DanielVarelaSuanzesCarpegna

General Data

 * Born on 01 April 1951, Lugo
 * Country: Spain
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE) Party: Partido Popular

Functions in European Parliament

 * 19/07/1994 - 19/07/1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) (Member)
 * 21/07/1994 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Fisheries (Member)
 * 21/07/1994 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Regional Policy (Member)
 * 17/11/1994 - 19/07/1999 : Delegation for relations with Canada (Member)
 * 16/01/1997 - 23/07/1997 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
 * 04/08/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Petitions (Substitute)
 * 20/07/1999 - 09/03/2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 01/09/1999 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Substitute)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Fisheries (Chairman)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Conference of Committee Chairmen (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Petitions (Substitute)
 * 01/09/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (Substitute)
 * 06/10/1999 - 10/11/1999 : Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (Member)
 * 08/10/1999 - 10/11/1999 : Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (Substitute)
 * 11/11/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation for relations with Canada (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 27/02/2002 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Fisheries (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (Substitute)
 * 07/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation for relations with Japan (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 21/07/2004 : Committee on International Trade (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 09/03/2009 : Committee on Fisheries (Member)
 * 22/07/2004 - 30/01/2007 : Committee on International Trade (Vice-Chairman)
 * 22/07/2004 - 09/03/2009 : Committee on Regional Development (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 09/03/2009 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (Member)
 * 16/09/2004 - 09/03/2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)
 * 31/01/2007 - 09/03/2009 : Committee on International Trade (Member)
 * 24/04/2007 - 09/03/2009 : Delegation for relations with India (Substitute)
 * 23/05/2007 - 09/03/2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Graduate in law (1974)
 * Diploma in international studies
 * Diplomatic School (1980)
 * Diploma in European Community studies (1985)
 * Traineeship in the Legal Service of the European Commission (1985)
 * Legal adviser to the Galician regional government (1985-1993)
 * Commissioner for Galicia at Expo-92 (1990-1992)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1994)
 * Chairman of the Committee on Fisheries (1999-2002)
 * Coordinator on fisheries for the EPP Group (2002-2004)
 * Coordinator on safety at sea for the EPP Group (2002-2004)

Votes

 * 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 15.8/100
 * 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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