990)
• Doctor honoris causa of Regent University (Virginia Beach, USA, 1990)
• Roosevelt Prize (Netherlands, 1990)
• Nominated for the Nobel Prize (1990)
• Bethlen Gábor Prize (Hungary, 1990)
• Berzsenyi Prize (Hungary, 1989)
• Freeman of the cities of Sárospatak (Hungary), Odorheiu Secuiesc (Romania), and the Vth and XIth districts of Budapest (Hungary)

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Votes

• 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 2.4/100
• 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 12.5/100
• 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 43.8/100
• 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 73.4/100
• 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 33.3/100

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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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21/07/2010 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.