MichaelCashman

General Data

 * Born on 17 December 1950, London
 * Country: United Kingdom
 * Political Group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD) Party: Labour Party

 Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 13G205 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845759 +32 2 28 45 759]/[callto://+3222847759 +32 2 28 47 759] Fax: +32 2 28 49 759 Bâtiment Louise Weiss T07026 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175759 +33 3 88 175 759]/[callto://+33388177759 +33 3 88 177 759] Fax: +33 3 88 179 759
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:michael.cashman@europarl.europa.eu michael.cashman(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4532
 * Site web: www.michaelcashmanmep.org.uk

Functions in European Parliament
(Chair)
 * Delegation for relations with South Africa
 * Conference of Delegation Chairs (Member)
 * Committee on Development (Member)
 * Committee on Petitions (Member)
 * Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Substitute)
 * Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Member of the Labour Party since 1975
 * Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee (1998- )
 * In the British Actors' Equity Association: Honorary Treasurer (1990-1994)
 * Councillor (1994-1998)
 * In the European Parliament: First Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Petitions (2006-2009)
 * Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (1999-2004)
 * Member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-2009)
 * Member of the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2007-2009)
 * Special service award, American Association of Physicians for Human Rights (1998)
 * Founding Director of the Stonewall Group
 * Patron of PressWise, Foodchain and SPACE (AIDS Counselling)
 * Gibraltar Gay Rights, The European Policy Network, Malta Gay Rights Movement, Friends and Families for Lesbians and Gays
 * Trustee of the Evelyn Norris Trust
 * Publications: forewords to 'Cultura emprendedora y la Unión Europea' by Marcelino Oreja Arburua, and 'Pro Europe' (Verlag MVV Medien)
 * Honorary Doctorate, Staffordshire University

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 4.6/100
 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 23.6/100
 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 100.0/100
 * 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 36.8/100
 * 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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