StefanoZappala

General Data

 * Born on 06 February 1941, Acibonaccorsi
 * 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

 * 20/07/1999 - 13/07/2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 06/10/1999 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 06/10/1999 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
 * 22/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees for relations with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia (Vice-Chairman)
 * 07/10/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (Member)
 * 07/10/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (Substitute)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (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 the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (Vice-Chairman)
 * 21/07/2004 - 21/07/2004 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Member)
 * 22/07/2004 - 30/01/2007 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Vice-Chairman)
 * 15/09/2004 - 17/10/2006 : Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (Substitute)
 * 19/01/2006 - 14/02/2007 : Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (Substitute)
 * 18/10/2006 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (Substitute)
 * 31/01/2007 - 14/02/2007 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Member)
 * 09/02/2007 - 17/06/2008 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence (Substitute)
 * 15/02/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Substitute)
 * 18/06/2008 - 13/07/2009 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Secondary school-leaving certificate in classical subjects (1959)
 * Military College (Modena, 1960-1962)
 * Artillery College (Turin, 1962-1964)
 * Higher technical course (Rome, 1971-1973)
 * Graduate in strategic sciences (1964)
 * Degree in mathematics (1973)
 * Degree in civil engineering (1976)
 * Officer in the Italian army (until 1979)
 * Self-employed engineer and businessman (1980-1994)
 * Deputy coordinator of Forza Italia for Lazio region (1994-2005)
 * Member of Latina City Council (1997-2002)
 * Member of Lazio Regional Council (1995-2000)
 * Mayor of Pomezia, Rome (2002-2005)
 * Member of Sabaudia Municipal Council, Latina (since 2007)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
 * EPP-ED Group coordinator on the Subcommittee on Security and Defence

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 41.9/100
 * 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 11.8/100
 * 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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