JoaodeDeusPinheiro

General Data

 * Born on 11 July 1945, Lisboa
 * Country: Portugal
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE) Party: Partido Social Democrata

Functions in European Parliament

 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
 * 22/07/2004 - 27/02/2007 : Committee on International Trade (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 12/10/2004 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Member)
 * 13/10/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with Mercosur (Member)
 * 31/01/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (Substitute)
 * 23/05/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Degree in Industrial Chemical Engineering (IST, Lisbon, 1970)
 * M
 * Sc
 * And Ph
 * D.in Chemical Engineering and D
 * Eng
 * (Hon) (University of Birmingham, 1974, 1976 and 1992, respectively)
 * Lecturer at the Universities of Lourenço Marques (now Maputo) (1970-1974) and the Minho (1974-1976)
 * Between 1976 and 1985, successively auxiliary professor, professor extraordinary, holder of chair, deputy Rector and Rector of the University of the Minho
 * Member of the National Executive of the PSD party (1985-1992 and 2000-2002)
 * Secretary of State for Education and School Administration (1982-1983)
 * Minister of Education (1985)
 * Minister of Education and Culture (1985-1987)
 * Minister of Foreign Affairs (1987-1993)
 * European Commissioner (1993-1999)
 * President of the Council of Ministers of the Council of Europe (1990)
 * Honorary President of the NATO Council (1991)
 * Administrator for a number of companies (2000-2004)
 * Awarded 14 medals including the Grand Cross of the Order of Christ (Portugal)

Votes

 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 8.3/100
 * 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 40.0/100
 * 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 15.8/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 5.6/100

Positions
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