RichardHowitt

General Data

 * Born on 05 April 1961, Reading
 * Country: United Kingdom
 * Political Group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD) Party: Labour Party

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 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:richard.howitt@europarl.europa.eu richard.howitt(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=2073
 * Site web: www.richardhowittmep.com

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
 * Subcommittee on Human Rights (Member)
 * Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Substitute)
 * Subcommittee on Security and Defence (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with Afghanistan (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * BA (Hons.) Politics, Philosophy and Economics, Oxford University (1982)
 * Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies, University of Hertfordshire (1992)
 * Volunteer organiser, Harlow (1982-1986)
 * Disability rights worker, London (1986-1994)
 * UK parliamentary candidate, Billericay constituency (1987)
 * Member, Labour Party National Policy Forum (1994- )
 * Member of Labour Party Britain in the World Policy Commission (1997- )
 * On Harlow District Council: Councillor (1983-1995)
 * Leader of the Council (1991-1994)
 * Honorary Vice-President, UK Local Government Association (1994- )
 * Member of the East of England Regional Assembly
 * In the European Parliament: Vice-Chairman, Committee on Regional Policy (1997-1999)
 * Co-Chairman, Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade, ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2002-2004)
 * First Vice-Chairman, Subcommittee on Human Rights (2004-2009)
 * Chair, Disability Intergroup (1994- )
 * European Parliament representative in the European Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (2002- )
 * Rapporteur on corporate social responsibility (1999, 2002, 2007) and on human rights (2006)
 * Unpaid member of the Global Reporting Initiative Government Advisory Group (2008- )
 * Unpaid Member of the OECD Friends of the Guidelines Advisory Group (2008- )

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 4.6/100
 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 37.5/100
 * 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 50.3/100
 * 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) 18.1/100
 * 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 28.8/100

Positions
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