HansGertPottering

General Data

 * Born on 15 September 1945, Bersenbrück (Niedersachsen)
 * Country: Germany
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (PPE) Party: Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands

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 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:hans-gert.poettering@europarl.europa.eu hans-gert.poettering(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=1253
 * Site web: [http//:www.cdu-europa.de http//:www.cdu-europa.de]

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula (Member)
 * Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with the United States (Substitute)
 * Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Studied law, politics and history at the universities of Bonn and Geneva and the Institut des Hautes Études Internationales (Geneva)
 * Studied at Columbia University, New York (1971)
 * Doctorate (1974)
 * Second state law examination (1976)
 * Academic employee (1976-1979)
 * Appointed lecturer at the University of Osnabrück (1989)
 * Honorary professor (1995)
 * European policy spokesman, Young Union of Lower Saxony (1974-1980)
 * District Chairman, Osnabrück CDU (since 1990)
 * Chairman, Lower Saxony Europa Union (1981-1991)
 * President of Europa Union Germany (since 1997)
 * Member, Executive Committee and Federal Executive, CDU Germany (since 1999)
 * EPP Vice-Chairman (since 1999)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1979)
 * Chairman, Subcommittee on Security and Defence (1992-1994)
 * Chairman, EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament (1999-2007)
 * President of the European Parliament (2007-2009)
 * Chairman, Junge Union Friendship and Assistance Association, Osnabrück-Emsland
 * EPP Group Schuman Medal
 * Grand Order of Merit, Germany
 * Grand Decoration of the Republic of Austria
 * European Honorary Senator
 * Mérite Européen en or
 * MEP of the Year for 2004: award by European Voice

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 2.5/100
 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 12.5/100
 * 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 20.8/100

Positions
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