TimothyKirkhope

General Data

 * Born on 29 April 1945, Newcastle upon Tyne
 * Country: United Kingdom
 * Political Group: European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Party: Conservative Party

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 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4542
 * Site web: www.kirkhope.org.uk

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with the United States (Member)
 * Committee on Culture and Education (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Education: Newcastle Royal Grammar School (1953-1962)
 * College of Law, Guildford (1964-1969)
 * Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature (1973)
 * Principal, Timothy J.R
 * Kirkhope Solicitors (1973-1977)
 * Partner, Wilkinson Maughan (now Eversheds) Solicitors (1977-1987), Newcastle-upon-Tyne
 * Principal, Timothy J.R
 * Kirkhope Solicitors, Dorking (since 1997)
 * Principal, 'The Timothy Kirkhope Consultancy' (since 1997)
 * Chairman, Conservative Friends of Israel (Europe) (since 1999)
 * Councillor, Northumberland County Council (1982-1986)
 * MP for Leeds North-East (1987-1997)
 * Government Whip and Lord Commissioner to the Treasury (1990-1995)
 * Vice-Chamberlain to H.M
 * Queen Elizabeth II (1995)
 * Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office (immigration, licensing and gambling, international police cooperation) (1995-1997)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
 * Vice-Chairman, Delegation to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-2004)
 * Director, Bournemouth and West Hampshire Water Company PLC
 * Member of the Institute of Directors

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 2.9/100
 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 12.5/100
 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 11.8/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 41.9/100
 * 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 33.3/100
 * 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 73.7/100
 * 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 18.9/100

Positions
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