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Political Memory: Richard HOWITT, MEP

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General Data

• Born on 05 April 1961, Reading
• Country: {{#icon:GB.png|United Kingdom||MEPs_GB}} United Kingdom
• Political Group: {{#icon:SD.png|SD||MEPs_SD}} Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD)
  Party: Labour Party

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 477||callto://+3222845477}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 13G246 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 477/+32 2 28 47 477 Fax: +32 2 28 49 477 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T07044 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 477/+33 3 88 177 477 Fax: +33 3 88 179 477 Email: richard.howitt(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=2073 Site web: www.richardhowittmep.com

Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
• Subcommittee on Human Rights (Member)
• Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
• Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Substitute)
• Subcommittee on Security and Defence (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with Afghanistan (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• BA (Hons.) Politics, Philosophy and Economics, Oxford University (1982)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies, University of Hertfordshire (1992)
• Volunteer organiser, Harlow (1982-1986)
• Disability rights worker, London (1986-1994)
• UK parliamentary candidate, Billericay constituency (1987)
• Member, Labour Party National Policy Forum (1994- )
• Member of Labour Party Britain in the World Policy Commission (1997- )
• On Harlow District Council: Councillor (1983-1995)
• Leader of the Council (1991-1994)
• Honorary Vice-President, UK Local Government Association (1994- )
• Member of the East of England Regional Assembly
• In the European Parliament: Vice-Chairman, Committee on Regional Policy (1997-1999)
• Co-Chairman, Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade, ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2002-2004)
• First Vice-Chairman, Subcommittee on Human Rights (2004-2009)
• Chair, Disability Intergroup (1994- )
• European Parliament representative in the European Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (2002- )
• Rapporteur on corporate social responsibility (1999, 2002, 2007) and on human rights (2006)
• Unpaid member of the Global Reporting Initiative Government Advisory Group (2008- )
• Unpaid Member of the OECD Friends of the Guidelines Advisory Group (2008- )

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Votes

• 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 4.6/100
• 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 37.5/100
• 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 22.2/100
• 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 100.0/100
• 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 50.3/100
• 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 27.6/100
• 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 18.1/100
• 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 28.8/100

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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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