AlejandroCercas

General Data

 * Born on 25 May 1949, Ibahernando (Cáceres)
 * Country: Spain
 * Political Group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD) Party: Partido Socialista Obrero Español

 Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 11G165 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845455 +32 2 28 45 455]/[callto://+3222847455 +32 2 28 47 455] Fax: +32 2 28 49 455 Bâtiment Louise Weiss T07139 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175455 +33 3 88 175 455]/[callto://+33388177455 +33 3 88 177 455] Fax: +33 3 88 179 455
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:alejandro.cercas@europarl.europa.eu alejandro.cercas(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4337
 * Site web: www.psoe-pe.org

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with Canada (Member)
 * Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Graduate in law (1974)
 * Legal advisor for an insurance company (1974)
 * Legal advisor to the Agricultural Development Agency (1975)
 * Civil servant in the higher technical section of the Social Security Department (1977-1982)
 * Civil servant on secondment (since 1982)
 * Member of the Young Socialists Executive Committee (1974-1977)
 * Member of the PSOE Federal Committee (1979-2000)
 * Area secretary, PSOE Executive Committee (1984-1996) Member of the Congress of Deputies for Madrid (1982-1989)
 * Member of the Congress of Deputies for Cáceres (1989-1999)
 * Chairman of the Committee on Social Policy and Employment of the Congress of Deputies (1982-1986)
 * Spokesman on Social Affairs (1986-1999)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 99.8/100
 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 65.6/100
 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 22.2/100
 * 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 45.3/100
 * 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 15.8/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 18.1/100
 * 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 56.1/100

Positions
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21/07/2010 Written Declaration 12/2010 (ACTA)
Has signed written declaration 12/2010 on the lack of a transparent process for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and potentially objectionable content.