FriedrichWilhelmGraefeZuBaringdorf

General Data

 * Born on 29 November 1942, Spenge
 * Country: Germany
 * Political Group: Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance (Verts/ALE) Party: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen

Functions in European Parliament

 * 24/07/1984 - 09/03/1986 : Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament (Chairman)
 * 26/07/1984 - 20/01/1987 : Committee on Agriculture, Fischeries and Rural Development (Vice-Chairman)
 * 13/12/1984 - 20/01/1987 : Committee on Regional Policy and Regional Planning (Substitute)
 * 12/02/1985 - 20/01/1987 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (Member)
 * 10/03/1986 - 04/11/1987 : Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament (Member)
 * 21/01/1987 - 04/11/1987 : Committee on Agriculture, Fischeries and Rural Development (Member)
 * 21/01/1987 - 24/07/1989 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (Substitute)
 * 26/07/1989 - 14/01/1992 : Committee on Agriculture, Fischeries and Rural Development (Vice-Chairman)
 * 26/07/1989 - 14/01/1992 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (Member)
 * 26/07/1989 - 18/07/1994 : Committee on Energy, Research and Technology (Substitute)
 * 15/01/1992 - 18/07/1994 : Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development (Vice-Chairman)
 * 15/01/1992 - 18/07/1994 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South America (Member)
 * 15/01/1992 - 18/07/1994 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (Substitute)
 * 01/05/1992 - 18/07/1994 : Subcommittee on Fisheries (Substitute)
 * 21/07/1994 - 22/07/1994 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Member)
 * 21/07/1994 - 14/11/1995 : Committee on Fisheries (Substitute)
 * 21/07/1994 - 15/01/1997 : Committee on Regional Policy (Substitute)
 * 22/07/1994 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Vice-Chairman)
 * 17/11/1994 - 15/01/1997 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (Member)
 * 18/01/1995 - 15/01/1997 : Delegation for relations with Israel (Member)
 * 18/07/1996 - 20/02/1997 : Temporary committee of inquiry into BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) (Member)
 * 16/01/1997 - 12/09/1997 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (Substitute)
 * 16/01/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
 * 16/01/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (Substitute)
 * 16/01/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (Substitute)
 * 24/04/1997 - 19/11/1997 : Temporary committee instructed to monitor the action taken on the recommendations made concerning BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) (Member)
 * 20/07/1999 - 13/07/2009 : Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Chairman)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Conference of Committee Chairmen (Member)
 * 22/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
 * 28/09/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation for relations with South Africa (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 21/01/2002 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
 * 22/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Vice-Chairman)
 * 07/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation for relations with South Africa (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 22/07/2004 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
 * 23/07/2004 - 30/01/2007 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Vice-Chairman)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)
 * 14/10/2004 - 08/06/2005 : Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013 (Member)
 * 31/01/2007 - 31/01/2007 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Member)
 * 01/02/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Vice-Chairman)
 * 23/05/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Master's diploma in farming (1968)
 * Teacher training and education science course, state examination, Ph.D
 * On the 'Labour relations and socialisation of young farmers' (1982)
 * Converted own holding to organic farming methods (early 1980s)
 * Farms (on a group basis) a 50 ha
 * Holding in eastern Westphalia
 * Founder member (1980) and chairman (since 1996) of the German Small Farmers' Association (AbL)
 * Member of the European Parliament (1984-1987 and since 1989)
 * Chairman, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (1999-2002)

Votes

 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 95.8/100
 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 100.0/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 90.0/100
 * 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 84.2/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 100.0/100
 * 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 93.9/100

Positions
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