NielsBusk

General Data

 * Born on 02 August 1942, Vadum
 * Country: Denmark
 * Political Group: Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party: Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti

Functions in European Parliament

 * 20/07/1999 - 19/07/2004 : Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Fisheries (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (Substitute)
 * 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)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Fisheries (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (Substitute)
 * 06/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : 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) (Vice-President)
 * 20/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Fisheries (Member)
 * 22/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Lower secondary school-leaving certificate (1959)
 * Dalum Agricultural College (1965)
 * Danish Royal Lifeguards (1962)
 * Lieutenant (1963)
 * Major in the Reserve (since 1981)
 * Chairman, vice-chairman and board member of various trade organisations, financial companies and farming bodies (since 1981)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
 * Member of the Executive of Venstre, Denmark's Liberal Party (since 1999)
 * Knight of the Dannebrog
 * Commendation for good service in the national defence reserve force
 * Nobel Peace Prize as active member of UN Peace-Keeping Forces
 * UN Emergency Force decoration

Votes

 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 22.2/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 42.5/100
 * 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 21.1/100
 * 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 31.8/100

Positions
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