SirRobertAtkins

General Data

 * Born on 05 February 1946, London
 * Country: United Kingdom
 * Political Group: European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Party: Conservative Party

 Bâtiment Willy Brandt 06M107 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845373 +32 2 28 45 373]/[callto://+3222847373 +32 2 28 47 373] Fax: +32 2 28 49 373 Bâtiment Louise Weiss T11030 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175373 +33 3 88 175 373]/[callto://+33388177373 +33 3 88 177 373] Fax: +33 3 88 179 373
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:robert.atkins@europarl.europa.eu robert.atkins(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4537
 * Site web: www.sir-robertatkins.org

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with the United States (Member)
 * Committee on Petitions (Substitute)
 * Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Educated at Highgate School
 * National President of Conservative Trades Unionists (1984-1987)
 * MP for Preston North (1979-1983) and South Ribble (1983-1997)
 * Secretary, Conservative Parliamentary Defence Committee (1979-1982)
 * Vice-Chairman, Conservative Parliamentary Aviation Committee (1979-1982)
 * Chairman, Lancashire Conservative MPs (1995-1997)
 * Chairman, North-West Group of Conservative MPs (1996-1997)
 * Member of the Conservative Group for Europe
 * Parliamentary private secretary to various Ministers (1982-1987)
 * Member of Select Committee on Procedure (1995-1997)
 * Minister for Industry and Aerospace, Department of Trade and Industry (1987-1989)
 * Minister for Roads and Traffic, Department of Transport (1989-1990)
 * Minister for Sport, Department of the Environment and then Department for Education (1990-1992)
 * Minister of State, Northern Ireland (1992-1994)
 * Minister of State, Department of the Environment (1994-1995)
 * Member of the Privy Council (since 1995)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
 * Knighted 1997
 * Freeman of the City of London

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 25.6/100
 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 12.5/100
 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 11.8/100
 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 29.2/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 41.9/100
 * 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 33.3/100
 * 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 18.9/100

Positions
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25/05/2010 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.