SharonBowles

General Data

 * Born on 12 June 1953, Oxford
 * Country: United Kingdom
 * Political Group: Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party: Liberal Democrats Party

 Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 10G201 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845221 +32 2 28 45 221]/[callto://+3222847221 +32 2 28 47 221] Fax: +32 2 28 49 221 Bâtiment Winston Churchill M02029 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175221 +33 3 88 175 221]/[callto://+33388177221 +33 3 88 177 221] Fax: +33 3 88 179 221
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:sharon.bowles@europarl.europa.eu sharon.bowles(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=33570
 * Site web: www.sharonbowles.org.uk

Functions in European Parliament
(Chair)
 * Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
 * Conference of Committee Chairs (Member)
 * Committee on Legal Affairs (Substitute)
 * Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with the United States (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * B.Sc
 * (Hons.), Chemical Physics with Mathematics (1974)
 * Research into semiconductor materials and devices, Oxford University (1974-1977)
 * Trained as a patent agent (1978-1981)
 * UK and European Patent and Trademark Attorney, Partner in Bowles Horton (1981-2005)
 * In the Liberal Democrat Party: Secretary, Chilterns Region (1990-1995)
 * Member of the Federal Executive and Federal Finance Committee (2000-2003)
 * Co-Chair, International Relations Committee (2002-2005)
 * Vice-President, ELDR aisbl (2004- )
 * Vice-President, Liberal International (2005-2007)

Votes

 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 0.0/100
 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 22.2/100
 * 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 37.5/100
 * 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 64.5/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 5.6/100

Positions
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