AriVatanen

General Data

 * Born on 27 April 1952, Tuupovaara
 * Country: France
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE) Party: Union pour un Mouvement Populaire

Functions in European Parliament

 * 20/07/1999 - 13/07/2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Substitute)
 * 06/10/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * 11/11/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Substitute)
 * 07/02/2002 - 30/04/2004 : Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * 07/03/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
 * 22/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Transport and Tourism (Substitute)
 * 23/07/2004 - 31/08/2004 : Committee on Development (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 15/09/2004 : Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the United States (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (Substitute)
 * 28/10/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Motor technician (Mikkeli Technical College, 1974)
 * World Rally Champion (1981)
 * Desert Rally Champion (1997)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
 * Officier de l'ordre national du Mérite (France)

Votes

 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 7.6/100
 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 50.0/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 43.8/100
 * 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 23.7/100
 * 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 76.5/100

Positions
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