HenrikLax

General Data

 * Born on 06 May 1946, Helsingfors
 * Country: Finland
 * Political Group: Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party: Svenska folkpartiet

Functions in European Parliament

 * 20/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Member)
 * 22/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (Substitute)
 * 10/05/2007 - 04/02/2009 : Temporary Committee on Climate Change (Member)
 * 16/01/2008 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Petitions (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Degree in law from Helsinki University (1969)
 * Deputy district judge (1972)
 * Degree in economics, Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration in Helsinki (1973)
 * English and comparative law, City of London College (1967)
 * Management, Institute of Leadership, Stockholm (1980)
 * Research assistant with the national social science commission (1969-1971)
 * Court practice, lawyer and prosecution (1969-1972)
 * Industry's committee on taxation, legal expert and secretary (1971-1973)
 * Oy Tampella Ab (1973-1987)
 * Legal expert, board and management secretary
 * Head of subsidiary management
 * Head of textile industry's tarpaulin sector
 * Assistant director responsible for Group information activities and management training
 * Governing board of life insurance company Suomi (since 1988)
 * Governing board of Alko (since 1995)
 * Chairman of the Board of Celemi, Finland (learning solutions and projects for change in large corporate organisations)
 * Member of Finnish Parliament for the Swedish People's Party in Finland (1987-2004)
 * Chairman of Committee on Civil Law (1991-2003)
 * Vice-Chairman of the parliamentary group (1995-2004)
 * Member of the parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs (2000-2004)
 * Vice-Chairman of the parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs (2000, 2002,-2003)
 * Member of the parliamentary Committee on the Constitution (2003-2004)
 * Member of the monitoring group on security policy set up by Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen (2002-2004)
 * Chairman of the Swedish Assembly of Finland (1993-2005)
 * Military rank: captain
 * Officer corps, French Legion of Honour
 * Knight First Class of the White Rose of Finland

Votes

 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 77.8/100
 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 66.7/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 38.4/100
 * 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 68.4/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 5.6/100

Positions
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