FrankVanhecke

General Data

 * Born on 30 May 1959, Brugge
 * Country: Belgium
 * Political Group: Non-attached Members (NI) Party: Vlaams Belang

 Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 02F247 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845108 +32 2 28 45 108]/[callto://+3222847108 +32 2 28 47 108] Fax: +32 2 28 49 108 Bâtiment Winston Churchill M03058 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175108 +33 3 88 175 108]/[callto://+33388177108 +33 3 88 177 108] Fax: +33 3 88 179 108
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:frank.vanhecke@europarl.europa.eu frank.vanhecke(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=1956

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Development (Member)
 * Subcommittee on Human Rights (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (Member)
 * Committee on Budgetary Control (Substitute)
 * Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Degree in literature and philosophy - communication sciences (1981)
 * General Chairman, Vlaams Blok (since 1996)
 * Member of the Bruges City Council (group chairman) (1994-1996 and since 2000)
 * Member of the European Parliament (1994-2003)
 * Group leader in the Senate (2003-2004)
 * Deputy Secretary-General, Technical Group of the European Right (1989-1994)

Votes

 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 34.4/100
 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 100.0/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 80.0/100
 * 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 76.3/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 83.3/100

Positions
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21/07/2010 Written Declaration 12/2010 (ACTA)
Has signed written declaration 12/2010 on the lack of a transparent process for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and potentially objectionable content.