IoannisVarvitsiotis

General Data

 * Born on 02 August 1933, Athina
 * Country: Greece
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE) Party: Nea Dimokratia

Functions in European Parliament

 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Member)
 * 22/07/2004 - 22/10/2007 : Committee on Culture and Education (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 31/12/2006 : Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * 15/03/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (Member)
 * 24/05/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Studied at the legal faculties of Athens and Fribourg
 * Doctorate in Law, Athens (1960)
 * Vice-Chairman of New Democracy (1994-1997)
 * Member of New Democracy party political council (from 1994)
 * National Radical Union (ERE) Member for Athens (1960, 1961, 1963, 1964)
 * New Democracy Member for Athens (1974, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995 and 2000)
 * Secretary-General of New Democracy parliamentary party – parliamentary representative (1985)
 * Undersecretary for the Interior (1974)
 * Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs (1974-1975)
 * Minister for Trade (1975-1977)
 * Minister for National Education (1977-1980)
 * Minister for National Defence (1989)
 * Minister for Trade (1989-1990)
 * Minister for National Defence (1990-1993)
 * Minister for Justice (1992)
 * Vice-Chairman of the European People's Party (1989-1996)
 * Chairman of the 'Konstantinos Karamanlis' Institute for Democracy (from 1998)
 * Author of numerous legal and political works
 * Distinctions of the highest order from various foreign governments

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 42.5/100
 * 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 23.7/100

Positions
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