MariadaAssuncaoEsteves

General Data

 * Born on 15 October 1956, Valpaços
 * Country: Portugal
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE) Party: Partido Social Democrata

Functions in European Parliament

 * 20/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Member)
 * 22/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (Member)
 * 12/10/2004 - 10/01/2005 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (Substitute)
 * 11/01/2005 - 23/10/2005 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (Member)
 * 24/10/2005 - 13/03/2007 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (Substitute)
 * 15/03/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Graduate in law (Lisbon, 1980)
 * Master's degree in law and politics (Lisbon, 1988)
 * Lawyer
 * Assistant lecturer in public law at the Lisbon-based Higher Institute of Economics (1985-1989) and in the Faculty of Law (Lisbon, since 1989)
 * Judge at the Constitutional Court (1989-1998)
 * Member of the Portuguese Philosophical Society
 * President of the European Movement Portugal (since June 2007)
 * Deputy Chairwoman of the Partido Social Democrata (May 2006 - May 2007)
 * Member of the National Jurisdiction Council of the Partido Social Democrata (1998-1999)
 * Member of the party's National Policy Committee (1999-2000)
 * Member of the Assembly of the Republic (1987-1989 and 2002-2004)
 * Chairwoman of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms, and Guarantees (2002-2004)
 * Member of the Council of Europe Venice Commission (Commission for Democracy through Law)
 * Published works: 'A Constitucionalização do Direito de Resistência' (1988)
 * 'Estudos de Direito Constitucional' (2002)
 * 'O Tratado de Lisboa' (2008)

Votes

 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 10.4/100
 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 95.8/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 36.2/100
 * 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 21.1/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 5.6/100

Positions
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