BaronessEmmaNicholsonOfWinterbourne

General Data

 * Born on 16 October 1941, Oxford
 * Country: United Kingdom
 * Political Group: Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party: Liberal Democrat Party

Functions in European Parliament

 * 20/07/1999 - 19/07/2004 : Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 04/02/2000 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (Vice-Chairwoman)
 * 14/09/1999 - 14/01/2002 : 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)
 * 04/02/2000 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Development and Cooperation (Substitute)
 * 17/01/2002 - 21/01/2002 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Substitute)
 * 22/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (Vice-Chairwoman)
 * 07/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf (Member)
 * 07/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (Substitute)
 * 04/09/2003 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (Member)
 * 20/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 21/07/2004 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
 * 22/07/2004 - 30/01/2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Vice-Chairwoman)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with Iran (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (Substitute)
 * 31/01/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
 * 31/01/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Royal Academy of Music (LRAM, ARCM, 1961)
 * Hon
 * Doctorate, North London University (1998)
 * Hon
 * Doctorate (University of Timisoara)
 * Hon
 * Doctorate (Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest)
 * Visiting Fellow, St Antony's College, Oxford (1995-96), now Associate Member
 * Computer Software Developer, Systems Engineer and Computer Consultant (1962-1974)
 * Director of International Development (1974-1977), then Director of Fundraising (1977-1985) for Save the Children
 * Consultant inter alia Dr Barnardo's, Westminster Children's Hospital, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, Foster Parents Plan
 * Life Peer and Member of the House of Lords (since 1997)
 * Member of Parliament (Conservative 1987-1995, Liberal Democrat 1995-1997)
 * Vice-Chairman, Conservative Party (1983-1987)
 * Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ministers at the Treasury, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Home Office (1992-1995)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
 * First Vice-Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-2004)
 * Rapporteur for Iraq (1999-2004)
 * Rapporteur for Romania (1999-2004)
 * WHO Envoy for Health, Peace and Development (2002-)
 * Chairman, AMAR International Charitable Foundation
 * President, Caine Prize for African Writing
 * Trustee, Booker Prize for English fiction
 * Trustee, Booker Prize for Russian fiction
 * Patron of or holds honorary positions in over 50 charities
 * Co-editor/Author: The Iraqi Marshlands (2002)
 * Secret society (1996)
 * Why does the West forget? (1993)
 * Various articles and pamphlets

Votes

 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 45.0/100
 * 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 0.0/100
 * 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 63.2/100
 * 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 25.8/100

Positions
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