ChristelSchaldemose

General Data

 * Born on 04 August 1967, Odense
 * Country: Denmark
 * Political Group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD) Party: Socialdemokratiet

 Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 11G146 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845491 +32 2 28 45 491]/[callto://+3222847491 +32 2 28 47 491] Fax: +32 2 28 49 491 Bâtiment Louise Weiss T07149 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175491 +33 3 88 175 491]/[callto://+33388177491 +33 3 88 177 491] Fax: +33 3 88 179 491
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:christel.schaldemose@europarl.europa.eu christel.schaldemose(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=37312
 * Site web: www.christels.dk

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Budgetary Control (Member)
 * Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with Japan (Member)
 * Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Substitute)
 * Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * School-leaving certificate (1986)
 * Degree in history (2002)
 * Regional consultant for Danish Workers' Educational Association (1992-1994)
 * Group consultant for Danish Workers' Educational Association (1994-2001)
 * Head of secretariat for the Danish Adult Education Association (since 2001)
 * Chair of Danish Social Democratic Youth Movement in Søndersø district (1983-1984)
 * Chair of Danish Social Democratic Youth Movement for Fyn region (1985-1989)
 * Member of central council of Danish Social Democratic Youth Movement (1985-1989)
 * Parliamentary candidate for Social Democratic Party (1999-2003 and since 2005)
 * Member of the Danish Government's think-tank on local democracy (2004-2005)
 * Member of the board of representatives of the Danish Board of Technology (since 2005)

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 100.0/100
 * 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 100.0/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 49.4/100
 * 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 82.9/100

Positions
Thanks to improve this part with opinions from Christel SCHALDEMOSE about La Quadrature du Net concerned issues (see page Help:Political_Memory to know how to do it).

28/03/2010 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.

22/04/2008 Change of viewpoint
"I am willing to admit it. I was wrong."

Christel Schaldemose used to be the usual uninformed pro-copyright politician, but that changed in 2008, as stated in the above quote. In this article she explains how she got better informed through lots of reading, contact with various lobbyists and in particular IT-Politisk Forening (a danish advocacy group similar to La Quadrature du Net), causing her to change her viewpoint. Since then she has done a great job of defending civil rights on the internet.