BendtBendtsen

General Data

 * Born on 25 March 1954, Odense
 * Country: Denmark
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (PPE) Party: Det Konservative Folkeparti

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 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:bendt.bendtsen@europarl.europa.eu bendt.bendtsen(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=96705

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (Member)
 * Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
 * Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (Substitute)
 * Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Lower secondary examination (Odense Friskole, 1971)
 * Police Academy (1975-1978)
 * Higher commercial examination course in accounting and business administration (Tietgen Business College, Odense, 1987-1988)
 * Employee of the Copenhagen Police (1975-1980)
 * Police inspector, Odense (1980-1984)
 * Detective inspector, Odense (1984-1988)
 * Vice-Chairman of the Odense Criminal Police Association (1986-1994)
 * Political leader of Det Konservative Folkeparti (Conservative People's Party) (1999-2008)
 * Chairman of Det Konservative Folkeparti (2000-2008)
 * Vice-Chairman of the International Democratic Union (IDU) (2005-)
 * Member of Odense city council (1990-1999)
 * Policy spokesman in Odense city council (1994-1999)
 * Member of the Danish Parliament for Det Konservative Folkeparti (1994-2009)
 * Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economic and Business Affairs (2001-2008)
 * Member of the Internal Market Council (2001-2008)
 * Chairman of the Internal Market Council (2002)
 * Vice-Chairman of the Globalisation Council (2005-2006)
 * Decorations: Denmark: Commander 1st Degree of the Order of the Dannebrog (2008), Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (2002)
 * Sweden: Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Swedish Order of the Northern Star (2007)
 * Mexico: Order of the Aztec Eagle (2009)
 * Brazil: Grand Cross (2007)
 * Belgium: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (2002)
 * Germany: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2002)
 * Schuman Medal from the European Parliament's PPE-DE Group (2003)

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 3.2/100
 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 12.5/100

Positions
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