RiittaMyller

General Data

 * Born on 12 July 1956, Joensuu
 * Country: Finland
 * Political Group: Socialist Group in the European Parliament (PSE) Party: Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue/Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti

Functions in European Parliament

 * 01/01/1995 - 03/02/1997 : Group of the Party of European Socialists (Member)
 * 18/01/1995 - 15/01/1997 : Delegation for relations with Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia (Member)
 * 19/01/1995 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Regional Policy (Member)
 * 19/01/1995 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (Substitute)
 * 23/07/1996 - 20/02/1997 : Temporary committee of inquiry into BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) (Substitute)
 * 16/01/1997 - 13/10/1997 : Delegation for relations with Lithuania (Substitute)
 * 04/02/1997 - 19/07/2004 : Group of the Party of European Socialists (Vice-Chairwoman)
 * 24/04/1997 - 07/05/1997 : Temporary committee instructed to monitor the action taken on the recommendations made concerning BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) (Substitute)
 * 14/10/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (Substitute)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (Member)
 * 22/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Substitute)
 * 06/10/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * 13/12/2000 - 29/11/2001 : Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (Substitute)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Substitute)
 * 07/02/2002 - 30/04/2004 : Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * 20/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Regional Development (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)
 * 10/05/2007 - 04/02/2009 : Temporary Committee on Climate Change (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Master's degree in social sciences
 * Freelance journalist, Yleisradio (1983-1987)
 * Member, Joensuu Town Council (1980-1995)
 * Member of Parliament (1987-1994)
 * Posts held in the Finnish Parliament: member, Second Legal Affairs Committee (1987-1990)
 * Member, Transport Committee (1987-1990 and 1991-1994)
 * Member, Grand Committee (1987-1990 and 1993-1994)
 * Member, Environment Committee (1991-1994)
 * Member of the Finnish group in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) (1990-1994)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1995)
 * Vice-chairwoman of the PSE Group (1997-2004)
 * Member, EP Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-2004) and substitute member (1995-1999)
 * Substitute member, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (1999-2004)
 * Substitute member, Temporary Committee of Inquiry into BSE (1997)
 * Substitute member, Temporary Committee on Human Genetics (2001-2002)
 * Member, Temporary Committee on Improving Safety at Sea (2003-2004)
 * Member, Committee on Regional Policy (1995-1999)

Votes

 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 34.7/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 52.5/100
 * 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 25.0/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 18.1/100
 * 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 28.8/100

Positions
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