FrancisWurtz

General Data

 * Born on 03 January 1948, Strasbourg
 * Country: France
 * Political Group: Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) Party: Parti communiste français

Functions in European Parliament

 * 17/07/1979 - 24/07/1989 : Communist and Allies Group (Member)
 * 20/07/1979 - 20/01/1982 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (Member)
 * 21/01/1982 - 23/07/1984 : Committee on Energy and Research (Member)
 * 11/04/1983 - 23/07/1984 : Delegation for relations with Switzerland (Member)
 * 26/07/1984 - 20/01/1987 : Committee on Energy, Research and Technoly (Substitute)
 * 26/07/1984 - 20/01/1987 : Committee on Institutional Affairs (Substitute)
 * 26/07/1984 - 24/07/1989 : Committee on Development and Cooperation (Vice-Chairman)
 * 12/02/1985 - 20/01/1987 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and the Contadora Group (Member)
 * 21/01/1987 - 24/07/1989 : Committee on Energy, Research and Technology (Substitute)
 * 25/07/1989 - 18/07/1994 : Left Unity (Member)
 * 26/07/1989 - 14/01/1992 : Committee on Development and Cooperation (Member)
 * 26/07/1989 - 14/01/1992 : Committee on External Economic Relations (Substitute)
 * 27/07/1989 - 12/09/1990 : Membres fron the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribben and Pacific States and the EEC (ACP-EEC) (Member)
 * 13/09/1990 - 12/09/1991 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the EEC (ACP-EEC) (Member)
 * 13/09/1991 - 14/01/1992 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between ACP and EEC(ACP-EEC) (Member)
 * 15/01/1992 - 18/07/1994 : Committee on Development and Cooperation (Vice-Chairman)
 * 15/01/1992 - 18/07/1994 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Economic Community (ACP-EEC) (Member)
 * 15/01/1992 - 18/07/1994 : Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights (Substitute)
 * 19/07/1994 - 05/01/1995 : Confederal Group of the European United Left (Member)
 * 21/07/1994 - 21/07/1994 : Committee on Development and Cooperation (Member)
 * 21/07/1994 - 25/07/1994 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (Member)
 * 21/07/1994 - 08/02/1996 : Committee on Budgetary Control (Substitute)
 * 22/07/1994 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Development and Cooperation (Vice-Chairman)
 * 26/07/1994 - 13/11/1994 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (Vice-Chairman)
 * 30/09/1994 - 06/05/1997 : Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs (Substitute)
 * 14/11/1994 - 19/07/1999 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (Member)
 * 17/11/1994 - 11/07/1995 : Delegation for relations with Bulgaria and Romania (Member)
 * 06/01/1995 - 12/10/1999 : Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (Member)
 * 11/10/1995 - 15/01/1997 : Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * 16/01/1997 - 29/01/1997 : Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (Member)
 * 30/01/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (Vice-Chairman)
 * 12/05/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy (Substitute)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Budgets (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (Substitute)
 * 14/09/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (Member)
 * 13/10/1999 - 19/07/2004 : Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (Chairman)
 * 13/10/1999 - 13/07/2009 : Conference of Presidents (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Budgets (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (Substitute)
 * 06/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (Member)
 * 20/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left (Chairman)
 * 21/07/2004 - 11/12/2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 14/03/2007 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the United States (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)
 * 23/05/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (Member)
 * 12/12/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * University diploma in literary studies (1968)
 * Employed in national education (1969-1973)
 * Full-time Communist Party official (since 1973)
 * Secretariat of the Bas-Rhin Communist Party Federation (1973)
 * Worked in the Communist Party Secretariat (1976)
 * Member of the Communist Party national leadership (since 1979)
 * Secretariat of the Committee for the Protection of Human Rights (1980)
 * Head of the Communist Party's international department (1992-1999)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1979)
 * Chairman of the Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (since 1999)
 * Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Development (1989-1999)

Votes

 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 99.3/100
 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 100.0/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 85.0/100
 * 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 100.0/100
 * 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 84.2/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 100.0/100
 * 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 100.0/100

Positions
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