VincenzoLavarra

General Data

 * Born on 27 January 1954, Gioia del Colle (BA)
 * Country: Italy
 * Political Group: Socialist Group in the European Parliament (PSE) Party: Partito Democratico

Functions in European Parliament

 * 20/07/1999 - 19/07/2004 : Group of the Party of European Socialists (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Vice-Chairman)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Fisheries (Member)
 * 22/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (Substitute)
 * 06/10/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation for relations with South-east Europe (Member)
 * 08/10/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (Substitute)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Fisheries (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (Substitute)
 * 07/02/2002 - 30/04/2004 : Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * 07/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (Member)
 * 07/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (Substitute)
 * 24/05/2005 - 13/07/2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament (Member)
 * 26/05/2005 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (Substitute)
 * 07/06/2005 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Member)
 * 22/06/2005 - 30/01/2007 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (Member)
 * 22/06/2005 - 30/01/2007 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Substitute)
 * 31/01/2007 - 10/07/2007 : Committee on Transport and Tourism (Substitute)
 * 31/01/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Member)
 * 10/05/2007 - 04/02/2009 : Temporary Committee on Climate Change (Substitute)
 * 25/10/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Degree in literature and philosophy (1977)
 * Chief editor of 'L'Unità' in Apulia (1979-1982)
 * DS Regional Secretary for Apulia
 * Member of the DS national executive
 * Vice-Chairman of the provincial government of Bari (July 2004)
 * Member of the European Parliament (1999-2004)
 * Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, member of the Committee on Fisheries
 * Member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe

Votes

 * 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 21.1/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 8.3/100
 * 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 59.1/100

Positions
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