JohnBowis

General Data

 * Born on 02 August 1945, Brighton
 * 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 the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Development and Cooperation (Substitute)
 * 22/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (Vice-Chairman)
 * 17/01/2002 - 29/05/2002 : Committee on Development and Cooperation (Substitute)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (Member)
 * 06/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (Member)
 * 07/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (Vice-Chairman)
 * 30/05/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Development and Cooperation (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 30/08/2004 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (Substitute)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Member)
 * 22/07/2004 - 30/01/2007 : Committee on Development (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) (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Vice-Chairman)
 * 13/10/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (Member)
 * 31/01/2007 - 14/03/2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Substitute)
 * 15/03/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Development (Substitute)
 * 15/03/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * MA, Oxford University (1966)
 * World Health Organisation (1997-1999)
 * On Kingston-upon-Thames Borough Council: Councillor (1982-1986)
 * Chairman of Education (1984-1986)
 * MP for Battersea (1987-1997)
 * Minister for Health (1992-1996)
 * Minister for Transport (1996-1997)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
 * Vice-Chairman of the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (1999-2002)
 * Party spokesman on the environment, health and consumer protection (1999- )
 * OBE
 * Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Psychiatrists

Votes

 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 8.3/100
 * 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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