GuidoPodesta

General Data

 * Born on 01 April 1947, Milano
 * Country: Italy
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE) Party: Forza Italia

Functions in European Parliament

 * 19/07/1994 - 04/07/1995 : Forza Europa Group (Member)
 * 21/07/1994 - 15/01/1997 : Committee on Regional Policy (Member)
 * 23/09/1994 - 15/01/1997 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy (Substitute)
 * 17/11/1994 - 11/06/1995 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (Member)
 * 17/11/1994 - 13/10/1995 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * 05/07/1995 - 14/06/1998 : Group Union for Europe (Member)
 * 10/10/1995 - 15/01/1997 : Committee on Social Affairs and Employment (Substitute)
 * 12/10/1995 - 15/01/1997 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South America (Member)
 * 14/01/1997 - 19/07/2004 : European Parliament (Vice-President)
 * 14/01/1997 - 19/07/2004 : Parliament's Bureau (Vice-President)
 * 16/01/1997 - 28/01/1997 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy (Member)
 * 16/01/1997 - 28/01/1997 : Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs (Member)
 * 16/01/1997 - 28/01/1997 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
 * 22/01/1997 - 08/06/1998 : Committee on Regional Policy (Substitute)
 * 29/01/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Budgets (Member)
 * 15/06/1998 - 19/07/1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) (Member)
 * 20/07/1999 - 13/07/2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (Substitute)
 * 06/10/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Budgets (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (Substitute)
 * 07/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway (Member)
 * 04/07/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Budgetary Control (Substitute)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (Member)
 * 22/07/2004 - 03/09/2008 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 19/09/2004 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Substitute)
 * 20/09/2004 - 31/12/2006 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (Chairman)
 * 22/09/2004 - 31/12/2006 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen (Member)
 * 15/03/2007 - 10/04/2007 : Delegation for relations with Afghanistan (Member)
 * 11/04/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with Afghanistan (Chairman)
 * 11/04/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Graduate in architecture
 * Member of the Presidential Committee of Forza Italia (since 2002), national official responsible for 'European enlargement and relations with Eastern Europe'
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1994)
 * Vice-President of the European Parliament (1997-2004), with responsibility for relations between the European Parliament and the national parliaments of the 15 Member States, relations with the enlargement countries, Balkan non-candidate countries and COSAC
 * Chairman of the EP Intergroup on senior citizens

Votes

 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 41.9/100
 * 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 15.8/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 5.6/100
 * 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 18.9/100

Positions
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