BillNewtonDunn

General Data

 * Born on 03 October 1941, Greywell (Hampshire)
 * Country: United Kingdom
 * Political Group: Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party: Liberal Democrats Party

 Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 08G146 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845712 +32 2 28 45 712]/[callto://+3222847712 +32 2 28 47 712] Fax: +32 2 28 49 712 Bâtiment Louise Weiss T12023 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175712 +33 3 88 175 712]/[callto://+33388177712 +33 3 88 177 712] Fax: +33 3 88 179 712
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:bill.newtondunn@europarl.europa.eu bill.newtondunn(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=1394
 * Site web: www.newton-dunn.com

Functions in European Parliament

 * Parliament's Bureau (Member)
 * Quaestors (Member)
 * Committee on Development (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with India (Member)
 * Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Education : MA (physics and chemistry), Caius College, Cambridge
 * And MBA, INSEAD business school, Fontainebleau
 * Worked in industry (1963-1979)
 * Member of the European Parliament (1979-1994 and from 1999- ) Joint Leader of the British Conservative delegation (1993-1994)
 * Now Whip of UK's Liberal Democrat MEPs (2004- )
 * Author of two biographies, other books, and several political pamphlets, including most recently 'Europe Needs an FBI' (2004)

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 4.8/100
 * 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 0.0/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 41.2/100
 * 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 26.5/100

Positions
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25/05/2010 Written Declaration 12/2010 (ACTA)
Has signed written declaration 12/2010 on the lack of a transparent process for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and potentially objectionable content.