MarianneThyssen

General Data

 * Born on 24 July 1956, Sint-Gillis-Waas
 * Country: Belgium
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (PPE) Party: Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams

 Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 08F368 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845918 +32 2 28 45 918]/[callto://+3222847918 +32 2 28 47 918] Fax: +32 2 28 49 918 Bâtiment Louise Weiss T09063 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175918 +33 3 88 175 918]/[callto://+33388177918 +33 3 88 177 918] Fax: +33 3 88 179 918
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:marianne.thyssen@europarl.europa.eu marianne.thyssen(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=1832
 * Site web: www.mariannethyssen.eu

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Member)
 * Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Law degree, Catholic University of Leuven (KUL), 1979
 * Assistant lecturer in the faculty of law, Catholic University of Leuven (1979-1980)
 * Successively legal adviser, head of a research department and Secretary-General at UNIZO (organisation for the self-employed and SMEs)(1980-1991)
 * Legal assistant in the office of the State Secretary for Health (1986-1988)
 * Vice-President of the CD&amp;V (Christian Democratic and Flemish) Party (1996-2001)
 * Member of the CD&amp;V governing board (2001-2008)
 * Chair of the CD&amp;V governing board (since 2008)
 * Member of the Oud-Heverlee Municipal Council (1994-2000)
 * First deputy mayor of Oud-Heverlee (2001-2008)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1991)
 * Member of the governing body of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin (1988-1991)

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 2.8/100
 * 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 24.3/100
 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 50.0/100
 * 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
 * 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 17.1/100
 * 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 9.1/100

Positions
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