StephenHughes

General Data

 * Born on 19 August 1952, Sunderland
 * Country: United Kingdom
 * Political Group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD) Party: Labour Party

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 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:stephen.hughes@europarl.europa.eu stephen.hughes(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=1407
 * Site web: www.stephenhughesmep.org

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Member)
 * Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (Member)
 * Committee on Culture and Education (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Diploma in Municipal Administration (1975)
 * Local government officer (1972-1979
 * 1982-1984)
 * Assistant to Roland Boyes MEP (1979-1982)
 * In the Labour Party: from the early 1970s onward successively held chairmanships/secretaryships of several Labour Party branches
 * Other posts from the late 1970s into the 1980s included: a period as constituency party secretary, Chester-le-Street
 * Election agent for all elections held during that period and agent to Giles Radice MP
 * Chair of district Labour Party
 * Member of regional executive committee
 * Throughout 1970s and into early 1980s held a series of chairmanships/secretaryships of TU workplace branches for the NALGO and GMB trade unions
 * Served as a workplace health and safety representative in various workplaces
 * PES delegate to the Socialist International
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1984)
 * Chairman of the Committee on Social Affairs and Employment (1994-1997)
 * Chairman of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (1997-1999)
 * Member of the Roberts Institute Management Advisory Committee (1993-)

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 5.2/100
 * 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
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 47.5/100
 * 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 36.8/100
 * 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

Positions
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