JoseRibeiroECastro

General Data

 * Born on 24 December 1953, Lisboa
 * Country: Portugal
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE) Party: Partido Popular

Functions in European Parliament

 * 22/11/1999 - 22/05/2000 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
 * 02/12/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Vice-Chairman)
 * 09/12/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (Member)
 * 23/05/2000 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Substitute)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Substitute)
 * 06/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (Member)
 * 20/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Development (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Subcommittee on Human Rights (Member)
 * 22/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Graduate in law (Lisbon, 1975)
 * Legal expert and counsellor (1976-1999)
 * Adviser and assistant to the Ministry of Education (1987-1991)
 * Member (1988-1990) and Chairman (1990-1991) of the inspection board of RTP (Portuguese Radio and Television)
 * Member of the Higher Council for Social Policy of the Ministry of Social Affairs (1988-1990)
 * Legal adviser to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (since 1991)
 * Between 1991 and 1999, held a number of managerial posts at TVI
 * Practised as a lawyer (1999)
 * Member of the Administrative Committee (1979-1983) of the CDS and the CDS-PP (1998-2003)
 * Member of the CDS-PP Executive (2004-2005)
 * Chairman of the CDS-PP (April 2005 - April 2007)
 * Member of the Odemira Municipal Assembly (1982-1985)
 * Member and Chairman of the Sintra Municipal Assembly (2002-2005)
 * Member of the Assembly of the Republic (1976-1983 and 1999)
 * Vice-Chairman of the CDS parliamentary group (1981)
 * State Secretary in the Deputy Prime Minister's Office (1980-1983)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
 * Contributor to various newspapers (since 1974)
 * Vice-Chairman of Sport Lisbon e Benfica (1997-1998)

Votes

 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 60.4/100
 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 12.5/100
 * 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 17.1/100
 * 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 97.0/100

Positions
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