JoLeinen

General Data

 * Born on 06 April 1948, Bisten
 * Country: Germany
 * Political Group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD) Party: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands

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 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:jo.leinen@europarl.europa.eu jo.leinen(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4262
 * Site web: www.joleinen.de

Functions in European Parliament
(Chair)
 * Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
 * Conference of Committee Chairs (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with India (Member)
 * Committee on Foreign Affairs (Substitute)
 * Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * First state law examination (1972)
 * Graduate of the Collège de l'Europe, Bruges (1973)
 * Second state law examination (1976)
 * Lawyer in Freiburg/Breisgau (1977-1984)
 * European affairs secretary of the SPD youth organisation (1977-1979)
 * Member of the SPD's environment commission (1981-1985)
 * Member of the Saarland regional executive of the SPD (1985-1999)
 * Member of the SPD's European affairs commission (1996-1998)
 * Vice-President of the European Environmental Bureau, Brussels (1979-1984)
 * President of the Union of European Federalists (since 1997)
 * Vice-President, International European Movement (since 2003)
 * Member of Püttlingen (Saarland) council (since 1999)
 * Member, Saarland Regional Assembly (1985-1999)
 * Chairman, European affairs committee (1994-1999)
 * Minister of the Environment, Saarland (1985-1994)
 * Vice-Chairman, Committee on Constitutional Affairs (2002-2004)
 * Chairman, Committee on Constitutional Affairs (since 2004)
 * Member, Committee on the Regions (1995-1999)
 * Member, Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (1995-1999)
 * Member of cultural, social and sporting organisations
 * Vice-President of Eurosolar e.V
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
 * German Environment Foundation Prize (1985)

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 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 56.2/100
 * 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 27.6/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 5.6/100
 * 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 68.2/100

Positions
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