PhilipBushillMatthews

General Data

 * Born on 15 January 1943, Droitwich
 * Country: United Kingdom
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE) Party: Conservative and Unionist Party

Functions in European Parliament

 * 20/07/1999 - 13/07/2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (Substitute)
 * 06/10/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (Substitute)
 * 07/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 29/11/2005 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Substitute)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Member)
 * 31/08/2004 - 30/01/2007 : Subcommittee on Human Rights (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/03/2007 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)
 * 16/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with Iran (Member)
 * 16/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (Substitute)
 * 24/09/2004 - 18/06/2007 : Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (Substitute)
 * 30/11/2005 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)
 * 15/03/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (Member)
 * 06/06/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (Substitute)
 * 20/06/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with India (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Attended Malvern College (1956-1962)
 * MA (English Language and Literature), University College, Oxford (1962-1965)
 * Harvard Business School (1987)
 * Joined Unilever (1965)
 * Seconded to Thomas Lipton Inc., USA (1976)
 * National Accounts Director, Birds Eye Sales Ltd (1977)
 * Managing Director, Iglo Indústrias de Gelados, Lisbon (1981)
 * Sales Director, Birds Eye Wall's Ltd (1982)
 * Managing Director, Craigmillar Ltd, and Director, Van den Bergh and Jurgens Ltd (1988)
 * Managing Director, Red Mill Snack Foods Ltd, Wednesbury, West Midlands, and Managing Director, Red Mill Company BV, Netherlands (1991)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
 * Author of 'The Gravy Train' (2003)

Votes

 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 11.8/100
 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 29.2/100
 * 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 78.9/100
 * 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 18.9/100

Positions
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