RobertSturdy

General Data

 * Born on 22 June 1944, Wetherby
 * Country: United Kingdom
 * Political Group: European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Party: Conservative Party

 Bâtiment Willy Brandt 04M089 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845294 +32 2 28 45 294]/[callto://+3222847294 +32 2 28 47 294] Fax: +32 2 28 49 294 Bâtiment Louise Weiss T11059 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175294 +33 3 88 175 294]/[callto://+33388177294 +33 3 88 177 294] Fax: +33 3 88 179 294
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:robert.sturdy@europarl.europa.eu robert.sturdy(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=2037

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on International Trade (Vice-Chair)
 * Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Member)
 * Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with Iraq (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Educated at Ashville College, Harrogate
 * Trained in accountancy
 * Built up substantial farming business in West Yorkshire
 * Has held a number of appointments and chairmanships in the National Farmers' Union
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1994)
 * In the British Conservative delegation in the European Parliament: deputy leader, member of the bureau and agricultural spokesman (since 1999)
 * Member of the RSPB, Globe, the Intergroup for Animal Welfare, the Rugby League Intergroup and treasurer of the Land Use and Food Policy Intergroup
 * Vice-Chairman of the Cambridgeshire Beekeepers Association

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
 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 29.2/100
 * 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
 * 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 23.5/100

Positions
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21/07/2010 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.