GerardoGaleote

General Data

 * Born on 27 January 1957, São Paulo (Brasil)
 * Country: Spain
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE) Party: Partido Popular

Functions in European Parliament

 * 19/07/1994 - 19/07/1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) (Member)
 * 21/07/1994 - 19/01/1995 : Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities (Member)
 * 21/07/1994 - 18/01/1996 : Committee on Institutional Affairs (Substitute)
 * 21/07/1994 - 20/06/1996 : Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media (Member)
 * 17/11/1994 - 28/11/1996 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South America (Chairman)
 * 18/01/1996 - 15/01/1997 : Committee on External Economic Relations (Substitute)
 * 21/06/1996 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy (Member)
 * 21/06/1996 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media (Substitute)
 * 29/11/1996 - 15/01/1997 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South America (Member)
 * 16/01/1997 - 04/08/1997 : Committee on Petitions (Substitute)
 * 16/01/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (Member)
 * 16/01/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities (Substitute)
 * 16/01/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Delegation for relations with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova (Substitute)
 * 24/07/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
 * 20/07/1999 - 13/07/2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 16/03/2000 : Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (Member)
 * 22/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation for relations with Israel (Chairman)
 * 22/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen (Member)
 * 15/03/2000 - 30/09/2001 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
 * 01/10/2001 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (Substitute)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (Substitute)
 * 07/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (Chairman)
 * 07/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen (Member)
 * 07/03/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation for relations with Israel (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 22/07/2004 : Committee on Regional Development (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 30/01/2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Substitute)
 * 23/07/2004 - 30/01/2007 : Committee on Regional Development (Chairman)
 * 28/07/2004 - 15/01/2007 : Conference of Committee Chairmen (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 17/01/2007 : Delegation for relations with the United States (Member)
 * 16/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with Mercosur (Substitute)
 * 07/09/2005 - 14/02/2008 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
 * 18/01/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Member)
 * 31/01/2007 - 31/01/2007 : Committee on Regional Development (Member)
 * 31/01/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Substitute)
 * 01/02/2007 - 27/03/2007 : Conference of Committee Chairmen (Member)
 * 01/02/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Regional Development (Chairman)
 * 28/03/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Conference of Committee Chairmen (Chairman)
 * 10/05/2007 - 11/12/2007 : Temporary Committee on Climate Change (Substitute)
 * 15/02/2008 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Culture and Education (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Law graduate (Complutense University, Madrid)
 * At the same university, followed doctoral courses and taught Theory of the State and Constitutional Law
 * At the UNED (Spanish open university) taught Natural Law
 * Lawyer
 * Member of the National Executive of the People's Party (PP), deputy PP spokesman in the European Parliament, and member of the EPP Group Political Bureau
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1994)
 * Patron of the Foundation for Analysis and Social Studies
 * Advisory member of the management board of the Spanish Rugby Federation and honorary president of the Complutense rugby club
 * National Order of the Southern Cross (Brazil)
 * Grand Cross of the Order of San Carlos (Colombia)
 * Order of Francisco de Miranda (First Class) (Venezuela)
 * Commander of the Order of Bernardo O'Higgins (Chile)
 * Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (Ecuador)

Votes

 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 50.0/100
 * 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 22.4/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 5.6/100

Positions
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