ChristianRovsing

General Data

 * Born on 02 November 1936, Rødovre
 * Country: Denmark
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE) Party: Det Konservative Folkeparti

Functions in European Parliament

 * 25/07/1989 - 30/04/1992 : European Democratic Group (Member)
 * 26/07/1989 - 14/01/1992 : Delegation for relations with Sweden, Finland, Iceland and the Nordic Council (Chairman)
 * 26/07/1989 - 14/01/1992 : Committee on Transports and Tourism (Substitute)
 * 26/07/1989 - 18/07/1994 : Committee on Energy, Research and Technology (Member)
 * 15/01/1992 - 11/02/1992 : Delegation for relations with Sweden (Member)
 * 15/01/1992 - 10/02/1993 : Delegation for relations with Norway (Substitute)
 * 15/01/1992 - 18/07/1994 : Committee on Transport and Tourism (Substitute)
 * 12/02/1992 - 10/02/1993 : Delegation for relations with Sweden (Chairman)
 * 01/05/1992 - 19/07/1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) (Member)
 * 11/02/1993 - 31/01/1994 : Delegation to the EC-Sweden Joint Parliamentary Committee (Chairman)
 * 11/02/1993 - 31/01/1994 : Delegation to the EC-Norway Joint Parliamentary Committee (Substitute)
 * 01/02/1994 - 18/07/1994 : Delegation to the EU-Sweden Joint Parliamentary Committee (Chairman)
 * 01/02/1994 - 18/07/1994 : Delegation to the EU-Norway Joint Parliamentary Committee (Substitute)
 * 21/07/1994 - 28/09/1994 : Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy (Substitute)
 * 21/07/1994 - 15/01/1997 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (Member)
 * 29/09/1994 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy (Member)
 * 17/11/1994 - 19/07/1999 : Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway (Member)
 * 11/10/1995 - 15/01/1997 : Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * 16/01/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (Substitute)
 * 20/07/1999 - 19/07/2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Substitute)
 * 06/10/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation for relations with Japan (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Substitute)
 * 07/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation for relations with Japan (Member)
 * 20/11/2003 - 21/04/2004 : Temporary committee on improving safety at sea (Member)
 * 29/11/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (Member)
 * 13/12/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
 * 16/01/2008 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Engineer (graduate of the Technical University of Denmark, 1961)
 * Employed by IBM research (1961 - 1963)
 * Chairman or member of the Board and/or Director of high-technology companies (1963-)
 * Substitute member, Capital Region of Denmark (2004)
 * Member of the European Parliament (1989-2004)

Votes

 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 11.8/100
 * 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 42.8/100
 * 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 33.3/100

Positions
Thanks to improve this part with opinions from Christian ROVSING about La Quadrature du Net concerned issues (see page Help:Political_Memory to know how to do it).

23/04/2008 Voted against publication of report on EU-fraud
On April 23th 2008 danish press reported that Christian Rovsing voted against the publication of the EU-fraud report. At first he said that he had chosen to vote with his group, but about 3 hours later he changed his explanation, and said that he pressed the wrong button by mistake.

24/09/2008 Voted against amendment 166 to the Harbour report
By voting against amendment 166, Christian Rovsing shows that he does not like that the law should be proportional, or that the law should not conflict with citizens' fundamental rights.