ENCIU Ioan (S&D / RO)
Manager, Administrative Sciences
Graduate, Faculty of Hydrotechnics, Institute of Construction, Bucharest (1976); Graduate, Faculty of
Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest (2003).
Head of section, assistant head of brigade, SOCED, Bucharest (1976-1990); Executive Director, SC ACRO
SRL, Bucharest (1990-1992); Executive Director, SC METACC SRL, Bucharest (1992-1996); Director of
Production, SC CASTOR SRL, Bucharest (1996-1997); Assistant Director-General, SC ACRO SRL, Bucharest
(1997-2000); Consultant, SC GKS Special Advertising SRL (2004-2008); Consultant, SC Monolit Lake
Residence SRL (2008-2009).
Vice-President, Bucharest branch, Romanian Party of Social Solidarity (PSSR) (1992-1994); Member of
National Council, Bucharest branch Council and Sector 1 Executive, Social Democratic Party of Romania
(PSDR) (1994-2000); Member of National Council, Bucharest branch Council and Bucharest branch Executive
and Vice-President, Bucharest branch, Social Democratic Party (PSD) (2000-present).
Local councillor, Sector 1, Bucharest (1996-2000); Councillor, Bucharest Municipal Council (2000-2001); Deputy
Mayor of Bucharest (2000-2004); Councillor, Bucharest Municipal Council (2004-2007).
ABELA BALDACCHINO Claudette (S&D / MT)
Journalist
Diploma in Social Studies (Women and Development) (1999); BA (Hons) in Social Administration (2005).
Public Service Employee (1992-1996);
Senior Journalist, Newscaster, presenter and producer for Television, Radio and newspaper' (1995-2011);
Principal (Public Service), currently on long unpaid leave (2009-2013).
President of the Local Government Section and Member of the Administration, Partit Laburista (2009 -2011);
Member of the Executive Committee, Partit Laburista; International Secretary, Women's Se ction, Partit
Laburista; Secretary, Qrendi Local Committee, Labour Youth Section - Qrendi (1998-2011).
Vice-President, PES Group in the Committee of the Regions; appointed by the PES Group in the CoR as
Coordinator of the PES manifesto for the 2009 European Parliament elections; Vice-President, Socialist Group,
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (2009-2013).
Councillor and subsequently Deputy Mayor, Qrendi Local Council (1996-2013).
Member and subsequently Vice-President, Local Councils Association (2005-2013);
two terms of office as President, Regjun Xlokk (2005-2009);
President, Regjun Nofsinhar (2009-2013).
Member, Committee of the Regions (2005-2013);
Rapporteur for the opinion 'Roadmap for Equality between Women and Men 2006-2010' (2006); Rapporteur for
the opinion on the Communication from the European Commission and Directive to the Council on non -
discrimination (2009).
Member, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe; Rapporteur for the opin ion on
'General Services of Interest in Rural Areas' (2005-2013).
AGNEW John Stuart (EFD / GB)
Farmer
1969 - 1971 Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester
1971 - 1974 Assistant farm manager
1975 - 1976 Soil and water conservation officer, Rhodesia, and call-up reserve for the Rhodesian Army
1977 - 1983 Farm manager
1983 - 2014 Farmer
2000 - 2009 Norfolk Delegate to the National Farmers Union HQ Council
1998 - 1998 County Chairman, Norfolk Branch, National Farmers Union
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
2014 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
ALBRECHT Jan Philipp (Verts/ALE / DE)
Lawyer
2003 - 2008 Humboldt University, Berlin
2008 - 2009 University of Hanover
4/2006 - 10/2006 Researcher, Humboldt University, Berlin
2010 - 2014 Assistant lecturer in information technology law at the University of Vienna
2006 - 2008 Federal Green Youth Association spokesperson
2014 EPIC International Privacy Champion Award
ALFANO Sonia (ALDE / IT)
Sicily Regional Government Official, member of the 'ALBA' trade union, disaster manager and emergency relief
coordinator.
Chair of the National Association for the Families of Mafia Victims (since 2008).
Works published include: Ammazzate Beppe Alfano ('Kill Beppe Alfano') (2005), Solidarietà ad Personam, le
vittime scelte ('Personal solidarity - the chosen victims) (2005), Filippo Basile, un dirigente regionale
prematuramente scomparso ('Filippo Basile, the premature death of a regional manager') (2004), La Zona
Ombra. La lezione di mio padre ucciso dalla mafia e abbandonato dallo Stato (Shadowland. Lessons from a
father assassinated by the Mafia and renounced by the state) (2011).
ALFONSI François (Verts/ALE / FR)
ALLAM Magdi Cristiano (EFD / IT)
ALVARO Alexander (ALDE / DE)
Lawyer, bank employee
Qualification in banking (1997). State law examination (2004).
Member, Federal Executive, FDP Youth Section (2000-2005); member of the Federal Executive of the FDP
(since 2003).
Member of the European Parliament, home affairs spokesman, ALDE Group (2004-2009).
Member, Bureau, FDP (since 2011).
ALVES Luís Paulo (S&D / PT)
Company manager
Graduate in business organisation and management (1989); Executive officer at the SRHOP research unit
(1989); Executive officer at the Court of Auditors (1990); Manager of Unileite (1991-2009).
Vice-President of the Academic Association of the University of the Azores (1984); Youth delegate for the
Azores at the election of Mário Soares to the Presidency (1986); Azores delegate at the European Parliament
elections for Paulo Casaca (1999 and 2004).
Member of the supervisory board of the Caixa de Crédito Agrícola dos Açores (2007).
Member of the Azores Regional Assembly (2000-2009).
ANDERSDOTTER Amelia (Verts/ALE / SE)
ANDERSON Martina (GUE/NGL / GB)
First Class Social Science Honours Degree (1996).
Political Researcher (1999-2002); Sinn Féin All Ireland Coordinator (2002-2006); Sinn Féin Director of Unionist
Engagement (2006-2007).
Member of the Legislative Assembly and Member of the Policing Board (2007-2011); Junior Minister in the
office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (2011-2012).
ANDREASEN Marta (ECR / GB)
Certified Public Accountant (1978); Economist (1987); Babson College Consortium for executive Development
(1993).
Auditor Price Waterhouse (1977/1982); Finance Manager and Regional Finance Director ( Multinational
companies: Townsend, Lotus Development, Witco, Rockwell Automation (1982/1998).
Official at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development -Head of Accounting (1998); Chief
Accounting Officer and Budget Execution Director at the European Commission ( 2002).
Treasurer of the United Kingdom Independence Party ( 2007).
Awards: “Frode Jakobsen” award (Denmark 2003); Accountancy Age “Personality of the Year” award (United
Kingdom 2003); Certified Fraud Examiners Association “Corporate Sentinel” award (USA 2004).
ANDRÉS BAREA Josefa (S&D / ES)
Diploma in nursing (1978). Civil servant (1991). Master's degree in Quality Control (1993).
Assistant health inspector (1991).
Councillor (1977). Member of the UGT Executive Committee (1980).
Member of the Vicente Ferrer Foundation in Valencia (1984). Cultural cooperation with the people of Cuba
(1988).
Independent member, spokeswoman for the Justice and Public Administration Commit tee in the Regional
Parliament of Valencia (1997).
ANDRIEU Eric (S&D / FR)
1979 Baccalaureate D (Mathematics and Natural Sciences)
1985 State Certificate for Youth Activity Leaders (DEFA)
1986 Mediterranean Agronomic Institute (IAM)
1986 - 1988 Inter-municipal development officer
1989 - 1990 Research officer
1991 - 1993 Special adviser on inter-municipal activities
1994 - 2006 Local development consultant
2005 - 2014 First federal secretary for the Aude branch of the Socialist Party
2009 - ... Member of the Socialist Party national council and national bureau
1995 - 2014 Mayor (1995-2012), then member of the municipal council (2012-2014), of Villerouge Termenès
1990 - 2012 Chair of the Massif de Mouthoumet district development agency (1990-2000), then Member of the
Massif de Mouthoumet Inter-municipal Council (2000-2012)
1988 - 2004 Member/Vice-Chair of Aude Departmental Council (1994-2004)
2004 - ... Member/Vice-Chair of Languedoc Roussillon Regional Council (2004-2010 and since 2014)
1999 - 2012 Chair of the Pays Corbières Minervois Association
2010 - 2012 Chair of the Corbières Minervois local action group
1998 - 2008 Chair of Unadel (National Union of Local Development Officers and Organisations)
2008 - ... Member of the Unadel board
French Order of Agricultural Merit
ANDRIKIENĖ Laima Liucija (PPE / LT)
Scientist, politician
Degree in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Vilnius (1980); Doctorate in Economics (1986).
Associate Professor (2004). Fellowships at Manchester University, UK (1988-1989) and Georgetown University,
Washington DC (1996).
Engineer at the Computing Centre of the Lithuanian Research Institute of Agricultural Economics (1980 -1983),
Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute (1983-1989). Assistant to the Deputy Prime Minister of
Lithuania (1989-1990). Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science of the Law University of
Lithuania, Director of the Institute of EU Policy and Management, Dean of the Faculty of Public Management
(2002-2004).
Member of the Lithuanian Supreme Council - Reconstituent Seimas (Parliament), Signatory of the Act of
Restoration of Independence of Lithuania, member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, member of the
Committee on Budgets (1990-1992); Member of the Parliament (Seimas) of the Republic of Lithuania (1992-
2000), member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (1992-2000), Vice-Chair of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs (2000), member of the Committee on European Affairs (1998-2000).
Chair of the Lithuanian parliamentary delegation to the Baltic Assembly, Chair of the Presidium of the Baltic
Assembly (1998-2000).
Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Lithuania (1996); Minister of European Affairs of the Republic
of Lithuania (1996-1998). Member of the Lithuanian Popular Movement 'Sąjūdis' (1988-1993), member of
'Sąjūdis' Seimas (Council) (1992-1993); co-founder of the Homeland Union, member of its Board (1993-1998);
founder and Chair of the Homeland People's Party (1999-2001); member of the Lithuanian Union of the Right
(2001-2003); member of the Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats (since 2003), member of the
Party's Council (since 2006), member of the Party's Presidium (since 2011)
Member of the European Parliament (since 2004). Member of the EPP -ED Group bureau (2007-2009). EPP-ED
Group Coordinator in the Subcommittee on Human Rights (2007-2009). Vice President of the EP Subcommittee
on Human Rights (2009-2012). Member of the EP International Trade Committee (since 2009), Substitute
Member of the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs (since 2004), Member of the EP Subcommittee on Human
Rights (since 2004).
Member of the Board of Directors of Vilnius Yiddish Institute (since 2005). Member of the Academic Council of
Kazimieras Simonavičius University (Vilnius) (since 2012).
Honours: Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the French Republic (1997), Independence Medal of the
Republic of Lithuania (2000), Medal of the Baltic Assembly (2003), Cross of Commander of the Order of the
Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (2004), Honorary Doctor (Honoris Causa), Kingston University, UK (2007),
Golden Sign of Honour of the Confederation of Lithuanian Industrialists (2008).
Author and co-author of publications (articles, academic monographs) on the issues of foreign policy, EU
policies and management, interest groups and lobbying, economic reform, agricultural economics and human
rights.
ANGELILLI Roberta (PPE / IT)
Master's degree in European Law, Master's degree in Communication and Digital Media, Master's degree in
EU-Funded Project Building; degree in political science; taking degree course in development and international
cooperation
Volunteer with the Italian Red Cross
Rome provincial Secretary of Fronte della Gioventù (Youth Front) (1993-1996). Rome provincial President of
Azione Giovani (Youth Action) (1996-1997).
Director of the Alleanza Nazionale Young Entrepreneurs Office (1995-2001).
Member of the Alleanza Nazionale political executive (2005-2009).
Member of the national bureau of Popolo della Libertà (2009-2013).
Joined the Nuovo Centrodestra party in November 2013.
Founder and active member of the environmental association 'Fare Verde' and the international voluntary work
organisation 'Movimento e Comunità'.
Member of the European Parliament since 1994; head of the Alleanza Nazi onale delegation (2004-2009). Vice-
President of the European Parliament (since 2009).
European Parliament Mediator for International Parental Child Abduction (since 2009).
Chair of the high-level group on gender equality and diversity at the European Parliament (since 2012).
ANTINORO Antonello (PPE / IT)
Doctor of medicine; orthopaedics and physical therapy specialist
Head of the physical therapy department at ASL 6 Palermo
Member of the Sicily Regional Assembly (first elected in 2001).
Chair of the Committee on Employment, Cultural Heritage and Professional Training from 2001 to 2006.
Member of the Sicilian Regional Executive with responsibility for cultural heritage and education from May 2008
to May 2009.
ANTONESCU Elena Oana (PPE / RO)
Lawyer
Degree in law, Nicolae Titulescu University, Bucharest (1998-2002); postgraduate studies in private law, Nicolae
Titulescu University, Bucharest (2003-2004); Master's degree in Public Policy and European Integration,
National School for Political and Administrative Studies, Bucharest (2004-2006); postgraduate studies in
International Relations and Euro-Atlantic Studies, Romanian Diplomatic Institute (2006-2007); postgraduate
studies, Institute for European Studies, University of Birmingham, UK (2007).
Trainee lawyer (2002-2003). Associate lawyer (2003-2005); Adviser to Government Monitoring Authority, Prime
Minister's Office (2005-2008); Adviser to European Parliament (2008).
Member, Liberal Democratic Party (2001).
ANTONIOZZI Alfredo (PPE / IT)
Graduate in law (1980); started legal practice (1981).
Forza Italia coordinator for the Provincial Council of Rome. Stood for the post of chairman of the Provincial
Council of Rome (April 2008).
Rome City Council: member of the Social Services Committee (1981) and member of the Executive with
responsibility for education, general affairs, agriculture and the Tiber waterside (1985-1989). Lazio Region:
member of the Regional Council (2000), chairman of the Culture Committee (1990-1992), group leader of
Democrazia Cristiana (1992-1994), member of the Regional Executive with responsibility for transport (1994-
1995). Re-elected member of the Regional Council in 1995 and in 2000 for Forza Italia. Member of the Bureau
(1995-1999), group leader of Forza Italia until July 2004, member of the Bureau of Forza Italia, Forza Italia
coordinator for the Provincial Council of Rome. Rome City Council: Member of the Executive with responsibility
for heritage, housing and special projects (2008).
ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA Pablo (PPE / ES)
Diploma in Marketing (ESEM, Escuela Internacional de Dirección Empresarial) (Madrid, 1991 -1993). Master's
degree in Business Administration and Management (ESEM) (Madrid, 1993). Public Management Leadership
Program (PLGP) at the IESE Business School (Madrid, 2008-2009).
Deputy Executive Secretary of the CDI (Centrist Democrat International) (Brussels, 2000-February 2002).
Assistant to the Prime Minister (2002-2004). Executive Adviser to former Prime Minister José María Aznar
López (his Head of Office) (since 2004).
ARLACCHI Pino (S&D / IT)
University professor.
Graduate in sociology (1973); associate professor, University of Florence (1983); professor extraordinary of
general sociology (1994); full professor of general sociology (1998).
Member of the national head office of the Democratic Party of the Left (1991).
Special advisor of the Prime Minister of Romania for combating organized crime and corruption (September
2012-Present). Expert adviser to the regional anti-Mafia board for Calabria (2007-2008). Consultant to the
parliamentary anti-mafia committee (1984-1987); member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies for the Democratic
Party of the Left (1994-1996); member of the Italian Senate for the Democratic Party of the Left (1996-1997);
Vice-chairman of the parliamentary anti-mafia committee (1994-1996); special adviser to the Internal Affairs
Ministry on the creation of the anti-mafia investigations directorate (DIA) (1991-1994).
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; Director-General of UN Headquarters in Vienna; Executive-
Director of the Drug control programme (1997-2002).
Chairman of the International Association for the Study of Organized Crime (1984-1987); Chairman of the
Giovanni and Francesca Falcone Foundation (1992-2000).
Recipient of various national and international awards and honours.
ARSENIS Kriton (S&D / GR)
Urban and regional planner, economist
Degree in Urban and Regional Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly (1996 -2001).
Masters Degree in International Development (MPAID), Kennedy School, Harvard University (2001-2003).
Designed and coordinated 'Sustainable Aegean', a public awareness campaign for the sustainable development
of the Aegean Islands, under the auspices of Elliniki Etairia (Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage)
(2005-2009); coordinated national 'Turn the lights off' initiatives (June and February 2007), part of the climate
change awareness-raising effort; member of the National Planning Council and represented ten environmental
organisations (2008-2009).
Active member of the environmental movement in Greece and abroad since 1982. Awarded a prize by the
Prefecture of Thessaloniki (1998) for his contribution to the protection of the Old City (Ano Poli) of Thessaloniki.
European Union and EUROPA NOSTRA (Network of cultural heritage associate organisation from all over
Europe) European Grand Prize (2009) in the category 'Education, training and awareness -raising' for the
campaign 'Sustainable Aegean'.
ASHWORTH Richard (ECR / GB)
Company director
Secondary education. NDA CDA CDFM (1969). Farmer in New Zealand (1969-1972); farmer in England (1972-
2001). Director, own processing company (1978- ). Chairman, United Milk PLC (1990-2003). Chairman, NFU
Corporate (2000-2003).
In the Conservative Party: Chairman, Conservative Association (1997-2000); Member, Regional Executive
(1998-2000).
Chairman of a further education college (1980-1999).
ATKINS Robert (ECR / GB)
Educated at Highgate School.
National President of Conservative Trades Unionists (1984-1987).
MP for Preston North (1979-1983) and South Ribble (1983-1997). Secretary, Conservative Parliamentary
Defence Committee (1979-1982); Vice-Chairman, Conservative Parliamentary Aviation Committee (1979-1982);
Chairman, Lancashire Conservative MPs (1995-1997); Chairman, North-West Group of Conservative MPs
(1996-1997). Member of the Conservative Group for Europe.
Parliamentary private secretary to various Ministers (1982-1987). Member of Select Committee on Procedure
(1995-1997). Minister for Industry and Aerospace, Department of Trade and Industry (1987-1989); Minister for
Roads and Traffic, Department of Transport (1989-1990); Minister for Sport, Department of the Environment
and then Department for Education (1990-1992); Minister of State, Northern Ireland (1992-1994); Minister of
State, Department of the Environment (1994-1995).
Member of the Privy Council (since 1995). Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
Knighted 1997. Freeman of the City of London.
ATTARD-MONTALTO John (S&D / MT)
Lawyer
BA (Hons.) History (1974). Diploma of Notary Public. Doctor of Laws (1979).
Lawyer (1979- ).
Member of Parliament representing the Malta Labour Party (elected in 1987, 1992, 1996, 1998, and 2003).
Minister of Industry and Economic Affairs (1996-1998).
Observer in the European Parliament (2003-2004).
Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1992-1996, 1998-2003, 2003- ).
Awarded the Malta Literary Award for 'The Nobles of Malta'.
Visiting Lecturer at the University of Malta.
AUCONIE Sophie (PPE / FR)
Graduate of the School of Business and Management, Tours (2002).
Advisory official with responsibility for regional development, Indre-et-Loire Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(1993-2006).
Member of Tours Municipal Council (since 2008). Chair of the 'Nouvelle Energie pour Tours' (NET) group (since
2011).
Member of the European Parliament (since 2009), committed to:
- food that is safe, of high-quality and profitable for producers. Rapporteur on the labelling of beef and beef
products. Member of the Wine, Fruits and Vegetables, Tradition and Quality Food Intergroup in the European
Parliament;
- access to good quality water for all. Member of the Water Intergroup in the European Parliament. Chair of the
'Cercle Français de l'Eau' (since 2012). Governor of the World Water Council (since 2012);
- a social market economy. Vice-Chair of the Public Services Intergroup in the European Parliament;
- the promotion of sport as a force for public health and social cohesion. Chair of the Friends of Sport working
group in the European Parliament. Co-Chair of the 'sport, économie, cité' (sports, economy, society)
parliamentary club;
- the rights of women and the family. Chair of the 'Femmes au Centre' Association (Women at the Centre) (since
2009);
- a strong and democratic Europe. Member of the national council and executive committee of the European
Movement - France (since 2009).
Vice-Chair of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI), responsible for feminisation and rejuvenation.
Member of the UDI's national appointments committee. Member of the UDI's Europe and Project working
groups.
AUDY Jean-Pierre (PPE / FR)
Chartered accountant, auditor
Degree in chartered accountancy. Post-graduate diploma (DESS) in taxation, finance and business law
(Clermont-Ferrand). Studied at the Clermont-Ferrand School of Commerce. Master's degree in economics
(Clermont-Ferrand). Post-graduate diploma (DESS) from the Institute of Business Management (Clermont -
Ferrand). Graduate of the International Student Center of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
(USA).
Founded a chartered accountancy practice (1979). Founded a firm of auditors (1995).
Member of the UMP departmental committee (2002). UMP Political Adviser.
Member of Meymac municipal council (since 1977). Deputy mayor of Meymac (1977-1995). Member of the
Departmental Council for the Canton of Meymac (Corrèze), Chairman of the Committee on Economic
Development, Agriculture and Tourism (from March 2008 to May 2012).
Technical adviser to the International Auditing Practices Committee (IAPC) of the International Federation of
Accountants (IFAC) (1977-2000). France's representative on IFAC's Small and Medium Practices Permanent
Task Force (from June 2004 to June 2005).
Chairman of the Limoges Order of Accountants' regional council (1985-1996). Vice-Chairman of the governing
council of the Order of Accountants (1994-2001). Chairman of the Tulle and Ussel Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (1998 - June 2005). Chairman of the Limousin Poitou-Charentes Regional Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (2001-2003). Vice-President of the Assembly of French Chambers of Commerce and Industry (2001-
2004).
Knight of the Legion of Honour. Knight of the Order of Academic Palms. Silver Medal, then Silver-Gilt Medal of
the governing council of the Order of Accountants. Silver Medal for community, departmental and regional work.
AUKEN Margrete (Verts/ALE / DK)
Parish priest
Degree in theology (Copenhagen University, 1971). Parish priest at Frederiksberg Church (since 1972).
Chairman of Left-Wing Socialist Group in the Nordic Council (1984-1987).
Member of the Folketing (1973-1977 and 1979-2004); member of the Folketing's Bureau
(1994-2004).
Member of the Nordic Council (1982-1990); substitute member (1982-1986) and member (1986-1989) of the
Nordic Council's Presidium.
Member of the General Assembly (since 1982) and of the Executive Committee (since 2004) of the Danish
Society for Nature Conservation. Member of the Government's Road Safety Commission (1985-1990 and 1994-
2004). Member of the Ministry of Justice's Animal Experimentation Board (1991-1995).
AYALA SENDER Inés (S&D / ES)
University professor
1975 - 1982 Joint degree in Spanish and English, Saragossa
1994 - 1995 Law course, Saragossa
1995 - 1997 Postgraduate studies in sustainable development, ULB Brussels
2002 - 2004 Course in teaching Spanish as a foreign language, Alcalá de Henares, 2002-2004).
1980 - 1990 Lecturer in the Department of Spanish Literature, University of Saragossa
1990 - 1994 Member of the Confederal Executive of the Spanish General Workers Union (UGT) with
responsibility for social action (women, young people, social services, migration, environment, consumer affairs,
social economy)
1994 - 1995 Deputy Director-General responsible for European programmes in Fundescoop (Foundation for the
Development of Cooperativism and the Social Economy)
1995 - 1997 National expert in the Directorate-General for the Environment of the European Commission
1997 - 2004 Policy Adviser to the PES Group for various EP committees and delegations
1984 - 1985 Regional Secretary of the Women’s Section of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) in
Aragon
1989 - 1990 Coordinator, Provincial Executive Committee of the UGT in Saragossa
1990 - 1994 Member of the Confederal Executive of the UGT with responsibility within ETUC, ICFTU and TUAC
consultative committees for equality, migration and the environment - Adviser to the Spanish National Institute
of Social Security (INSS) - Chair of the Spanish Economic and Social Committee Working Party on the White
Paper on Industry
1990 - 1994 Expert in the European Economic and Social Committee on combating exclusion
1995 - 1997 National expert in the Directorate-General for the Environment of the European Commission
1997 - 2004 Policy Adviser to the PES Group for various EP committees (TRAN, ENVI, REGI) and delegations
2004 - 2009 Member of the European Parliament in the VI legislative term (member of the TRAN, PETI and
CONT Committees and substitute member of the REGI Committee).
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament in the VII legislative term (member of the TRAN and CONT
Committees and substitute member of the ENVI Committee)
2009 - 2014 Observer in the European Transport Safety Council
2009 - 2014 Member of Rail Forum Europa
2009 - 2014 Member of the Smart Move High Level Group
AYLWARD Liam (ALDE / IE)
Diploma in Building and Construction (1972). Laboratory technician.
Member of Kilkenny County Council (1974-2002): at various times served on the Health Committee, Education
Committee and Planning Committee. Chairman, South-Eastern Health Board (1987-1988). Chairman,
Vocational Education Authority (1997-2002). Member of Dáil Éireann (1977- ): at various times member of the
Health Committee, Public Accounts Committee, Sport and Tourism Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee and
Public Enterprise and Transport Committee.
Minister of State, Department of Energy (1988-1989). Minister for Forestry (1992-1994). Minister for Sport and
Youth. Minister of State, Department of Education, Minister of State, Department of Agriculture, Food and
Forestry (2002-2004).
AYUSO Pilar (PPE / ES)
Doctor in Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural engineer (1964); Doctorate in agricultural engineering (1972). Diploma in European Community
Studies (Diplomatic College, 1983).
Researcher (1965-1970) and research project director, National Institute for Agricultural Research (1970-1996).
Secretary of the Partido Popular National Committee on Agricultural Studies (1983-1991).
Member of the Castile-La Mancha Regional Parliament (1991-1999).
Adviser on agriculture and the environment to the Partido Popular's parliamentary groups in the Congress of
Deputies and the Senate (1991-1996).
Director-General responsible for Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1996-1999).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
van BAALEN Johannes Cornelis (ALDE / NL)
Lawyer
1979 - 1988 Master of Law, Master of Political Studies
1988 - 1998 Managing Director, Deloitte – Public Affairs Consultants, Deloitte, Amsterdam, The Hague,
Brussels
1993 - 1998 International Secretary in the VVD Presidium
2009 - ... Advisory member of the VVD Presidium
2009 - ... Member of the VVD Party President's Coordinating Committee (Kerngroep)
2009 - ... Member of the VVD Prime Minister's Coordinating Committee (BPO)
1999 - 2009 Member of VVD parliamentary group, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Chairman of the Standing Committee on Defence, Member of the European Convention on the Future of
Europe, Rapporteur on parliamentary oversight of international military operations, Rapporteur on role of
national parliament in EU decision making – House of Representatives, Netherlands Parliament, The Hague
2009 - 2014 President, Liberal International, London
2014 - ... President of Honour, Liberal International, London
2014 - 2015 Vice-President, ALDE Party (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe), Brussels
2015 - ... President, ALDE Party (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe), Brussels
2009 - 2014 Member of ALDE Group, Bureau Member, Chairman of the EP's Japan Delegation, Member of the
EP's US Delegation, Member of the EP's Afghanistan Delegation, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Member of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, Substitute Member of the Committee on Industry,
Technology, Research and Energy – European Parliament, Brussels, Strasbourg
1999 - 2009 Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (during mandate in the
Netherlands Parliament)
1999 - 2009 Member of NATO Parliamentary Assembly (during mandate in the Netherlands Parliament)
1986 - ... Reserve Colonel, Royal Netherlands Army
1988 - ... Fellow, 21st Century Trust/Salzburg Global Seminar, London/Salzburg
1994 Participant in the US International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) - US State Department
2007 - ... Fellow, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), London
BACH Georges (PPE / LU)
Employee of the Luxembourg Railways
1/9/1970 - 30/6/1973 Lycée technique Emile Metz (technical secondary education)
1/9/1974 - 13/7/2009 Rail transport
1/11/1999 - 30/6/2011 Chrëschtlech-Sozial Vollekspartei (Christian Social People's Party, CSV), Chair of
Luxembourg-Cents local section
1/1/2002 - 31/12/2009 Chair of rail workers' union SYPRO LUX
1/10/1998 - 13/7/2009 Member of Economic and Social Council
1/1/2000 - 31/12/2005 Vice-Chair, CSV regional committee, Luxembourg-Centre
1/1/2002 - 31/12/2009 Member of ETF (European Transport Workers' Federation)
BADIA i CUTCHET Maria (S&D / ES)
English teacher
Studied English Philology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
English teacher at primary schools in Sabadell.
Coordinator, First PSC Secretariat (1985-1994). Coordinator, PSOE International Relations Secretariat (1994-
1996). Head of the Secretariat of the President of the Parliament of Catalonia (1996-1999).
PSC Secretary for European and International Policy (2000-2011) and Member of the PSC leadership (since
2000).
Member of the European Parliament (since 2004).
Leading candidate on the PSC list for the EP elections in 2009.
Member of PES Women (since 2009).
Vice-President of the S&D Group, responsible for Communications (2009-2012).
BAGÓ Zoltán (PPE / HU)
Jurist
Law degree (Eötvös Loránd University, Political Science and Law Departm ent, 2000).
Member of Fidesz party (1996-); party vice-chair, Bács-Kiskun region (2001-) and party chair in Kalocsa (2005-).
Member, Kalocsa town council (2002-2006); committee chair, town council (2006-2010). Member of the Bács-
Kiskun regional assembly (1998-2002); co-chair, committee in regional assembly (2002-2006); vice-chair,
regional assembly (2006-2010).
Private secretary, Hungarian Parliament (1998-2002); member, Hungarian Parliament, representing Fidesz
(2002-2006); Fidesz expert (2006-2010).
Observer, then Member, European Parliament (2003-2004).
BALČYTIS Zigmantas (S&D / LT)
Economist, mathematician
Vilnius University, Finance and Accounting Faculty, specialising in economic cybernetics (1976).
Engineer at the Planning and Design Bureau of the Ministry of the Food Industry (1976-1978). Deputy director
of the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society (1984-1989). Director of the Vilnius asphalt and concrete works
(1992-1994). Deputy director of the company Lithun (1996-2000).
Trade union administrator (1989-1991). Member of Lietuvos demokratinės darbo partija (Democratic Labour
Party of Lithuania) (2000−2001). Member of Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (Social Democratic Party of
Lithuania) (since 2001). Vice-Chair of Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (since 2004).
Member of Vilnius City Council (1994).
Deputy Governor of Vilnius District (1994-1996).
Member of the Seimas (Parliament) of the Republic of Lithuania (2000-2009). Chair of the Lietuvos
socialdemokratų partija group in the Seimas (2008-2009).
Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania (2001-2005). Minister of Finance of the
Republic of Lithuania (2005-2007). Acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania (2006).
Member of the Seimas delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2008-2009).
Founder of the charitable foundation 'Padėkime kitiems' (Let's help others) (since 2003).
Honours: Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Lithuania (Rolandas Paksas, President of the
Republic of Lithuania, 6 February 2004); Order of the Great Cross (Grã-Cruz) for merit (Office of the President
of Portugal, 29 May 2002); honorary decoration for making a personal contribution to advancing Lithuania's
transatlantic relations on the occasion of the Republic of Lithuania's invitation to join NATO (Va ldas Adamkus,
President of the Republic of Lithuania, 23 November 2002); Afanasy Nikitin Medal for making a great
contribution to the development of transport bringing regions and nations closer together (Sergey Frank,
Transport Minister of the Russian Federation, 9 September 2003); medal commemorating the 750th anniversary
of the coronation of the King Mindaugas of Lithuania (Office of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, 23
July 2003).
BALDASSARRE Raffaele (PPE / IT)
Lawyer.
Degree in law (1987).
Called to the Bar in 1991; registered to serve at the Italian Court of Cassation (2004).
Deputy Secretary of the Italian People's Party (PPI) (Lecce) (1994-1998); provincial Secretary of the United
Christian Democrats (CDU) (Lecce) (1998-1999); Provincial Secretary of Forza Italia (2001-2004); provincial
chairman of the Workers' Christian Movement (MCL) (2007).
Municipal councillor and Christian Democrat (DC) group leader in the municipality of Cavallino (1988 -1991);
vice-chairman of the regional committee on employment and training (2001-2005); vice-chairman of the
regional committee on production activities (2005-2009).
BALDINI Marino (S&D / HR)
BALZ Burkhard (PPE / DE)
1989 - 1991 Vocational training in banking, Commerzbank AG Hannover
1991 - 2000 Studies in Law and Political Science, Georg August University Göttingen
8/1993 - 12/1993 Commerz Securities (Japan) Co. Ltd., Tokyo
2/1999 - 3/1999 Commerzbank AG, London branch
2000 - 2001 Wholesale client trainee programme, Commerzbank AG, in Hanover and Frankfurt/Main
2001 - 2002 Consultant in the EU representation of the Commerzbank AG, Brussels
2002 - 2004 Relations with wholesale clients of Commerzbank AG in Hanover
2004 - 2009 Relations with institutional clients of Commerzbank AG in Hanover, most recently as head of
department
1990 - 1992 Local Chair, Junge Union, Schaumburg
1990 - 1996 District Chair, Junge Union, Hanover
1989 - 2003 Member of the CDU Hanover District Executive Committee
1998 - 2002 Press spokesman for CDU Schaumburg
2002 - 2006 District Chair, CDU Schaumburg
2003 - 2014 Deputy Regional Chair, CDU Hanover
2008 - ... Member of the Lower Saxony Executive Committee of the CDU Economic Council
2010 - 2014 Member of the Lower Saxony CDU Executive Committee
2014 - ... Treasurer of the Lower Saxony CDU
2014 - ... Member of the Lower Saxony CDU Bureau
1991 - 2015 Municipal councillor, Stadthagen
1991 - 2011 Member of the Schaumburg district council
2009 - ... Member of the European Parliament
BALZANI Francesca (S&D / IT)
Lawyer.
Secondary school-leaving certificate in classical subjects. Graduate in law.
Lawyer (since 1996); adviser to the Genova e Imperia Savings Bank Foundation (2005-2007).
Member of Genova City Council with responsibility for the budget and fiscal policy (2007-2009).
BARBAGALLO Giovanni (S&D / IT)
Official at the AMT in Catania
Degree in education (6.12.1977).
Local head of the personnel office at the AMT, Catania.
Appointed union leader of the CISL - Italian Confederation of Trade Unions (1970).
Municipal councillor inTrecastagni (1979); provincial councillor in Catania (1985-1993); executive councillor for
the Province of Catania (1985-1990).
Member of the Sicilian Regional Assembly (1996-2012); group leader of the Italian People's Party; deputy group
leader of the Democratic Party.
Leader of Azione Cattolica; has had three books published: 'A costo della libertà' (published by Città Nuova), 'La
Sicilia tra crisi e speranza' (published by Effatà) and 'La Sicilia che verrà' (published by Greco).
BARTOLOZZI Paolo (PPE / IT)
Self-employed.
Degree in law.
Regional and national party leader.
Mayor of Londa (Florence) (1985-1987). Regional councillor (since 1987); regional councillor for Florence
(1990); chairman of the Special committee on community affairs and international cooperation; re-elected as
regional councillor for Florence (1995); chairman of the Committee on vigilance and control and member of the
Committee on health and social security; chairman of the Forza Italia-Polo Popolare group; elected on the Forza
Italia list for Florence (2000); member of the sixth Committee on regional planning and the environment and the
Committee on the special statute; elected councillor on the Forza Italia list for both Florence and Livorno, opting
for the latter (2005). Vice-president of Tuscany Regional Council (2005-2007); chairman of the Special
committee on relations with the European Union and Tuscany's international activities (2008).
Member of the European Parliament (2001-2004); member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal
Market, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Delegation for relations with the countries of
Central America and Mexico. Returned to the European Parliament in July 2008; member of the Committee on
Economic and Monetary Affairs and of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America.
BĂSESCU Elena (PPE / RO)
Bachelor's Degree in Economic and Financial Affairs - Domestic and International, Romanian-American
University, Bucharest (1999-2004). Master's Degree in Political Science, National School of Political and
Administrative Studies, Bucharest (2005-2007). Introductory course at the National College of Defence,
Bucharest (2008). Economist, SC Luxten Lighting Company SA, Bucharest (2004-2009). Trainee in the offices
of Iosif Matula MEP and Monica Iacob-Ridzi (2008-2009). Member of the Liberal-Democratic Party Youth
Organisation and Secretary-General (2008-2009).
Course for Senior Officials at the National College of Defence, Bucharest (2010).
BASTOS Regina (PPE / PT)
Lawyer
Degree in law (Catholic University of Oporto). Member of the Delegation of the Order of Lawyers, Estarreja
district.
Member of the National Political Committee of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).
Assistant to the Civil Governor of Aveiro. Member of the Estarreja Municipal Assembly.
President of the Aveiro Municipal Assembly.
Member of the Portuguese Parliament (Tenth legislative term). Vice-Chair of the PSD parliamentary group.
Vice-Chair of the Committee on Health, Portuguese Parliament.
Secretary of State for Health in the 16th Constitutional Government.
Member of the European Parliament (2000-2004 and 2009-2014).
BATTEN Gerard (EFD / GB)
Hand bookbinder (1972-1976). Salesman, British Telecom (1976-2004).
In the UK Independence Party: founder member (1993); Member of the National Executive Committee (1993-
1997; 2002-2006); Party Secretary (1994-1997).
BAUER Edit (PPE / SK)
Economist, sociologist
Economist (1968). PhD (sociology) (1980)
Specialist, National Association of Artisans' Cooperatives (1968-1969). Researcher in economics and sociology
(1969-1990).
Member of the Hungarian Coalition Party (SMK-MKP) (1990). Vice-Chair of the Hungarian Coalition Party
(1998-2004). Member of the Executive of the Hungarian Coalition Party (2004-).
Parliamentary representative, National Council of Slovakia (1990-1998, 2002-2004). Chair of the Subcommittee
for Science (1992-1994). Vice-Chair, Social Affairs Committee (2002-2004).
Undersecretary of State, Employment, Social and Family Affairs Ministry (1998-2002).
Member of the European Parliament (since 2004).
Member of the Board of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1995).
BEARDER Catherine (ALDE / GB)
Attended Hawthorns School, Frinton on Sea, Essex, and St Christopher School , Letchworth, Hertfordshire.
Manager, Bicester Citizen's Advice Bureau (1990-1994); Development Officer, National Federation of Women's
Institutes (1994-1998); Development Officer, Victim Support, Oxfordshire (1998-2000); Regional Director -
South East, Britain in Europe (2001-2009).
Chair, Banbury Liberal Democrats; Chair, Liberal Democrats Conference Committee; member of the Federal
Conference Committee, ELDR delegation and the Lib Dem International Relations Committee. Parliamentary
candidate for Banbury (1997) and Henley (2001); European Parliamentary candidate for South East Region
(1999 and 2004).
Councillor: Cherwell County Council (1994-1999); Oxfordshire County Council (2003-2004).
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
BECKER Heinz K. (PPE / AT)
1969 - 1969 Military service
1970 - 1970 Secondary school-leaving certificate
1970 - 1974 Marubeni Corporation (Japanese export-import company with its East European headquarters in
Vienna): assistant to the Japanese manager responsible for the COMECON markets of the GDR, Hungary,
Yugoslavia and Bulgaria; setting up of the Berlin office; responsible for Hungary and Bulgaria (based in Vienna)
1974 - 1977 Gramm & Grey advertising agency, Vienna: client advisor / account manager and account director /
group account director
1977 - 1980 Österreichische Philips Industrie, Vienna: advertising manager for the audio and home electronics
sector
1980 - 1985 GKK International advertising agency, Vienna: account director / group account director and
authorised signatory
1985 - 1988 Grey Group advertising agency, Vienna (subsidiary of Grey International, New York): Agency head
and account director
1986 - 1986 Professional examinations in advertising consultancy and advertising media
1988 - 1988 MediaCom media agency, founder and Chief Executive
1988 - 1992 BZW Advertising advertising agency, Vienna: Agency head, member of the executive board
1992 - 2011 BECKER Advertising Agency, Vienna and Perchtoldsdorf
2002 - 2002 Handover of management to spouse Anna
2011 - 2011 Transfer of business to spouse (termination of all business licences)
2001 - 2014 Secretary-General of the Austrian Senior Citizens’ Association (ÖSB)
2001 - 2014 Member of the Board of the Political Academy
2009 - 2014 Member of the executive of the Main Association of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions
2013 - 2014 Vice-President of the European Senior Citizens’ Union (ESCU)
2011 - 2014 Member of the European Alzheimer’s Alliance
2011 - 2014 Vice-President of the parliamentary Intergroup on Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity
17/10/2012 - 2014 Vice-President of the Parliamentary Interest Group on Carers
9/10/2012 - 2014 Member of the Disability Intergroup of the European Parliament
6/1/2014 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament Osteoporosis Interest Group
1998 - 2000 Member of Perchtoldsdorf rotary club (since 1998), founder member and President (1999-2000)
2006 - 2014 Member of the supervisory board of Springer Schlössl GmbH
BELDER Bas (EFD / NL)
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs
2009 - 2014 Chair, European Parliament Delegation for relations with Israel
BELET Ivo (PPE / BE)
Journalist
1981 Degree in Germanic philology (Catholic University of Louvain)
1996 Master's in Business Administration (University of Hasselt)
1985 - 1989 Journalist with Concentra
1989 - 2004 Journalist with VRT
2006 - ... Member of town council, Hasselt
BÉLIER Sandrine (Verts/ALE / FR)
BENARAB-ATTOU Malika (Verts/ALE / FR)
BENDTSEN Bendt (PPE / DK)
1987 - 1988 Higher commercial examination course in accounting and business administration, Tietgen
Business College, Odense
1975 - 1978 Police college
1971 - 1971 Lower secondary examination, Odense Friskole
1984 - 1999 Detective inspector, Odense
1980 - 1984 Police inspector, Odense
1975 - 1980 Copenhagen Police
2000 - 2008 Chairman of the Konservative Folkeparti (Conservative People's Party)
1999 - 2008 Political leader of the Conservative People's Party
1986 - 1994 Vice-Chairman of the Odense Criminal Police Association
1990 - 1999 Odense city council
1994 - 2009 Member of the Danish Parliament for the Conservative People's Party
2001 - 2008 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economic and Business Affairs
2005 - 2010 Vice-Chairman of the International Democratic Union (IDU)
2013 - 2014 First Vice-President of SME Europe
2005 - 2006 Vice-Chair of the Globalisation Council
2001 - 2008 Member of the Internal Market Council
1/7/2002 - 31/12/2002 Chair of the Internal Market Council
Denmark, Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog, conferred 2002
Denmark, Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog, 1st class, conferred 2008
Sweden, Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Polar Star, conferred 2007
Germany, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, conferred 2002
Belgium, Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown, conferred 2002
Luxembourg, Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
Bulgaria, Stara Planina Order, 1st class
Brazil, Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross, conferred 2007
Mexico, Order of the Aztec Eagle, Grand Cross 2nd class, conferred 2009
EPP Schuman Medal from the PPE-DE Group in the European Parliament, conferred 2003
BENNAHMIAS Jean-Luc (ALDE / FR)
Journalist
Advanced Technician's Certificate (1976). University diploma in training (1984). Journalist (1974-1994).
National secretary of the Green Party (1997-2001). Member of the Île-de-France Regional Council (1992-1996).
Director of the 2002 presidential election campaign; coordinator of the National Vigilance Committee against the
Extreme Right (since 1998). Chairman of the Green Group on the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regional
Council (2004-2009). Member of the Marseilles Metropolitan Urban Community Council (since June 2008).
Member of the Economic and Social Council (1999-2004). Director of communications for the Greens in the
European Parliament. Draftsman on the future of professional football in Europe (2007).
Founder of the Democratic Movement in 2007, and currently Vice-President.
Publications: 'Des verts de toutes les couleurs' (co-author) (1991).
BENNION Phil (ALDE / GB)
Arable farmer
BSc in Agricultural Botany, Aberdeen University; PhD in Agronomy and expert in biomass, Newcastle
University; BA in History and Economic and Social History, Birmingham Universit y. Arable farmer (1985 to
present). Vice-Chairman, Staffordshire Rural Forum (2003-2009). Founding Chairman, Staffordshire Rural Hub
(2004-2009). In the HGCA (the cereals and oilseeds division of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development
Board): member of the Oilseeds R&D Committee (1996-2002); member of the Combinable Crops R&D
Committee (2005-2011); Chair of the MIN-NO project, a £5 million DEFRA LINK research project aimed at
reducing nitrous oxide emissions from arable farming (current).
Member of the Liberal Democrats Federal Policy Committee; representative on DEFRA/DECC and Transport
Parliamentary Policy Committees (to 2011). Member of the Council of the European Liberal Democrat and
Reform Group (ELDR) (2004 to present). Chairman of the LibDem European Group (LDEG) (2008 to present).
Liberal Democrat Councillor on Lichfield District Council (1999-2011). Member of Staffordshire County Council
(2002-2005).
BERÈS Pervenche (S&D / FR)
Administrator at the National Assembly
1978 Graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies École alsacienne, Paris
1992 - 1994 Research service of the French National Assembly
1988 - 1992 Policy officer, then technical adviser on international affairs in the office of Laurent Fabius, Speaker
of the National Assembly
1981 - 2009 Administrator, French National Assembly Secretariat of the National Assembly's delegation for the
European Communities (1981-1983), then of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (1983-1988)
1993 - 1995 National secretary for development cooperation of the Socialist Party (November 1993–June 1994
and December 1994–October 1995)
1993 - ... Member of the national council and national executive of the Socialist Party
1982 - ... Member of the Socialist Party
2001 - 2008 Member of Sèvres Municipal Council
2014 - ... Chair of the French socialist delegation to the European Parliament
2014 - ... Full member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
2014 - ... Alternate member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
2014 - ... Alternate member of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs
2014 - ... Alternate member of the Special Committee TAXE on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in
Nature or Effect
2009 - 2014 Chair, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
2009 - 2011 Rapporteur for the European Parliament's Special Committee on the Crisis
2004 - 2009 Chair, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
2009 - 2014 Full member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
1994 - 1996 Alternate member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
2009 - 2014 Alternate member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
2008 - 2009 Alternate member of the Committee on Legal Affairs
1999 - 2008 Alternate member of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs
1997 - 2004 Chair of the French socialist delegation to the European Parliament and Vice-Chair of the Socialist
Group
2002 - 2003 Alternate member of the European Convention drafting a Treaty establishing a Constitution for
Europe
1999 - 2000 Vice-chair of the delegation from the European Parliament to the Convention drafting the Charter of
Fundamental Rights of the European Union; Responsible for coordination in the Socialist Group
1999 - 2004 Chair, Altiero Spinelli Group
1988 Responsible, on behalf of the Fondation France Libertés-Danièle Mitterrand, for the 40th anniversary of
the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
BERLATO Sergio (PPE / IT)
Commercial agent
I'm Sergio Berlato, an Italian Member who was elected to Parliament for the first time in 1999 and subsequently
re-elected in 2004 and 2009.
Before winning a seat in Parliament, I served for two terms (from 1990 to 1995 and 1995 to 1999) as a member
of the Veneto regional council and was the member of the regional executive with responsibility fo r farming,
forestry, the mountain economy, hunting and fishing between 1995 and 1999.
In 2007 I became the Alleanza Nazionale party's coordinator for the province of Vicenza. Subsequently, in 2012,
I became the Popolo della Libertà party's coordinator for the province.
I am currently one of the Forza Italia party's coordinators for the Venice region.
BERLINGUER Luigi (S&D / IT)
Degree in law from the University of Sassari (1955).
Member of the Deputazione Amministratrice (administrative body) of the Monte dei Paschi di Siena (1970-
1975). Editor, Democrazia e Diritto quarterly review (1971-1984). President of the University of Sassari (1972).
Rector of the University of Siena (1985-1994). Secretary-General of the Standing Conference of Italian
University Rectors (CRUI) (1989-1994). Member of the Supreme Judicial Council (CSM) (2002-2006). Founder
and president of the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ) (2004-2007). Currently editor of
"Education 2.0" on-line magazine (www.educationduepuntozero.it); chair of the National Committee for Music
Education in Schools; chair of the Committee for the Development of Science and Technology.
Former chair of the National Committee of Guarantors of the Partito Democratico; former member of the
regional and national leadership of the PCI (Italian Communist Party), PDS (Democratic Party of the Left) and
DS (Democrats of the Left).
Mayor of the municipality of Sennori (Sassari) (1960-1964). Member, Tuscany Regional Council (1975-1982).
PCI Member of Parliament for Sardinia (1963-1968); chair of the "Progressisti - Federativo" group of Members
of Parliament (1994-1996); chair of the Italian Chamber of Deputies' Standing Committee 14 on European
Union Policies; member of the Senate Committee on European Communities Affairs.
Acting Minister of Higher Education and Scientific and Technological Research (1996-1998); Minister of
Education (in the Prodi and D'Alema governments) (1996-2000).
Member of the European Parliament, first vice-chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs and member of the
Committee on Culture and Education (since 2009).
Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, French Legion of Honour and Grand Cross of the
Republic of Italy. Honorary degrees from: University of Toronto, Universi ty of La Plaza, Paris V Descartes
University, University of Buenos Aires and Roma Tre University.
BERMAN Thijs (S&D / NL)
Journalist
Higher degree in psychology (1987).
Correspondent for various Dutch media (since 1987). Radio and television presenter (since 1995).
BERRA Nora (PPE / FR)
Doctor of medicine (clinical pharmacology, kidney function testing, kidney transplantation and HIV infection).
Training in clinical trials methodology. Training in clinical epidemiology.
Hospital doctor for Lyons Civic Hospices. Doctor responsible for medical matters at international pharmaceutical
laboratories in the following specialist fields: HIV, hepatitis B and uterine cancer. Lecturer in nephrology at
nursing colleges in Lyons.
Member of the policy council of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) and member of the policy bureau.
Member of the Rhône-Alpes Regional Council.
State secretary for the Elderly. State secretary for Health.
Member of the Neuville-sur-Saône (Rhône) municipal council. Member of Lyons City Council for the 8th
Arrondissement. Participant in several international projects, including : the Cedar Network, the association
Women Without Borders and the 'Women in Public Service' project, an initiative by Hillary Clinton.
BERTOT Fabrizio (PPE / IT)
Entrepreneur
School leaving certificate from the 'Aldo Moro' Scientific Secondary School in Rivarolo Canavese (1985).
Degree in Economics and Commerce from the University of Turin (1989).
Industrial entrepreneur in the automotive technology sector (1989).
Member of Rivarolo Canavese Municipal Council (1994-2004); Mayor of Rivarolo Canavese (2004-2012);
member of Turin Provincial Council (2004-2009).
BESSET Jean-Paul (Verts/ALE / FR)
Retired journalist
Baccalaureate (1966).
Professional journalist (RTL, Le Matin, Libération, Politis, Le Monde) (1967-2005).
BIELAN Adam (ECR / PL)
BILBAO BARANDICA Izaskun (ALDE / ES)
Municipal council secretary/financial controller
1979 - 1985 University of the Basque Country (UPV)
1999 - 2000 Master's degree in business administration - UPV
1987 - 1991 Member of Bermeo town council, responsibilities in the fields of town planning and culture
1998 - 2001 6th parliamentary term - Chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries; Member of the
Committee on Institutions and Home Affairs, the Committee on Economic and Budgetary Affairs, and the
Committee on Women and Youth
2001 - 2005 7th parliamentary term - Member of the Basque Parliament; Chair of the Committee on Agriculture
and Fisheries; Member of the Committee on Institutions and Home Affairs, the Committee on Industry, Trade
and Tourism, the Committee on Women and Youth, and the Committee on the Control of Reserved Expenditure
2005 - 2009 8th parliamentary term - President of the Basque Parliament
4/2009 - 7/2009 Member of the Basque Parliament
1989 - 1994 Director of services in the Basque Government's Department of Culture
1996 - 1998 Director of services in the Basque Government's Department of Home Affairs
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
BINEV Slavi (EFD / BG)
Archon of the Orthodox Church
30 January 2013 - left the civic movement People for Real, Open and United Democracy (PROUD) and became
a member of the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB).
Chair of the civic movement People for Real, Open and United Democracy (PROUD).
Chair of the Conservative Party for Democracy and Success.
Baccalaureate from Alphonse de Lamartine 9th French grammar school, Sofia (1984). Degree from Vasil Levski
National Sports Academy, Sofia (1990). Doctorate, Institute of Psychology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
(2004).
Coach of the Bulgarian national taekwondo team (1985); international taekwondo instructor (1988); senior
coach at CSKA Sofia Sports Club (1991-1994). Main shareholder and chairman of the board of directors of ER
System Holdings plc (since 1994). Vice-president of the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation (1996-2008).
Chairman of the social assistance sub-committee of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (2003-2009). Member of
the research committee of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) (since 2003); international taekwondo
referee (since 2004). Member of the executive committee of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (2005 -2009).
Member of the European Parliament: member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs; substitute
member of the Committee on Culture and Education (2007-2009). Member of the Euro Mediterranean
Parliamentary Assembly. Member of the Sports Intergroup. Member of the Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast
Intergroup. Member of the Intergroup for friendship with Azerbaijan. Member of the Intergroup for friendship with
China, Member of the Intergroup for friendship with Serbia. Member of the Intergroup for friendship with Macao.
Member of the European Parliamentary Association. Member of the EP Francophone Forum.
Archon of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (since 2007).
Many times Bulgarian national taekwondo champion and winner of several international taekwondo
competitions (1987-1992); supreme taekwondo champion of the Balkans (1990); European taekwondo
champion (Open Taekwondo Championships in Celje, Slovenia, 1992); 5th dan taekwondo (2004).
BIZZOTTO Mara (EFD / IT)
Self-employed.
Secondary school-leaving certificate from 'Luigi Einaudi' technical and commercial college, Bassano del
Grappa.
Co-author of two business consultancy studies in Bassano del Grappa and Cartigliano; currently self-employed.
Joined the Lega Nord in 1993; political secretary for the Bassano del Grappa constituency (comprising around
thirty municipalities in the Bassano, Marostica and Valbrenta areas) (since 2005); member of the Lega Nord
provincial executive for Vicenza (2005); member of the national executive of the Liga Veneta section of the Lega
Nord (2008);
Elected member of Rosà (Vicenza) Municipal Council in 1993 - at the age of 21 becoming the youngest
municipal councillor in the Veneto Region and a member of the first Lega Nord-run municipal council in the
province of Vicenza; leader of the Lega Nord in the municipality of Rosà (1997-2004) and in the municipality of
Tezze sul Brenta (Vicenza) (2004-2009).
Elected regional councillor for the Veneto Region at just 28 years of age (2000); chair of the Committee on
audits and member of the Committee on town planning and mobility during the 2000-2005 term, personally
contributing to the drafting of the new law on urban development in the Veneto Region; re-elected to the Veneto
Regional Council in 2005; appointed secretary of the Committee on industry, craft industries, trade,
employment, mines and quarries; member of the Committee on urban planning and mobility and of the
Committee on the Statute (2000-2009).
BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ Vilija (S&D / LT)
Lawyer
Vilnius University, Faculty of Law, lawyer (1983).
Secretary of the Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania (1994-1996); Vice-Minister
of Social Security and Labour (1996-2000); Minister of Social Security and Labour (2000-2008).
Member of Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (Social Democratic Party of Lithuania) (since 2006). Vice-Chair of
Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (since 2009).
Member of the Parliament (Seimas) of the Republic of Lithuania, member of the Committee on Social Affairs
and Labour (2004-29 June 2009).
Candidate in the presidential elections of the Republic of Lithuania (2004).
Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Lithuania, by decree of the President of the Republic of
Lithuania (2004).
BLOOM Godfrey (NI / GB)
Economist
Financial economist (retired).
BODU Sebastian Valentin (PPE / RO)
Lawyer/university teacher
Executive Master of Business Administration, University of Washington, Seatle,U.S.A. (2002 - 2004). Doctor of
Philosophy (Commercial law), Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania (1999 - 2002); Graduate in
law, University of Sibiu, Faculty of Legal Sciences (1992 - 1996).
Lawyer. Barrister in Bucharest, member of the Romanian Union of Lawyers (1996 - 1998 and 2007 - 2008).
Head of National Agency for Tax Administration; State Secretary, Ministry of Public Finances, Romania (2005 -
2007). General Counsel, Directorate for Legal and Compliance, ING Romania - banking, insurance, financial
services (2004 - 2005). Senior Legal Adviser, Romanian-American Enterprise Fund - private equity and
investment banking (1998 - 2004). Legal Adviser and Consultant, Carana Corporation - advisory services
worldwide (1997 - 1998). Legal Adviser and Consultant, Financial Markets International - advisory services
worldwide (1996 - 1997).
Member of the Liberal Democratic Party (former PD) (2002 -).
BÖGE Reimer (PPE / DE)
Farmer
1970 - 1976 Christian Albrechts University, Kiel
1976 - 2014 Farmer
1997 - 2013 Vice-Chair of the regional CDU Schleswig-Holstein
2013 - 2014 Chair of the regional CDU Schleswig-Holstein
2001 - 2014 President of the German Stockbreeders' Association e.V.
Federal Cross of Merit with Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany (1998)
BOKROS Lajos (ECR / HU)
BONANINI Franco (NI / IT)
Retired
Qualified surveyor (1972).
Credit institution employee (1978 onwards).
Member of the regional secretariat of the Italian Democratic Party, with responsibility for environmental affairs
(since 2008).
Mayor of Riomaggiore (1990-1999); President of the Cinque Terre National Park (2000-2010).
Chair of the Cinque Terre Agricultural Cooperative (1977-1995); member of the Legambiente national
leadership (1999-2010); member of the promotion committee for the Symbola Foundation (2006).
BONSIGNORE Vito (PPE / IT)
Businessman
Graduate in business studies. Technical Director and General Director of the Turin-Alessandria-Piacenza
motorway company.
Former member of the DC Central Directorate. Member of the National Executive of the UDC.
Town councillor of Venaria Reale (TO) (1970-1980). Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies (1987-1994).
Under-Secretary for the Budget (1992-1993).
BORGHEZIO Mario (NI / IT)
Lawyer
1977 degree in law, called to the Bar
1977 lawyer
2001 president of the Piedmont section of the Northern League, member of the federal council of the Northern
League
1990 - 2001 member of Turin City Council
1992 - 2001 member of the Italian Parliament
1994 Under-Secretary of State for Justice
2007 - 2008 treasurer of the Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe (AIDE)
2001 Member of the European Parliament
BORISSOV Preslav (PPE / BG)
Master's degree in agronomy, University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria (1995-2000); Master of Business
Administration, University of Buckingham, UK (2005). The Grain and Feed Trade Association's Continuing
Professional Development Programme: Varna, Bulgaria (2000); Cambridge, UK (2001); Rotterdam, Netherlands
(2002); Singapore (2009). Allianz Bulgaria plc, Regional Director, Kavarna (2000-2001); DEFCO Ltd, Managing
Director, Sofia (2001-2004); Agri-Lloyd International Ltd, Sales Manager, Leominster, UK (2006-2008); DEPAS
Ltd, Managing Director, Sofia (2008-2009, 2010-2012).
Member of the CEDB's Agricultural Advisory Group (2007-2009).
Deputy Minister at the Bulgarian Ministry for Agriculture and Food (2009-2010).
BORSELLINO Rita (S&D / IT)
Pharmacist.
Degree in pharmacy (1968). Pharmacist.
Member of the Sicilian Regional Assembly (2006).
Honorary President of the association Libera contro le Mafie (Free against the Mafia).
BORYS Piotr (PPE / PL)
Lawyer
Master's in law, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Wrocław, specialisation: economic policy (June
2001).
Property specialist at MPEC TERMAL S.A. (June 2000-November 2001). Member of the Board of the Arleg S.A.
Regional Development Agency in Legnica (December 2001 - March 2002). Chairman of the Board of the Arleg
S.A. Regional Development Agency in Legnica (March 2002-February 2003). Director with responsibility for EU
funding, Arleg S.A. Regional Development Agency in Legnica (February - June 2003). Chairman of the Board of
Aquapark Polkowice S.A. (June 2003-December 2006).
Member of the Civic Platform (PO) party, member of the PO's Dolnośląskie Regional Council (since 2006).
Member of Lubin Municipal Council, member of the Municipal Executive and Chairman of the Committee on
Sport and Leisure (1998-2002). Chairman of the Committee on Sport, Tourism and Leisure in the Dolnośląskie
Provincial Assembly (2002-2003). Member of the Dolnośląskie Provincial Executive, Vice-President of the
Dolnośląskie Provincial Assembly (2002-2006). Member of the Dolnośląskie Provincial Assembly and Deputy
Leader of the Provincial Executive with oversight of the Social Affairs Department (Sport, Leisure and Fitness
Office, Culture Office, Education and Research Office, Disabled Persons Office, Dolnośląskie Social Policy
Centre) and the Health Policy Department.
Deputy Chairman of the Western Poland Employers' Federation (1998-2002). Chairman of the Dolnośląskie
Tourist Board (2007-2008).
Economic Affairs Minister's Bronze Award for Services to Polish Tourism. Sports Minister's Bronze Award for
Services to Sport.
BORZAN Biljana (S&D / HR)
Member of the European Parliament
1997 Doctor of Medicine, specialist in occupational and sports medicine
1997 - 2007 Doctor at the Osijek Community Health Centre
2005 - 2012 President of the Osijek City branch of the SDP (Social Democratic Party of Croatia)
2008 - 2012 Member of the SDP Presidency
2012 - ... President of the Osijek City branch of the SDP
2012 - ... Member of the SDP Presidency
2001 - 2004 Councillor, Osijek City Council
2004 - 2005 Chair, Osijek City Council
2005 - 2008 Councillor, Osijek City Council
2008 - 2009 Deputy Mayor of Osijek
2009 - 2013 Councillor, Osijek City Council
2007 - 2011 Member of the Sabor (Croatian Parliament), member of the Health and Social Policy Committee;
member of the Committee on Information, Computerisation and the Media
2011 - 2013 Member of the Sabor, Chair of the Health and Social Policy Committee; member of the Foreign
Policy Committee; member of the Delegation to the Croatia-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee
12/2011 - 6/2013 Observer in the European Parliament
7/2013 - 7/2014 Member of the European Parliament
BOŞTINARU Victor (S&D / RO)
History teacher
Graduate of the Faculty of History and Geography, University of Bucharest (1974); Graduate of the Faculty of
History and Philosophy, University of Bucharest (1981).
Teacher of history and geography, General School, Greci, Dâmboviţa county (1974-1977); Teacher of history,
General School No 3, Găieşti, Dâmboviţa county (1977-1989).
Vice-President, National Salvation Front (FSN) (1991); Vice-President, Democratic Party (1991); International
Secretary, Democratic Party (1993-2000); Member, Party for Social Democracy in Romania (PDSR) (2001).
Head, Department of International Relations, Social Democratic Party (PSD) (2001-2003); International
Secretary, PSD (2003-2007); Vice-President, Department for External Policy and European Affairs (2005-2007);
President, FSN Council, Găieşti, Dâmboviţa county (1989-1990); President, Provisional National Unity Council,
Găieşti, Dâmboviţa county (1990-1990).
Member of Parliament for Dâmboviţa (1990-2000); Member, Committee on External Relations, Chamber of
Deputies, Romanian Parliament (1990-2000); Parliamentary group leader, Democratic Party (April-December
1992); Member, Romanian delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (1992-1996); Deputy parliamentary
group leader, Democratic Party (April 1994); Secretary (1996) and President (1996-2000), Committee on
External Relations, Chamber of Deputies; Member (1996-2000) and President (July-December 2000),
Committee on European Integration, Chamber of Deputies; Adviser on external policy and international relations
to the President of the Chamber of Deputies (March 2001-October 2004 and January 2005-April 2006);
State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (November -December 2004).
Member of the European Parliament (December 2007-).
PSD representative, Coordination Group of the Party of European Socialists (from 2004) and the Socialist
International's Committee for South-East Europe (from 2004); PSD delegate to the Council of the Socialist
International (Geneva 2007, Athens 2006), the Congress of the Party of European S ocialists (Brussels 2004
and 2006), and the Council of the Socialist International (Madrid 2004, Rome 2003, Casablanca 2002 and
Santo Domingo 2001).
Founder and Vice-President, National Advisory Council for Euro-Atlantic Integration (1993-1996); Founder
member and Secretary-General, Romanian Atlantic Council (1993-1996); Participant in USIA programme
(March 2003); Member, Manfred Wörner Foundation; Founder member, 'Casa NATO' Association; Participant in
meetings of the Atlantic Treaty Association.
BOULLAND Philippe (PPE / FR)
General medical practitioner
Doctor of medicine, specialising in general medicine. Certificate of specialised studies in aerospace medicine.
Diploma in medicine (emergency medical services). Diploma in tropical medicine and parasitology.
General medical practitioner (since 1985).
Deputy Mayor of Betz (1989-1995 and since 2005). Mayor of Betz (1995-2005). First Vice-Chair of the Pays de
Valois (Oise) Community of Councils (since 2001). Chair of the Valois Senlis Chantilly MIEF (job ce ntre and
task force for youth integration).
Member of the Oise Departmental Council (since 2001).
Member or patron of humanitarian associations. Chair of the Mayors' Association.
BOVÉ José (Verts/ALE / FR)
1/1/1976 - 31/12/2009 Smallholder
1/6/1981 - 31/5/2004 Leader of the Confédération Paysanne (Smallholders' Confederation)
1/4/1996 - 31/12/2004 Leading member of the International Peasants' Movement Via Campesina
BOWLES Sharon (ALDE / GB)
European patent attorney
B.Sc. (Hons.), Chemical Physics with Mathematics (1974). Research into semiconductor materials and devices,
Oxford University (1974-1977). Trained as a patent agent (1978-1981). UK and European Patent and
Trademark Attorney, Partner in Bowles Horton (1981-2005).
In the Liberal Democrat Party: Secretary, Chilterns Region (1990-1995); Member of the Federal Executive and
Federal Finance Committee (2000-2003); Co-Chair, International Relations Committee (2002-2005). Vice-
President, ELDR aisbl (2004- ). Vice-President, Liberal International (2005-2007).
BOZKURT Emine (S&D / NL)
- Chair, Friends of Football group (2012-).
- Chair, Friends of Bosnia and Herzegovina group (2011-).
- Chair, Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (2009-).
- Senior adviser, Radar - advice bureau on social issues (2001-2004).
- Publisher and spokeswoman, Rathenau Institute (1997-2001).
- Spokeswoman and head of internal and external relations, Dutch Muslim Broadcasting Company (1993 -1997).
- On the staff of the consulate-general, Germany (1992-1993).
- Qualification from the Netherlands Association for Public Relations and Information (NGPR) (1995).
- Higher degree in European studies (Amsterdam, 1992).
- Foundation course in French language and literature (Amsterdam, 1987).
BRADBOURN Philip (ECR / GB)
Postgraduate Diploma in Municipal Administration (1972). Local government officer (1967-1970). Land charges
and information officer (1970-1974). Research and information officer (1974-1987). Adviser to leader of the
Conservative Group, Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council (1987-1998).
Member of Young Conservatives National Committee (1974-1979). Chairman, Conservative Political Centre,
West Midlands Region (1988-1990). National Chairman, Conservative Political Centre (1990-1993). Regional
Chairman, Conservative Party, West Midlands Region (1997-1999). Member of Conservative National Local
Government Committee (1988-1998). Vice-Chairman, Democrat Youth Community of Europe (1979-1983).
Member of European Communities Youth Forum (1979-1986).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
OBE (1994).
BRATKOWSKI Arkadiusz Tomasz (PPE / PL)
Graduate of the Medical University of Lublin (post-graduate studies in 'Public Health - Management and
Economics in Health Protection', 2011), of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin (Department of Law
and Administration, field of study: administration, 1993) and of the Technical Teacher Training Institute in Lublin
(1981).
Graduate of course for members of boards of directors of state-owned enterprises (state examination passed,
1996) and of advanced defence course at the National Defence University of Warsaw (1999).
President of the Lubelskie Provincial Assembly (2010), Member of the Board of the Union of Provinces of
Poland (2010), Member of the Board of Lubelskie Province (2008-2010), Councillor at the Lubelskie Provincial
Assembly - Vice-Chairman of the Local Government and Public Safety Committee (2006), Member of the Sejm -
Member of the State Treasury Committee and of the National and Ethnic Minorities Committee (2001 -2005),
Leader of the Lubelskie Provincial Executive (1998-2001), Chairman of the Zamość Local Government
Assembly (1994-1998), Member of the National Assembly of Local Governments (1994-1998), Member of the
Joint Committee of National and Local Government (1994-1998), Director of the Office of Senator Jerzy
Derkacz (1995-1997), Specialist in the Chancellery of the Senate (1993-1995), Teacher in the Mechanical
Schools Complex in Zamość (1990-1993 and 1982-1986), Vice-Chairman of the Zamość Regional People's
Association of Team Sports (1988-1990), Chairman of the Board (1989-1991) and Secretary (1986-1988) of the
Provincial Board of the Union of Rural Youth in Zamość.
Granted clearance to access non-public information designated as 'Secret' (2000).
BREYER Hiltrud (Verts/ALE / DE)
Political scientist
Studied political science in Saarbrücken and Berlin.
Founder member of the Green Party; posts include Regional Executive Spokeswoman for the Greens in
Saarland.
Former member, Mandelbachtal municipal council.
Member of the European Parliament (1989-2009 and since November 2013).
Founder member of 'Gen-ethisches Netzwerk' (genetic ethics network).
Member of the spokespersons' group of the Berlin Green League.
BŘEZINA Jan (PPE / CZ)
Geologist
Master's degree in mining (Ostrava Mining Institute, 1978).
Member of KDU-ČSL (Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party) (1990 - 2012).
Deputy Mayor of Uničov (1995-1997). Chief Executive of Olomouc District Office (1997-2000). Member of the
Regional Assembly of the Olomouc Region and President of the Olomouc Region (2000-2004).
Joint Committee with the EU Committee of the Regions (2000-2004). Member of the Committee of the Regions
(2004).
Participated in the drafting of the Czech Republic's strategy papers since 1998.
BROK Elmar (PPE / DE)
Journalist
Member of the European Parliament (since 1980). Foreign policy spokesman for the EPP Group in the
European Parliament. EP representative at the Intergovernmental Conferences on the Amsterdam Treaty
(1996/1997), the Nice Treaty (2000), the Lisbon Treaty (2007) and the EU Constitution (2003/2004), as well as
in the Council's Reflection Group for Maastricht II (1994/1995). EPP -DE Group chairman at the EU
Constitutional Convention (2001-2002). Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee (1997-2007). Substitute member,
EU Affairs Committee, German Bundestag.
Member of the EPP bureau and EPP foreign affairs coordinator.
Member of the CDU federal party executive (since 2004) and Chairman of the Federal Committee on Foreign,
Security and European Policy (since 1989). Member of the North-Rhine Westphalia CDU Land Executive
Committee (since 1994). CDU district chairman, Ostwestfalen-Lippe (since 1996). Chairman of the European
Union of Christian Democratic Workers (EUCDA) since 2002 (Vice-Chairman 1993-2002).
Honorary President of Europa-Union Deutschland. Co-Chairman of the German-Hungarian Forum. Deputy
Chairman of the board of the Institute for German and European Party Law (IEP) and Chairman of the
'Enlargement' working party. Bureau member, and chairman of the 'European Policy' study group, of the
German Society for Foreign Policy.
Federal Vice-chairman of the Junge Union (CDU youth section)(1973-1981). Vice-chairman and Chairman of
the Democrat Youth Community of Europe (DEMYC) (1977-1981). Vice-chairman of the International
Democratic Union (IDU)(1991-2003).
Career: Studied law and politics, including a period at the Centre for European Governmental Studies,
University of Edinburgh. Voluntary radio work.
Honours: Grand Federal Cross of Merit. Grand Gold Decoration with Ribbon for Services to the Republic of
Austria. Commander, Order of St Gregory (appointed by Pope John-Paul II, November 2002). Order of Grand
Officer of Luxembourg. Member of the Advisory Committee of the Oxford Council on Good Governance. Dr
Alois Mock Prize for European of the Year, Austria 2003. MEP of the Year 2003, following a Europe -wide poll
organised by European Voice.
BRONS Andrew Henry William (NI / GB)
BRZOBOHATÁ Zuzana (S&D / CZ)
Electrical engineer
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, VUT (Brno University of Technology) - computer studies (1985). Postgraduate
study - computer networks - Mechanical Engineering Faculty, VUT (1996). Teaching of technical subjects -
Faculty of Civil Engineering, VUT (1999). Faculty of Economics and Administration, MU (Masaryk University)
Brno - management (2011).
Planner and programmer in the traffic management sector; maternity leave (1985-1990). IT specialist with
Tišnov municipal authority (1990-1995). Teacher - teaching of computer technology at secondary and vocational
schools (1995-2000). Head of office of the Minister of Finance (2002-2006).
Member of ČSSD (Czech Social Democratic Party) (since 1998) - in various roles: chair of the local association,
district audit committee, member of the regional executive committee, work in the statutes committee and in the
municipal policy team. ČSSD regional secretary for the Southern Moravia Region (2000-2002). Member of the
ČSSD Central Executive Committee (2003-2013); Member of the ČSSD bureau (2005-2009). Vice-Chair of the
ČSSD Regional Executive Committee (2005-2009).
Member of the financial affairs committee of Tišnov Town Council (1998-2002). Member of Tišnov Town Council
(2002-2010). Chair of the financial affairs committee of Tišnov Town Council (2002-2006). Deputy Mayor of
Tišnov (2006-2008). Chair of the committee for community social services planning (2009-2010).
Member of Southern Moravia Regional Assembly (2008-2012).
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (2008-June 2009).
Member of the Brontosaurus Movement (since 1990).
BUFTON John (EFD / GB)
BULLMANN Udo (S&D / DE)
Political scientist
Studied politics, sociology, public law and economics. MA in political science (1982). Dr. rer. soc. (1988).
Assistant at the University of Giessen (1984-1996). Grant from the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft (German
Research Association) (1994-1997). Visiting research fellow in the Department of Government of the University
of Strathclyde (1994-1998). Lecturer and Jean Monnet Professor for Studies of European Integration at the
University of Giessen (1998-1999).
Chairman of Giessen Young Socialists (1980-1982). Land chairman of Hesse Young Socialists (1989-1991).
Member of the Hesse executive of the SPD (since 1971).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999). Deputy chairman of the SPD delegation in the PSE Group
(since 2003). Member of the party council of the SPD (since 2004).
BUŠIĆ Zdravka (PPE / HR)
Senior librarian
Master of Science (1981)
Postgraduate library and information science studies, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Cataloguing and classification: Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio; university libraries: Case
Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, and Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, USA (1981-1990)
Computerisation adviser at the Croatian National Library and Zagreb University Library; central project team
leader responsible for integrated library system implementation at the National Library, Zagreb University
Library, and libraries of university faculties (University of Zagreb) and scientific institutes (2004 -2011)
Adviser at the Office of the President of the Republic (1990-1995)
Member of the Sabor (Croatian Parliament) for two terms (1995-2003)
First term:
- Chair of the Interparliamentary Cooperation Committee
- Vice-Chair of the Foreign Policy Committee
- deputy leader of the Sabor delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
- member of the Sabor delegation to the Interparliamentary Union
Second term:
- Vice-Chair of the Interparliamentary Cooperation Committee
- member of the Sabor delegation to the Interparliamentary Union
- member of the Subcommittee for Cooperation with the European Parliament
- member of the Sabor delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Member of the HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union) Central Committee for two terms (1995-2003)
Vice-Chair of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe) and author of several Assembly reports
Participates in the activities of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) at the Council of Europe
Member of:
- Hrvatska kulturna zaklada (Croatian Cultural Foundation)
- Hrvatsko kulturno vijeće (Croatian Cultural Council)
- Matica Hrvatska (central Croatian cultural and publishing society)
Rector's prizes
Awards from religious and social institutions at the time of the Croatian War of Independence (1991-1995)
Decorated by the President of the Republic for her contribution to the building of the democratic Croatian state
BÜTIKOFER Reinhard (Verts/ALE / DE)
1971 - 1971 school-leaving certificate, Classical Gymnasium, Speyer
1973 - 1982 Student representative in various posts
1998 - 2002 Federal Secretary-General, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
2002 - 2008 Federal Chair, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
1998 - 2008 Party executive member, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
1999 - 2002 Chair of Party Programme Committee, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
1984 - 1988 Member of Heidelberg Municipal Council
1988 - 1996 Member of Baden-Württemberg Regional Assembly
1999 - 2009 European Green Party (EGP) delegate
2012 - 2014 EGP Chair
BUZEK Jerzy (PPE / PL)
Professor of technical sciences
Master's in technical sciences, Silesian University of Technology (1963); doctorate in technical sciences,
Silesian University of Technology (1969); postdoctoral qualification (dr. hab.) in technical sciences, Silesian
University of Technology (1979); professor (1997).
Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) - Institute of Chemical Engineering (Gliwice, since 1963). Fertilisers
Research Institute (Puławy, 1972-1974). Silesian University of Technology (1975-1985). Opole University of
Technology (since 1993).
Solidarność independent and self-governing trade union: Head of the Works Committee, Chairman of the 1st,
4th, 5th and 6th National Congresses, involvement in national and regional clandestine organisations (1980 -
1997). Member of the Civic Platform party (since 2009).
Chairman of the Policy Council for Gliwice - 1990 elections (1990).
Member of the Sejm (1997-2001).
Polish Prime Minister (1997-2001).
Member of the European Parliament (since 2004).
International Energy Agency (1992-1997).
PAN - Institute of Chemical Engineering Scientific Committee, Scientific Secretary (1982-1997). PAN - Institute
of Chemical Engineering, Scientific Director (since 1997).
CABRNOCH Milan (ECR / CZ)
Doctor
Grammar school, Kutná Hora (1976-1980). Faculty of Paediatric Medicine, Charles University, Prague (1980-
1986); first and second level postgraduate diplomas in paediatrics (1989, 1993).
Doctor, then deputy senior consultant, Paediatrics and Post -Natal Department, Kolín Hospital (1986-1994).
Private paediatrics practice, Kolín (1992-1997). Director of the Health Insurance department at the Ministry of
Health of the Czech Republic (1994-1997). Deputy Minister of Health for Health Insurance and Health
Legislation (1998).
Member of Kolín Town Council (1998-2004, 2006-2010).
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic for ODS (Civic Democratic Party)
(1998-2004); Member of the Permanent Delegation of the Parliament of the Czech Republic to the Council of
Europe (2002-2004).
Member of the European Parliament for ODS (Civic Democratic Party); member of the EPP -ED political group
(2004-2009).
Chairman of the Health Care Committee of the Central Bohemia Regional Council (2004-2008). Member of the
group of experts for the Kulatý stůl (Round Table) project on the future financing of the Czech health care
system. Vice-Chairman of the Interdepartmental Coordination Committee for promoting the implementation of
eHealth in the Czech Republic. Chairman of the board of directors of the Czech National Forum for e-Health.
Chairman of the Health and Social Affairs Committee of the Kolín municipal council (until 2010). Chairman of
the Board of the IZIP project (internet access to patient healthcare information), co-author of the IZIP project.
Chairman of the board of directors of the Czech National Forum against Osteoporosis (until 2011). Chairman of
the board of directors of the Stipendijní nadační fond města Kolína (Scholarship Fund of the town of Kolín) (until
2010).
CADEC Alain (PPE / FR)
Higher degree (DEUG) in economic and social administration (Rennes University).
General insurance agent.
Member of Saint-Brieuc Municipal Council (1995-2001). Deputy mayor of Saint-Brieuc (2001-2009). Vice-
Chairman of Saint-Brieuc Urban Area Community Council (2001-2009).
Member of the Côtes d'Armor Departmental Council (2001-2008, re-elected in 2008). Leader of the opposition
grouping in the Côtes d'Armor Departmental Council (since 2004).
UMP National Secretary responsible for relations with Members of the European Parliament.
Vice-Chairman of the Côtes d'Armor Departmental Drinking Water Association (since 2001)
Chairman of the Pays de Saint-Brieuc Local Water Board (since 2006)
Chairman of the Baie de Saint-Brieuc Green Algae Committee (since 2009)
CALLANAN Martin (ECR / GB)
B.Sc. (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) (1985). Project engineer, Scottish and Newcastle Breweries (1986 -
1998).
Councillor: Tyne and Wear County Council (1983-1986); Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (1987-1996).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
van de CAMP Wim (PPE / NL)
1971 - 1976 Degree from the Agricultural College for Tropical Agriculture, Deventer
1977 - 1982 Master’s degree in Netherlands Law, Catholic University of Nijmegen
1/8/1982 - 1/6/1986 Legal policy adviser (Association of Netherlands Municipalities)
1978 - 1981 Chair of the KVP (Catholic People's Party) youth organisation
1980 - 1986 Member of the CDA executive.
1981 - 1983 Vice-Chair of the CDJA (CDA youth organisation)
1985 - 1986 Secretary of the Scheveningen branch of the CDA
1995 - 1998 Member of the CDA parliamentary party executive
2003 - 2007 CDA parliamentary party secretary
2009 - ... Member of the Advisory Board, Famostar BV, Velp
2000 - ... Member of the board, Stichting Manege Craeyenburch (riding for the disabled), Nootdorp
2000 - ... Member of the advisory council, Netherlands Association of Haemophilia Patients, Badhoevedorp
2012 - ... Member of the management committee of the 3So education fund
6/1986 - 7/2009 Member of the House of Representatives (Netherlands States General)
10/2001 - 10/2002 Chair of the Standing Committee on Education, Culture and Science (House of
Representatives)
10/2002 - 3/2003 Chair of the Standing Committee on the Interior and Kingdom Relations (House of
Representatives)
10/2002 - 1/2003 Chair of the Joint Committee on the Stenography Service of the States General
5/2003 - 3/2007 Member of the Presidium (House of Representatives)
11/2006 - 4/2009 Chair of the Committee on Verification of Credentials (House of Representatives)
4/2007 - 1/2009 Chair of the Standing Committee on Education, Culture and Science (House of
Representatives)
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament (member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and
Home Affairs, substitute member of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, and
member of the Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China)
2014 - ... Member of the European Parliament (member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (PPE
coordinator), substitute member of the
Committee on International Trade and the Committee on Budgetary Control, and member of the Delegation for
relations with the People's Republic of China)
CAMPBELL BANNERMAN David (ECR / GB)
MA (Hons.) (Economics and Politics), University of Edinburgh (1979-1983); exchange scholarship to Wharton
Business School, University of Pennsylvania (1981-1982). Corporate communications and advertising agencies
(1983-1996). Special adviser to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (peace process) (1996-1997).
Communication
Director,
Association
of Transoperative Companies, London (1997-1999). Head of
Communications, Website Division, United News and Media PLC (2000). Public relations consultant (including
Bunson Manteller, London) (2001- ).
In the UK Independence Party: Chairman (2005-2006); Deputy Leader and Head of Policy (2006- ). Contractual
agent working for the Independence and Democracy Group co-leader (2005-2006).
Councillor, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (Chairman of Highways and Transportation) (1992-1996).
Chairman of the Bow Group (UK Conservative think tank) (1993-1994). Screenwriter, feature films (2001- ).
CANCIAN Antonio (PPE / IT)
Businessman.
Degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Padua (1975).
Founder partner, chairman and managing director of Poolinvest, a group operating in the innovative high -tech
service sector (1978-2009).
Municipal councillor and then councillor with special responsibilities for Mareno di Piave (Tre viso) (1973-1987);
Mayor of Mareno di Piave (Treviso) (1987-1992).
Member of the Christian Democrat (DC) Group in the Italian Parliament during the 9th parliamentary term;
member of the Committee on productive activities (1992-1994).
CANFIN Pascal (Verts/ALE / FR)
Journalist
Graduate of the Bordeaux Institute of Political Studies (1997). MA in European Studies, University of Newcastle
(1998).
Economic journalist with Alternatives économiques (2004-2009).
Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee of the Green Party (Les Verts) (2005-2008).
CAPOULAS SANTOS Luis Manuel (S&D / PT)
Senior general government adviser
Graduate in sociology
Public administration expert
Member of the European Parliament (since 2004)
Full member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development;
Substitute member of the Committee on Fisheries;
First Vice-President of EuroLat - Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
Full member of the Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee;
Substitute member of the Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries
Chair of the Agriculture Subgroup - Intergroup on climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development
Vice-Chair of the Intergroup on sustainable hunting, biodiversity, countryside acti vities and forests
Member of the Assembly of the Republic (1991-1995 and 2002-2004);
State Secretary for Agriculture (1995-1998);
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (1998-2002);
President of the Évora Municipal Assembly (since 2001);
Vice-Chair of the PS National Political Committee (since 2005);
Chair of the Évora District PS Political Committee (since 2012);
Grand Cross of the Portuguese Order of Agricultural, Commercial, and Industrial Merit, Agricultural Merit class;
Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit of the French Republic.
CARONNA Salvatore (S&D / IT)
Political official.
Technical and industrial college diploma; university studies.
Secretary of the Italian Communist Youth Federation (FGCI) of Bologna (1986-1989); Chairman of the ARCI
recreational and cultural association and member of the ARCI national leadership (1989-1993); Secretary for
Bologna of the Federation of Democrats of the Left (DS) (1999-2006); Regional secretary of the Democratic
Party (PD) for Emilia-Romagna (since 2007).
Member of Bologna Provincial Council (1999-2004); member of Bologna City Council (2004-2007); member of
Emilia Romagna Regional Council and member of the Committee on the budget and general and institutional
affairs (since 2005).
CASA David (PPE / MT)
Diplomat
Founding member and subsequently Secretary -General of the Moviment Iva, an organisation which played a
fundamental role in the campaign in favour of Malta's accession to the European Union in the run -up to the
referendum on the subject.
Secretary of the Malta-EU Steering and Action Committee.
Personal Assistant to Professor Guido de Marco, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister.
Advisor to Dr Joe Borg, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Inter-Ministerial Coordinator for EU Matters in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Member of the Council of the Confederation of Malta Trade Unions and later member of the Executive
Committee of the Union of Bankers.
As an MEP he has taken on the responsibility of rapporteur on two highly sensitive reports, namely the
European Fisheries Fund and Slovakia's adoption of the single currency.
CASHMAN Michael (S&D / GB)
Actor, director and playwright (1963-1999).
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 o f 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.
CASINI Carlo (PPE / IT)
Magistrate.
Degree in law (1958). Lawyer (1960); Magistrate (1961). Magistrate with special duties (1963). Deputy State
Prosecutor (1966). Judge of the Supreme Court of Cassation (1999).
Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies (8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th parliamentary terms); rapporteur on
the code of criminal procedure, adoption, drugs and terrorism.
Member of the European Parliament (1984-1999 and since 2006). Rapporteur on artificial human procreation,
international adoption and exploitation of minors. Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs (1994 -1997). Vice-
President of the EC-ACP Parliamentary Assembly (1989-1992).
President of the Italian Pro-Life Movement. Member of the national executive of the 'Scienza e Vita' (Science
and Life) Committee.
Lecturer in international law, human rights and bioethics at Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum (Rome,
2002-2010).
Former member of the National Bioethics Committee (CNB). Former member of the European Group on Ethics
(EGE).
Silver Medal of Merit for Social Rehabilitation awarded by the Ministry of Justice (1974).
CASPARY Daniel (PPE / DE)
Technical economist
1986 - 1995 Thomas Mann Grammar School, Stutensee
1995 - 1997 First Lieutenant of the army reserve
1997 - 2002 Studies in technical economics at the University of Karlsruhe
2002 - 2004 Authorised representative, MVV Energie AG, Mannheim
1999 - 2002 Vice-chairman, Junge Union, Land of Baden-Württemberg
2001 - 2008 District chairman, Junge Union, Nordbaden
2002 - 2007 Chairman, CDU Stutensee branch
2003 - 2013 Member of the CDU Federal Committee on European Policy
2006 - 2014 Chair of the CDU Baden-Württemberg Committee on European Policy
2010 - 2014 CDU district Chair, Karlsruhe-Land
2011 - 2014 Member of the Baden-Württemberg CDU Central Committee
1999 - 2009 Municipal councillor in Stutensee
2007 - 2014 Member of the European Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag
2004 - 2014 Executive Member of the European Energy Forum (EEF)
2008 - 2014 Member of the European Internet Foundation (EIF)
2004 - 2014 Board member, Baden in Europe Association
CASTEX Françoise (S&D / FR)
Adult and youth education adviser
Degree and master's degree in arts (1976). Diploma of Advanced Studies in the Social Field (DHEPS) (1990).
Postgraduate diploma in education science (1991).
Adult and youth education adviser at the Gers Departmental Youth and Sports Directorate (1981-1998). Adviser
in the office of the Chairman of the Gers Departmental Council (1998-2000). Adviser in the office of the Minister
responsible for vocational education: responsibility for European affairs and international cooperation (2000-
2002). Special adviser for educational cooperation in the Foreign Ministry (2002-2004).
Deputy Secretary-General of the Adult Education Association (SEP-FEN-UNSA) (1989-1998). Member of the
Socialist Party national council (since 1990).
Member of Lavardens Municipal Council (1996-2001).
Chairwoman of the Gers League of Human Rights (1990-1998). Member of the Central committee of the
League of Human Rights (1996-1998).
del CASTILLO VERA Pilar (PPE / ES)
1969 - 1974 Complutense University, Madrid
1979 - 1980 Masterʼs degree in political science - Ohio University
1980 - 1983 PhD in law - Complutense University, Madrid
1986 - 2014 Associate Lecturer in Constitutional Law
1994 - 2014 Professor of Political Science and Administrat ion, UNED (the Spanish Open University)
1996 - 2000 Director of the Spanish Sociological Research Centre
1995 - 1996 Editor of ʽNueva Revista de Política, Cultura y Arteʼ
CAVADA Jean-Marie (PPE / FR)
Journalist
University studies (1962).
Journalist. News director for television companies (France 2, France 3, TF1) (1974-1982). Producer of news
programmes (1987-1999). Chief executive officer of FR5 (educational channel) (1994-1997). Chief executive
officer of Radio France Overseas (RFO) (1997-1998). Chief executive officer of the Radio France group (1998-
2004). Member of the National Committee on Ethics (1993-1995). Administrator of the ENA (National College of
Administration) (1993-1995). Administrator of ARTE France's Supervisory Board (1998-2004). Administrator at
the French Press Agency (1998-2001). Administrator of the Châtelet National Theatre (1998-2004).
Administrator of the Théâtre de la Ville (since 2008).
Member of the Nouveau Centre executive committee (2009).
Member of Paris City Council (for the 12th arrondissement) (since March 2008).
Member of the European Parliament (since 2004). Vice-chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (July 2004-
January 2005). Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (January 2005 -January
2008).
Knight of the National Order of Merit. Knight of the Legion of Honour. Holder of an honorary doctorate from the
Catholic University of Louvain.
CERCAS Alejandro (S&D / ES)
Civil servant specialising in social security
Graduate in law (1974). Legal advisor for an insurance company (1974). Legal advisor to the Agricultural
Development Agency (1975). Civil servant in the higher technical section of the Social Security Department
(1977-1982). Civil servant on secondment (since 1982).
Member of the Young Socialists Executive Committee (1974-1977). Member of the PSOE Federal Committee
(1979-2000). Area secretary, PSOE Executive Committee (1984-1996)
Member of the Congress of Deputies for Madrid (1982-1989). Member of the Congress of Deputies for Cáceres
(1989-1999). Chairman of the Committee on Social Policy and Employment of the Congress of Deputies (1982 -
1986); spokesman on Social Affairs (1986-1999).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
ČEŠKOVÁ Andrea (ECR / CZ)
Barrister
Lawyer(1995).
Councillor, Prague 5 metropolitan district (1998-2002); Councillor, Prague 5 metropolitan district (chair of the
finance committee) (2002-2006); Councillor, Prague 5 metropolitan district (chair of the finance committee)
(2006-2009).
CHATZIMARKAKIS Jorgo (ALDE / DE)
Political scientist
MA in political science (1993); Science policy officer at the Bundestag (1993-1996). Member of the Foreign
Office planning staff (1996-1998). Managing Director of a management consultancy, Luxembourg/Brussels
(1999-2004).
Member of the Federal Executive of the FDP (1995-2011). Secretary-General of the FDP Saar (2002-2010).
Member of the ELDR Council (since 1995).
Founder member (1993), German-Greek Business Association (DHW), and President (since 2005). Member of
the Liberal Turco-German Association (LTD) (since 1995). Member of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary
Association (WHIA) (since 2007); Vice-President (since 2009). Honorary Chairman of the Pan Cretan
Federation of Europe (since 2009).
CHICHESTER Giles (ECR / GB)
Publisher
Studied at Oxford University 1965-68: MA (Hons) (Geography) (1972). Worked in publishing at the University of
London Press and Hodder and Stoughton Ltd (1968-1969). In Francis Chichester Ltd: Production Manager
(1969); Director (1971); General Manager (1972); Managing Director (1983); Chairman, (1989). Non-Executive
Director, Mediterranean Charter Services, Ltd (1973-1979). Non-Executive Director, Orrin and Geer Ltd -
Bookbinders (1974-1981). Director, Goodwin and Chichester Ltd, New Zealand (1975-1993) and Guildford
Timber Co. Ltd, New Zealand (1975- ). Director, Silverstream Forests Ltd, New Zealand (1986- ).
Chairman, Hammersmith Conservative Association (1984-1987). Chairman, London West Conservative
European Constituency Council (1987-1988). Member, Conservative National Union Executive Committee
(1988-1990, 1997-1998).
Member of the European Parliament since 1994.
Has served on many voluntary bodies such as school governing bodies, charities, clubs. Fellow of the Royal
Geographical Society. Chairman European Energy Forum (2004 - ).
CHILDERS Nessa (NI / IE)
BA (Psychology), Trinity College Dublin; Dip. (Psychology) University College Dublin. Worked as a
psychoanalyst for 23 years. Established the M.Sc. course in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at Trinity College
Dublin (1993). Course Director (2001-2006), in addition to lecturing and teaching.
CHOUNTIS Nikolaos (GUE/NGL / GR)
Electrical engineer.
1953 Born 17 September 1953 in Langadia.
1992 Degree from Metsovio National Technical University (electrical engineering) and Panteion University
(political science and international studies).
1974 Left-wing activist opposing dictatorship; member of Communist Youth then Greek Communis t Party (KKE).
Member of Greek Communist Party Central Committee since 1987; Political Bureau member and Secretary of
Athens KKE after 13th congress in 1991.
1992 Founder member of Synaspismos then SYRIZA. Member of Central Political Committee and Politica l
Secretariat since 1992. From 1996 to 2000, Secretary of Synaspismos parliamentary group. Became
Synaspismos MEP in 2004. In May 2005, elected Secretary of the Synaspismos Central Political Committee.
2009 In 2009 European elections, elected Syriza MEP and, in elections of 25 January 2015, elected Member for
Athens 2 Constituency.
2015 Appointed to SYRIZA-ANEL Government as Deputy Foreign Minister responsible for European Affairs.
July 2015, resigned following agreement concluded between Government and creditors.
2015 MEP since 2015. Member of Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
(GUE/NGL) representing the Popular Unity party.
CHRISTENSEN Ole (S&D / DK)
Bachelor of commerce (1984). Matriculation (Aalborg School of Commerce, 1989).
Training as elite trainer/consultant (Aalborg Training School, 1990).
Ironmonger (1971-1976). Junior NCO in Queen's Lifeguard Regiment (1976-1990). Instructor at Aalborg
Training School (1990-1992). Business consultant with Aalborg Trade Council (1992-1998). Labour market
consultant with SID trade union in North Jutland (2002-2004). Consultant with Danish TUC in North Jutland
(since 2004).
Senior shop steward in the Queen's Lifeguard Regiment (1980-1990). Vice-Chairman of Danish TUC in Brovst
(1982-1989). Member of the National Executive of HKKF trade union for non-commissioned army personnel
(1984-1988).
Chairman of Brovst constituency organisation (1984-1989). Member of Brovst town council (1989-2004);
Chairman of Employment Committee (1994-1998); Mayor (1998-2002); vice-Chairman of North Jutland Labour
Market Council (2001-2004); Chairman of Social Affairs Committee, Deputy Mayor (2002-2004); member of
Executive of North Jutland Local Government Association (2002-2004).
CHRYSOGELOS Nikos (Verts/ALE / GR)
CLAEYS Philip (NI / BE)
Degree in translation (1988). Post-graduate qualification in marketing (1991).
Chairman, Vlaams Blok youth wing (1995-1999). Chief editor of the Vlaams Blok magazine (since 1999). Group
secretary in the Flemish Parliament (1995-2003). Member of the party executive (since 1995). Member of the
Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde district executive (1995-2003).
Member of the European Parliament (since 2003).
CLARK Derek Roland (EFD / GB)
Schoolmaster
Teaching Certificate, University of Bristol (1954). Supplementary Course Certificate, St Luke's College, Exeter
(1962). Diploma in Science, Exeter University (1962). Associate of the College of Preceptors (1971). Science
teacher, Air Balloon Hill Secondary School, Bristol (1954-1962). At Cherry Orchard School, Northampton: Head
of Science Department (1962-1974); Tutor to examination courses (1970-1974); Senior Master (1971-1974).
Senior Head of House at Lings Upper School in Northampton (1974-1985). Science teacher, Falcon Manor
School, Northamptonshire (1985-1993). CSE Physics Panel, East Midlands: Northampton representative (1963-
1976); Chairman of Panel (1970-1976).
In the UK Independence Party: Chairman, Northamptonshire Branch (1994-2003); Chairman, East Midlands
Regional Committee (1996-2003; 2008- ); member of the National Executive Committee (2001-2004; 2006- );
Party Secretary (2002-2004).
CLIVETI Minodora (S&D / RO)
Lawyer
Honours Degree from the Faculty of Law, A.I. Cuza University, Iași (1978); professional training at Columbia
University, New York (1991); professional training at the University of Birmingham (1991); professional training
at the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg (1994); doctoral studies at the Institute for Judicial
Research of the Romanian Academy (since 2007).
Lawyer at the Bacău Bar (since 1978).
Local councillor (since 2000).
Vice-President of the Bacău branch of the PSD (1993). Vice-President of the PSD Women's Organisation
(2003-2008). Member of the PSD National Council (2000-2008). Member of the PSD's Commission on Integrity
and Arbitration (since 2008). Member of the Romanian Parliament (2000-2008).
Member of the Romanian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) (2000-
2008); Chair of PACE's Committee on Equal Opportunities (2004-2007); Vice-Chair of PACE's Committee on
Social Affairs (2007); First Vice-President of the Socialist Group in PACE (2008).
COCHET Yves (Verts/ALE / FR)
Computer scientist
COELHO Carlos (PPE / PT)
Insurance agent (1980-81). Member of the National Education System Reform Commission (1986-1987); Chair
of the General Assembly of the National Youth Council (1987-1990); member of the National Education Council
(1990-1994).
Chair of the Young Social Democrats (1986-1988). Deputy director of the National Research Unit (1991) and
member of the PSD National Policy Committee (1995); Chair of the PSD Santarém District Policy Commi ttee
(2002-2006).
Member of Sintra Municipal Council (1977); member of the Sintra Municipal Assembly (1978). Member of the
Assembly of the Republic, first elected at 19 (1979); Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Youth (1987 -
1995); Vice-Chair of the PSD Parliamentary Group (leaders' conference) (1989-1998).
State Secretary attached to the Minister of Education (1994-1995). Member of the European Parliament
(11.1.1994-18.7.1994 and since 1998).
Chairman of the Portuguese-Atlantic Young Politicians' Association (1988-1992).
Vice-Chairman of the board of governors of the Francisco Sá Carneiro Institute (2000-2006).
COFFERATI Sergio Gaetano (S&D / IT)
Mayor.
1968 Graduated in electrical engineering.
1969 Started work at Pirelli, Milan, and joined the c hemists' union, FILCEA, affiliated to the Italian General
Federation of Labour (CGIL).
2002 - 2004 Returned to Pirelli as CSR officer.
1988 Joined the management of FILCEA, becoming its Secretary -General.
1990 Appointed to the national secretariat of CGIL.
1994 Succeeded Bruno Trentin as Secretary-General of CGIL.
1994 - 2002 During that period, when he was head of the biggest trade union in Italy, the 1993 agreement on
consultation was concluded and agreement reached on the reform of pensions in 1995, and the amendment of
Article 18 of the Workers' Statute was rejected, for which reason on 23 March 2002 in the Circus Maximus in
Rome a crowd of some three million people attended one of the biggest demonstrations in postwar Italy.
21/9/2002 Ended his term as secretary of the CGIL and returned to his job at Pirelli.
2007 Was one of the 45 members of the National Committee which founded the Democratic Party.
1/2015 Resigned from the Democratic Party, because of political differences with it; remained an indepen dent
member of the Group of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament.
6/2004 Elected Mayor of Bologna.
2004 - 2009 Served as Mayor of Bologna.
1988 - 1992 Member of the Board of the European Chemical Workers' Union
1994 - 2002 Member of the Executive Board, European Trade Union Confederation
2009 Democratic Party candidate and head of list for the Northwest Constituency in ithe European elections:
elected to the European Parliament.
2009 - 2014 Member of the Committee on Legal Affairs, the Commit tee on Employment and Social Affairs and
the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection; coordinator, on behalf of the Group of
Socialists and Democrats, of the Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis; co -chair of
the Spinelli Group of Members of the European Parliament
25/5/2014 Re-elected to the European Parliament, again in the Northwest Constituency
2014 - ... Is currently a member of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the
Committee on Legal Affairs; Member, Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature
or Effect
1967 - 1968 Artillery officer
1995 - 2002 Member of the National Council of Economics and Labour, CNEL
2002 - 2004 President of the Di Vittorio Foundation
Was enrolled in the Order of Bernard O'Higgins by Chile for his assistance to that country during the struggle
against the dictatorship.
Was enrolled in the Légion d'Honneur by the French Government for his efforts in support of children's rights
and to fight exploitation of minors.
COHN-BENDIT Daniel (Verts/ALE / FR)
Advanced school-leaving certificate, Odenwaldschule (1966). Studied sociology at the University of Nanterre.
Spokesman and leader, Paris May Revolution (1968). Deported from France (1968). Childcare worker with the
Kinderladen movement in Frankfurt; bookseller at the Karl-Marx bookshop (1969-1973). Editor-in-chief and
publisher of Pflasterstrand magazine (1976). Honorary head of department, Office for Multicultural Affairs
(Frankfurt/Main) (1989). Presenter of the Swiss television programme Literaturklub (since 1994).
Various publications and films.
Member of the European Parliament (since 1994). Delegation Chairman, EU - Turkey Joint Parliamentary
Committee (1999-2002). Co-chairman of the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance (since 2002).
Honorary doctorate from the Catholic University of Tilburg, Netherlands (1997), Trombinoscope 'Political
Discovery' award for special contributions in the field of politics (1998).
COLLIN-LANGEN Birgit (PPE / DE)
Lawyer, mayor ret.
1975 - 1983 Studied Law at Trier, legal traineeship, second state examination in law
1983 - 1988 Adviser at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Transport, responsibilities including road traffic law
and road safety
1988 - 1991 Legal adviser, Rhineland-Palatinate State Chancellery, responsible for improving relations between
citizens and the state
1991 - 1993 Research assistant, CDU Group in the Rhineland-Palatinate Regional Assembly, responsibilities
including home affairs and women's policy
1993 - 1996 Head of Personnel and Legal Affairs, Investitions - und Strukturbank Rheinland-Pfalz (ISB)
1991 - ... Deputy district chair, Rheinhessen-Pfalz CDU
2002 - ... Regional Chair, Rhineland-Palatinate Frauen Union (CDU/CSU Women's Branch)
2002 - ... Co-opted member, Rhineland-Palatinate CDU Regional Executive
1996 - 2012 Mayor of Bingen am Rhein
1996 - 2012 Vice-President of the German Section of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions
(CEMR)
1996 - 2012 Vice-President of the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
COLMAN Trevor (NI / GB)
Police Officer (retired)
Grammar school education. Police officer (1962-1995). Script adviser to television series (1994-1999).
COMI Lara (PPE / IT)
Brand manager.
Science diploma with an emphasis on economics - mark 100/100 (2002). Degree in market and business
economics, majoring in international markets - mark 110 cum laude - from the Catholic University of the Sacred
Heart, Milan (2005). Master's degree in the economics of the international markets and new technologies - first
class honours - from Bocconi University, Milan (2007).
Junior brand manager for Bedersdorf Milan (2007); brand manager for Giochi Preziosi Milano (since 2008).
Spokesperson for Forza Italia in Saronno (2002-2005); assistant to Mariastella Gelmini (2005); coordinator for
the Lombardy youth branch of Forza Italia (2005-2007).
Work placement at the Consulate-General for Uruguay in Italy.
Scholarship from the Mario Negri Fund - ALDAC.
CORAZZA BILDT Anna Maria (PPE / SE)
CORNELISSEN Marije (Verts/ALE / NL)
CORREA ZAMORA María Auxiliadora (PPE / ES)
Degree in Law from the University of Extremadura (1996). Specialist diploma in the prevention of risks at work
from Les Heures - Fundació Bosch i Gimpera, University of Barcelona (1998).
Member of the municipal executive committee of the Partido Popular for Puebla de la Calzada (Badajoz).
Member of the provincial executive committee of the Partido Popular. Member of the national e xecutive
committee of the Partido Popular.
Member of the Puebla de la Calzada municipal council (1995-2012).
Senator in the VII and VIII terms of the Spanish Senate (2000-2004 and 2007-2008).
Member of the European Parliament since January 2012.
Member of the Badajoz Federation of Rural Women.
CORREIA DE CAMPOS António Fernando (S&D / PT)
University professor
Graduate in law, Coimbra (1966); 'Directeur d'Hôpital' diploma, ENSP, Rennes, France (1969); MPh, John
Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA (1978); PhD, ENSP, New University of Lisbon (1982).
Civil servant, Ministry of Health (1966-1986); University professor (1970-2009).
Secretariat, Socialist Party (1989-1991); National Committee, Socialist Party (1990-2009); Political Committee,
Socialist Party (2009-); Member of the Municipal Assembly, Viseu (2005-2009).
Member of the Assembly of the Republic, Portugal (1991-1993); State Secretary (one month) (1975); State
Secretary (three months) (1979-1980); Minister for Health (nine months) (2001-2002); Minister for Health (33
months) (2005-2008).
Chair of STOA (Science and Technology Options Assessment Panel).
Member of the Committee on Health Services Research, WHO/EURO, Copenhagen (1984-1988); Senior Health
Care Management Specialist, World Bank, Washington DC (1992-1995).
Order of Infante Dom Henrique (Grand Cross); Order of Simon Bolivar, Liberator (Grand Cross), Venezuela.
CORTÉS LASTRA Ricardo (S&D / ES)
Degree in law.
Advanced diploma in international public law and international relations.
Postgraduate specialisation in international development cooperation, Faculty of Economics, University of the
Basque Country.
Master's in public administration, IESE Business School, Madrid.
Executive Director, Fundación Españoles en el Mundo (Foundation for Spanish Communities Worldwide), 2007-
2009.
Head of Office, Federal Organisational Secretariat of the PSOE, 2004-2007.
External Federal Delegate for the PSOE Organisation since December 2012; responsible for external electoral
campaigning since 2002.
COSTA Silvia (S&D / IT)
Journalist.
Degree in modern literature from La Sapienza University, Rome (1973).
Contributor to daily newspapers and magazines and producer of television programmes for RAI (1973 -1978);
editor of the daily newspaper 'Il Popolo' (1978-1985); freelance consultant to NGOs (1995-2005).
National coordinator of the youth section of the Christian Democracy Women's Movement (1975-1982); national
press and communications officer for the Christian Democratic Party (DC) and member of the DC national
leadership (1982-1989); national events officer for the Italian Popular Party (PPI) and member of the PPI
national executive (1992-1993).
Member of Rome city council (1976-1985). Member of Lazio regional council (2000-2000). Chair of the
Committee for voluntary work service centre funding, Lazio regional council (2002-2005); Lazio regional
councillor responsible for education, educational rights and training, and for coordinating the 9th Committee on
education, training, innovation and employment within the Conference of regional authorities (2005-2009).
Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies for three parliamentary terms; member of the Committee on internal
affairs, the Committee on culture, science and education and the Committee on general guidance and
monitoring of radio and television services (1985-1993).
State secretary at the Ministry for universities, scientific research and technology (with responsibility for
educational rights, health, scientific culture and sport) (1993-1994); member of the national committee for
gender equality attached to the Prime Minister's Office (1994-2000); chair of the national commission for equal
opportunities (1996-2000).
Chair of the European advisory committee on equal opportunities during the Italian Presidency of the EU (1996);
head of the EU delegation to the annual session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (1996).
Member of the Italian section of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (1976-1985).
Member of the National Council of the Economy and Labour (CNEL); coordinator of the working party on
women and member of the national coordinating body for immigration. Co-founder of the 'Telefono Azzurro'
NGO for missing children; vice-chair from 1988 to 1991. Member of the Rome women's committee of t he Italian
Red Cross (1995-2000). Member of the welfare committee of the CARIPLO Foundation (2002-2005). Chair of
the scientific committee of the Risorsa Donna Foundation; member of the board of management of the Donne in
Musica Foundation (2002-2005). President of the Academy of Fine Arts, Rome (1995-2005).
Grand Officer of the Republic - award conferred by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (2003).
COSTELLO Emer (S&D / IE)
Bachelor of Arts (University College Dublin) (1983); Higher Diploma in Education (1984). Assistant Manager,
Finglas Heritage Project (1988-1989); Manager, Dun Laoghaire Heritage and Genealogical Centre (1989-1996);
Programme Manager, Education Service, Leargas, Irish National Agency for European and Bilateral
Programmes in Education, Youth and Vocational Training (1996-2006); parliamentary assistant (2006-2011).
Constituency Executive, Dublin Central Constituency Council, Labour Party (1989-2003). Executive, Labour
Women s National Council (1990-2003). General Council/Administrative Council, Labour Party (1990-2003).
Executive, Labour Councillors Association (2010-2011). National Executive Committee, Labour Party (2010-
2011).
Member of Dublin City Council, North Inner City Local Electoral Area (2003-2011). Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin
(2008-2009). Lord Mayor of Dublin (2009-2010). Heritage Area Rejuvenation Project (HARP) Integrated Area
Plan (Chairperson 2003-2004 and 2007-2008) (2003-2012). Chairperson, Dublin City Council International
Women's Day Working Group (2007-2012). Chairperson, Lord Mayor's Commission on Employment (2009-
2010). North East Inner City Integrated Area Plan (2003-2008). O'Connell Street, Integrated Area Plan
(Chairperson 2005-2006) (2003-2008). O'Devaney Gardens Regeneration Board (2005-2012). Dominick Street
Regeneration Board (2008-2009). Member of Dublin Regional Council (2009-2010).
Member Council of Europe, Congress of Regional and Local Authorities; Member of Current Affairs Committee
of Congress (2008-2011). Member of DGEAC Working Group on Mobility and Co-operation in Education and
Training (2003-2006).
Observed elections in Cambodia (1993 and 1998), South Africa (1994) and Bosnia (1997) Visiting Committee,
Training Unit (Prison) (1993-1998). Temple Bar Renewal (1996-2000). Dublin Inner City Partnership (2003-2004
and 2009-2010). Association of City and County Councils (2003-2012). Dublin Docklands Development
Authority - Council Member (2003-2012). Board of Governors, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin (2003-2012). Board of
Grangegoman Development Agency (2005-2012). Board of Management D7 Educate Together Primary School
(2007-2011). Central Area Joint Policing Committee (2007-2012). Board of Visitors, National Museum of Ireland
(2009-2010). Dublin City Development Board (2009-2010). Dublin Chamber of Commerce (2009-2010). Royal
Victoria Hospital 2009-2010). Irish Lights (2009-2010). National Maternity Hospital (2009-2010). Governing
Body, University College Dublin (2009-2010). North Inner City Drugs Task Force (2009-2012). Health Services
Executive - Dublin North Forum (2011-2012).
Publications: Every Step of the Way - Women Accessing Power in Dublin City (Dublin City Council, 2008);
Report of Lord Mayor's Commission on Employment (Dublin City Council, 2010). Editor of numerous booklets
on local history of Dύn Laoghaire and Finglas.
COTTIGNY Jean Louis (S&D / FR)
Worker
Self-educated.
Worker (1970-1989)
Mayor of Beaurains (1989-2004).
Member of the Pas-de-Calais Departmental Council (since 1992).
Member of the European Parliament (1997-1999).
Member of the European Parliament (2004-2009).
Knight of the Legion of Honour.
COZZOLINO Andrea (S&D / IT)
Secondary school-leaving certificate in science subjects (1980).
Provincial secretary and member of the national leadership of the Democratic Party of the Left / Democrats of
the Left (PDS/DS) (1994-1999).
Member of Campania regional council; vice-chairman of the committee on regional affairs, and official
responsible for consultation processes (2000-2005); regional councillor responsible for production activities and
agriculture (2005-2009).
CRAMER Michael (Verts/ALE / DE)
1969 - 1974 Trained as a teacher (music, sport, education) in Mainz
1993 - 1995 Lecturer on transport and urban policy at the Otto Suhr Institute of the Free University, Berlin
1989 - 2004 Member of the Berlin Chamber of Deputies, transport policy spokesman for the Bündnis 90/Die
Grünen parliamentary group and member of the Committee on Federal and European Affairs
1989 - 1990 Chair of the Committee on Transport
2004 - ... Member, in his capacity as an MEP, of the German Bundestag's Committee on European Affairs
2004 - ... Member of the European Parliament
2004 - ... Member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
2004 - ... Member of the Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary
Committee
2014 - ... Chair of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
2014 - ... Member of the Conference of Committee Chairs
2001 Initiator of the 'Berliner Mauer-Radweg' und 'Europa-Radweg Eiserner Vorhang' projects - cycle paths
which combine low-impact tourism with history and culture
2001 Publication: 'Berliner Mauer-Radweg' (Esterbauer Verlag). Published in English in 2003
2004 Publication: 'San Francisco Bay Trail' (Esterbauer Verlag)
2007 Publication: 'Europa-Radweg Eiserner Vorhang', Volumes 1-3 (Esterbauer Verlag). Published in English in
2008
CREȚU Corina (S&D / RO)
Economist
Deputy Chair of the Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSD) since 2011 and PSD representative in the
Presidency of the Party of European Socialists.
Member of the European Parliament since 2007.
Observer at the European Parliament (2006-2007).
Senator, Romanian Parliament (2004-2007).
Romanian President's adviser and spokesperson (2000-2004).
Head of the PSD Image Department ; First Deputy Chair of the PSD Women's Organisation (1997-2000).
Expert in the Romanian Senate (1996-2000).
Expert in the Romanian President's Office (1992-1996).
Journalist (1990-1992).
Economist (1989-1990).
Graduated from the Faculty of Planning and Economic Cybernetics of the Bucharest University of Economic
Studies (1989).
CREUTZMANN Jürgen (ALDE / DE)
Master of business administration
Employee of an auditing firm (1971-1973). Senior executive of BASF SE, latterly Director, Subsidiaries
Accounting Services (1973-2006).
Treasurer of the Rhineland-Palatinate FDP (since 1983).
Member, Rhineland-Palatinate District Council (since 1989). Member, Palatinate District Council (since 2004).
Member of the Rhineland-Palatinate Regional Assembly (1998-2009). Vice-President, Rhineland-Palatinate
Regional Assembly (2001-2006).
CRONBERG Tarja (Verts/ALE / FI)
Doctorate in business studies, Copenhagen Business School (thesis on 'technology in everyday life') (1988).
Nordic Countries' Urban Planning Institute (further course for planners) (1976).
Doctorate in technology, University of Lund, Architecture Department (thesis on 'users' requirements in
construction') (1973).
Qualified engineer, Helsinki University of Technology (1968).
Senior adviser, Foreign Policy Institute, University of Eastern Finland, Ministry of Education and Culture (2009 -
2011).
Member of the Finnish Government, Minister of Employment (member, Ministerial Committee on Foreign and
Security Policy) (2007-2009).
Member of the Finnish Parliament (Defence Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee and Employment and
Equality Committee) (2003-2007).
Director, Copenhagen Peace Research Institute (COPRI) (responsible for international relations, security
issues, war research and conflict management) (2001-2003).
Provincial director, Regional Council of North Karelia (regional administrator responsible for economic and
social development, EU Structural Fund resources, cross -border cooperation with Russia and regional planning)
(1993-2001).
Visiting professor, Technology and Culture Centre, University of Oslo, Norway (1993-1996).
Assistant professor, Technical Assessment Unit, Danish University of Technology (1989-1995).
Visiting professor, Technology and Social Change Department, University of Linköping, Sweden (autumn
1990).
Senior researcher, Organisations and Industrial Sociology Department, Copenhagen Business School (1984-
1990).
Research director, Neighbourhood and Housing Planning Department, Danish Construction Research Institute
(1977-1984).
Senior researcher, Swedish State Planning Authority, Stockholm (1975-1977).
Social worker, United Nations Centre for Housing, Building and Planning, New York (1973-1975).
Project manager, Architecture Department, Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden (1970-1973).
Visiting researcher, US National Standards Institute, Construction Research Department, Washington (19 72-
1973).
Product development director, Perstorp AB, Sweden (subsequently consultant on obtaining venture capital from
the USA for the business) (1973-1974) (1968-1971).
Chair, Green Party (Finland) (2005-2009).
Member, Finnish Government Committee on Comprehensive Security (2010-).
Member of the Finnish Government's Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy (2007 -2009).
Member, Defence Committee, Finnish Parliament (2003-2007).
Member, EU Competitiveness Council (2008-2009).
Member, EU Employment and Social Affairs Council (2007-2009).
Member, administrative body responsible for the use of EU Structural Fund appropriations in Eastern Finland
(Objectives 6 and 1, Interreg Karelia) (1995-2001).
Member (and originator), EU COSTA24 Group researching new threats to society (terrorism, new wars, private
armies) (2002-2005).
Member (and originator), EU COSTA10 research group considering changes to defence policy (1998-2001).
Member, European Commission Information Society Technologies Advisory Group (ISTAG) (1999-2002).
Chair, bureau, EU COSTA4 Group considering the relationship between technology and society (1992 -1997).
Member, Technical Committee, COST, reviewing social sciences (1989-1994).
Member, CREST temporary experts group concerned with the Fourth Framework Programme of Research and
Technological Development (1993-1994).
Member, Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (2001-2003).
Member, State Finland-Russia Development Committee dealing with neighbourhood cooperation (1997-2000).
Member, Executive Committee, Association of European Border Regions (1996-2001).
NATO temporary risk management initiative (Danish representative, 2002).
NATO military change activities, conference considering changes, NATO Headquarters May 1993, Stavanger
May 1994, Budapest 1994, Scotland July 1995.
Member, Danish Social Sciences Research Council (1989-1994).
Member, committee of the Norwegian Research Council dealing with IT and society (1984-1992).
Member, VALUE think-tank on interactions between research and society (1993-1994).
Member, Danish Parliament Technology Council (1986-1991).
Innovation management, University of Joensuu (1999-2000).
Technology assessment, sociology of technology and of the financing of innovation, Danish University of
Technology (1991-1995).
Ecology in the Urals, Danish University of Technology (summer 1992).
Technology assessment, Copenhagen Business School (1987-1988).
Social indicators for housing, University of New York, Stony Brook, Long Island (1973-1975).
Performance requirements of buildings, Lund Institute of Technology (1972).
Board member, Finnish Post Office (2000-2002).
Member, Board of Governors of Sonera (1997-2001).
Board member, Finnish Post and Telecommunications (1990-1997).
Adviser on venture capital to the State Investment Board, Stockholm, Sweden (1975-1976).
Investment consultant to the Perstorp New Business Development company (venture capital), New York (1972 -
1975).
CROWLEY Brian (ALDE / IE)
1993 Diploma in Law
1994 - ... Member of the European Parliament
1993 - 1994 Senator (Government spokesperson on justice, equality and law reform)
1997 - 2004 Member of the Council of State
CRUZ Joaquim (PPE / PT)
CUSCHIERI Joseph (S&D / MT)
Member, Labour Party National Executive (1996- )
Member of the local council in St Julian's, Malta, and Deputy Mayor (1994-1996)
Member of Parliament, Chamber of Deputies, Malta. Took part in delegation visits to the United Kingdom, the
Isle of Man, Tunisia, Austria, South Korea, Germany, Palestine, Israel and Jordan (1998-2008)
Labour Party spokesperson on local councils (1998-2003)
Labour Party parliamentary spokesperson on tourism, Air Malta and the hospitality sector (2003 -2008)
Labour Party parliamentary spokesperson on infrastructure and capital projects (May -September 2008)
CUTAȘ George Sabin (S&D / RO)
Engineer
Faculty of Aircraft Design, Polytechnic Institute, Bucharest - Institutul Politehnic Bucureşti - engineer (1987-
1992); Business management course organised by AOTS -Sony, Sony Corporation, Amsterdam (1994);
authorised customs expert, licensed by the Romanian Directorate-General for Customs (1999); Canadian MBA
programme, Postgraduate School of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest (1998 -1999);
National Defence College - security and good governance (2008); Doctoral student, Faculty of Management,
Academy of Economic Studies (2003-present).
Adviser to the Chairman, Grivco S.A (1995-1999); Adviser on development issues, 'Antena 1' (1997-1999);
Member of management board, AIBB-Grivco S.A. (1997-2004); Executive director, 'Antena 1' (2004); Director-
general, CCA Intact (2003-2004).
Member of the Political Executive, Conservative Party (2004-present).
Senator (2004-2008); Vice-President, Romanian Senate (2005-2006); Deputy leader, Conservative Party
parliamentary group (2006-2007); Vice-President, Committee on the Economy, Industry and Services (2007-
2008); Leader, Conservative Party parliamentary group (2007-2008).
CYMAŃSKI Tadeusz (EFD / PL)
Economist
Master's in Economics, Faculty of Transport Economics, University of Gdańsk (1978).
Auditor, BGŻ Bank in Malbork (1978-1990).
Member of the Law and Justice (PiS) party's Political Council (since 2001). Member of the Bureau of the PiS
parliamentary group (2005-2007).
Mayor of Malbork (1990-1998).
Member of the Sejm (1997-2009). Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Social Policy and Family Affairs (2005-
2007).
CZARNECKI Ryszard (ECR / PL)
Historian
1981 - 1986 University of Wrocław (master's degree in history)
1988 - 1990 Journalist in London (Polish Daily)
1990 - 1991 Journalist in Poland (GŁOS, Wiadomości Dnia, Dziennik Dolnośląski)
1993 - 1997 TV Polsat
2001 - 2004 President of the Institute for European Studies and Law
2004 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
1991 - 1993 Spokesperson for the Christian National Union (ZChN)
1993 - 1994 Vice President of the ZChN
1994 - 1996 President of the ZChN
1996 - 1999 Member of the ZChN Central Council
2004 - 2007 Member of the Policy Council of the Self-Defence party
2011 - 2014 Member of the Policy Committee of the Law and Justice party (PiS)
1991 - 1993 Member of the Polish Parliament, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Culture and Media
1997 - 2001 Member of the Polish Parliament, Chair of the Committee on Liaison with Poles Abroad (1999 -
2001), Vice-Chair of the Special Committee on EU Affairs (2000-2001)
1993 - 1993 Deputy Minister of Culture and Art
1997 - 1998 Minister, Chair of the Committee on European Integration
1998 - 1999 Minister, member of the Council of Ministers
2011 - 2014 Member of the Council of the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists
1/7/2004 - 30/6/2009 Member of the European Parliament
1/7/2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
2004 - 2007 Vice-Chair of the International Committee of the Polish Football Association
1999 - 2007 President and Vice-President of ATLAS SPARTA speedway club, Wrocław
van DALEN Peter (ECR / NL)
Master's in contemporary history and international relations (Utrecht University)(1983). Passed foundation
course in Dutch law (Utrecht University)(1984).
Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, head of policy department for inland waterways
(1995-2001); Transport, Public Works and Water Management Inspectorate, acting director for aviation (at
Schiphol)(2001-2005); Transport and Public Works Inspectorate: senior inspector/director for inland waterways
(2005-2009).
Chair of RPF electors' associations, Utrecht and Houten (1981-1991). Member of advisory board for
ChristenUnie (RPF/GPV) and SGP MEPs (1989-).
RPF/GPV party leader on Houten Municipal Council (1994-1998).
Part-time adviser to the RPF parliamentary group in the Second Chamber (1981-1983).
Policy advisor to the non-attached Members in the European Parliament (1985-1989).
Part-time teacher of history, political science and historiography at secondary schools and higher education
establishments (1983-1985). Various policy-making posts at the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water
Management (1989-1995).
DĂNCILĂ Viorica (S&D / RO)
Engineer
2004 - 2006 Higher education, social science: Masters in the European Public Space from the National School
of Political and Administrative Studies
1983 - 1988 Higher education, other (university level): Degree from t he Petroleum-Gas Institute
2014 - ... EU institution: Member of the European Parliament
1/2009 - 2014 EU institution: Member of the European Parliament
1988 - 2009 Private sector: engineer, OMV PETROM S.A.
1989 - 1997 Other: teacher at Videle Secondary School
10/2015 - ... Chairwoman of the National Women's Organisation of the Romanian Social Democrat Party (PSD)
3/2014 - 10/2015 Interim Chairwoman of the National Women’s Organisation of the PSD
2010 - 2014 Vice-Chairwoman of the National Women’s Organisation of the PSD
2005 - ... Member of the PSD national council
2005 - 2014 Vice-Chairwoman of the Teleorman County branch of the PSD
2005 - 2014 Chairwoman of the Teleorman County Women’s Organisation of the PSD
3/2010 - 3/2011 Head of the PSD Delegation in the European Parliament
2003 - 2011 President of the Videle branch of the PSD
2008 - 2009 Member of Teleorman County Council for the PSD
2004 - 2008 Member of Videle Municipal Council for the PSD
2000 - 2003 Chairwoman of the PSD Women’s Organisation in Videle
1996 - ... Member of the PSD
2008 - 2009 Member of Teleorman County Council for the PSD
2004 - 2008 Member of Videle Municipal Council for the PSD
12/2014 - ... Head of the Delegation of Romanian MEPs in the S&D Group
3/2010 - 3/2011 Head of the PSD Delegation in the European Parliament
DANELLIS Spyros (S&D / GR)
Architectural engineer
Degree in architecture from the University of Florence (Italy) (1979).
Member of the 'Socialist March' Central Committee (1976-1978); Founder member and member of the 'Greek
Left' (EAP) Central Committee (1987-1988); Founder member of the 'United Coalition of the Left'(1989);
Member of the 'Coalition of the Left and Progress' Central Committee (1992-2000); Member of the Greek
parliamentary opposition in the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) (1996-2000).
Executive member of Iraklion Prefectural Architects' Association (1986-1988); Vice-Chair of the TEE (Technical
and Professional Training Establishments) Eastern Crete section (1988-1991); Iraklion municipal councillor
(1990-1994); Vice-Chair of the Port of Hersonissos District and First Chair of the Ninth Territorial District Council
of the Prefecture of Iraklion (1994-1996); Vice-Chair of Working Party on Modernisation in Society(OPEK)(2002-
2003); Vice-Chair of the Iraklion TEAK (Union of Municipalities and Communities) (2003-2006); Mayor of
Hersonissos (Crete) (2003-2009).
Member of the Greek Parliament (Coalition of the Left and Progress Member for Iraklion) (1996-2000).
DANJEAN Arnaud (PPE / FR)
Consultant
1989 - 1992 Paris Institute of Political Studies
1992 - 1993 Postgraduate diploma (DEA) in political science and international relations from the Institute of
Political Studies
1993 - 1994 National service with the French navy
1994 - 2002 Civil Servant at the Ministry of Defence
2002 - 2005 France's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva
2005 - 2007 Adviser in a ministerial office (Foreign Affairs)
2007 - 2009 Lecturer at the Paris Institute of Political Studies
2010 - 2014 UMP departmental secretary (Saône-et-Loire)
2011 - 2014 UMP National Secretary for European Defence Policy
2010 - 2014 Member of Burgundy Regional Council
DANTIN Michel (PPE / FR)
Inspector-General for Agriculture
1981 - 1981 Ressins Agricultural College
1981 - 2002 Adviser to, then director of, farmers' organisations in Savoie
2002 - 2007 Adviser to Ministers of Agriculture (Mr Gaimard 2002-2005, Mr Bussereau 2006-2007, Mr Barnier
2007-2009))
2001 - 2014 President of the UMP Federation (Savoie)
1983 - 2014 Member of Chambéry Municipal Council
1983 - 1989 Deputy mayor of Chambéry
2014 - 2014 Mayor of Chambéry
1985 - 1998 Member of the Savoie Departmental Council
1994 - 1998 Vice-Chair of the Departmental Council with responsibility for the environment
2002 - 2009 Adviser to Ministers of Agriculture (Mr Gaimard 2002-2005, Mr Bussereau 2006-2007, Mr Barnier
2007-2009))
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
1985 - 2014 Member of the Rhône-Mediterranean Catchment Area Committee (Chair since 2008)
1999 - 2014 Chair of the Lake Bourget Catchment Area Committee
2001 - 2014 President of the Bocage Foundation
Knight of the National Order of Merit.
Officer of the Order of Agricultural Merit.
(The Earl of) DARTMOUTH William (EFD / GB)
Chartered accountant
BA (Hons.), Christ Church College, Oxford University (1970). Elected Secretary of the Oxford Union (1969).
Harvard Business School (1977-1979): MBA concentrating on Marketing and Finance (1979). FCA (Fellow of
the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales), ACA (1975). Worked outside the UK (1975-
1985): for Whinney Murray (now part of Ernst and Young) in the Middle East (1975-1977); for Marsh and
MacLennan (holding company), Macmillan Inc. - Fortune 500 publishing and media company in the United
States (1977-1985).
Member of the Governing Body, University of Huddersfield (1995-1998).
DATI Rachida (PPE / FR)
Judicial officer
1997 - 1999 Higher degree (DEUG) in economics Bachelor's and master's degrees in economics (business
management) Master’s degree in public law Graduate of the Higher Institute for Business Studies (higher
commercial studies section) Student at the National School for the Judiciary
1987 - 1990 Accountant with the Elf Aquitaine group
1990 - 1993 Internal auditor with the Matra communications group
1993 - 1994 Internal auditor at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London
1994 - 1995 Auditing supervisor and secretary-general of the urban development studies group at Lyonnaise
des Eaux
1994 - 1997 Technical adviser in the Legal Affairs Directorate of the Ministry of Education
1998 - 1999 Legal trainee at the Bobigny district court
1999 - 2001 Judge in insolvency proceedings at Péronne district court
2001 - 2002 Assistant state prosecutor in the financial section of Évry district court
2002 - 2004 Technical adviser responsible for the bill on the prevention of delinquency in the private office of
Nicolas Sarkozy, Minister of the Interior, Internal Security and Local Freedoms
2004 - 2004 Adviser in the private office of Nicolas Sarkozy, Minister of State and Minister for the Economy,
Finance and Industry
2004 - 2005 Deputy director-general with responsibility for public procurement, legal affairs and land and
property affairs, Hauts-de-Seine Departmental Council
2005 - 2007 Adviser to Nicolas Sarkozy, Minister of State and Minister for the Interior and Regional Planning,
with responsibility for the bill on the prevention of delinquency
2007 - 2007 Spokesperson for Nicolas Sarkozy during his presidential candidacy
1/2013 - 2014 Deputy Leader, Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP)
2008 - 2014 Mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris
2008 - 2014 Member of Paris City Council
2007 - 2009 Minister of Justice
DAUL Joseph (PPE / FR)
Retired farmer
Studied agriculture. Graduate of the Institute for Advanced Studies in National Defence (35th session).
Farmer (until 2007).
Mayor of Pfettisheim (1989-2002). Deputy mayor of Pfettisheim (2002-2007).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
Member of the European Economic and Social Committee (1980-1982).
Officer of the Agricultural Order of Merit. Knight of the National Order of Merit. Knight of the Legion of Honour.
DAVID Mário (PPE / PT)
Medical doctor
National defence course assessor. General practitioner at the Civil Hospitals of Lisbon (1977-1980).
Held the following posts in the European Parliament from 1989: Deputy Secretary -General of the ELDR Group
(October 1990-July 1994); Secretary-General (until November 1996) and member of the Bureau of the ELDR
Group; Secretary-General of the Parliamentary Group of the European People's Party (EPP), (April 1997 to
July 1999); Special adviser on European Union enlargement, responsible for the task force for the 12 candidate
countries, Russia and the Balkan countries (until April 2002).
Head of the private office of five ministers in the Portuguese Government (1980 -1989); Political adviser to the
Prime Minister on international affairs (April 2002 to July 2004); Coordinator in the private office of José Manuel
Durão Barroso for his election as President of the European Commission. (June-July 2004).
Member of the Assembly of the Republic (10th parliamentary term); member of the Committees on European
Affairs (PSD coordinator); Defence and Foreign Affairs. Chair of the Portugal -Ukraine and Portugal-Russia
Parliamentary Friendship Groups and Vice-Chair of the Portugal-China Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Secretary of State for European Affairs in the 16th Constitutional Government.
Vice-Chair of the EPP in the 2006-2009 term, responsible for neighbourhood policy; Vice-Chair of the
Committee on International Relations of the Partido Social Democrata.
Deputy Secretary-General of the Centrist Democrat International - CDI;
Order of the Madara Horseman, First Officer, Bulgaria; Order of Merit, Ukraine; Faithful Service, Commander,
Romania.
DAVIES Chris (ALDE / GB)
Marketing and communications consultant
MA, Cambridge University (1972-1975). Manager, Parliamentary Unit, Extel PR, London (1983-1985). Manager,
Northern PR, Liverpool (1985-1987). Manager, Abercromby Consultancy Ltd, Liverpool (1987-1991). Marketing
and communications consultant, Liverpool (1991-1995, 1997-1999).
Councillor, Liverpool City Council (1980-1984); Chairman of the Housing and Building Committee (1982-1983).
Councillor, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council (1994-1998). Member of Parliament for Littleborough and
Saddleworth (1995-1997).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999). Leader, British Liberal Democrat MEPs (2004 -2006);
ALDE/ADLE coordinator on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (2004- ).
DE ANGELIS Francesco (S&D / IT)
Civil servant.
School-leaving certificate. Civil servant.
Secretary of the Federation of Italian Communist Youth for the Province of Frosinone (1982-1985); Secretary of
the Federation of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) (1982-1985) and of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS)
(1990-1995) for Frosinone; member of the National Assembly for the Democratic Party (PD) (since 2007);
member of the national head office of the Democratic Party (since 2009).
Member of Ripi Municipal Council (Frosinone) (1985-1990). Member of Lazio regional council, chairman of the
Committee on Agriculture and vice-chairman of the Regional Advisory Board on Emigration (1995-2000);
member of Lazio regional council, chairman of the Committee on Institutional Reform (2000 -2005). Regional
councillor responsible for SMEs, commerce and craft industries (2005-2009).
DE BACKER Philippe (ALDE / BE)
Member of the European Parliament
1999 - 2004 University of Ghent
2004 - 2008 Doctorate in Biotechnology, University of Ghent
2010 - 2012 Solvay Business School
2008 - 2011 Investment fund analyst
2011 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
DE CASTRO Paolo (S&D / IT)
University professor.
Degree in agriculture from the University of Bologna (1980). Associate professor at Washington State University
(1985-1986); associate professor at the University of Sassari (1986-1992); associate professor at the University
of Bologna (1993-2002); professor extraordinary of agricultural policy at the University of Bologna (since 2002).
Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies (2002-2008). Senator of the Italian Republic; vice-chairman of the
Committee on agriculture and agri-food production (2008-2009).
Economic adviser to the Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, and to the Minister for Agriculture, Michele Pinto
(1996-1998); Minister for agriculture and forestry in the two D'Alema governments (1998-2000); Minister for
agriculture, food and forestry in the second Prodi government (2006-2008).
Special adviser to the President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi (2000-2001); scientific coordinator
for the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) (since 2000). Pres ident
of the Elabora research centre - Italian Confederation of Cooperatives (2000-2005); President of the NOMISMA
Institute of Economic Studies (2001-2004); President of the Qualivita Foundation (2000-2004).
Knight of the Grand Cross, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic - award conferred by President Carlo Azeglio
Ciampi.
DE KEYSER Véronique (S&D / BE)
University lecturer
Degree in psychology, Free University of Brussels (ULB, 1968). Doctorate in work psychology with Approche
psychologique de l'expérience ouvrière à travers les systèmes (1974). Researcher in psychology at the ULB
and the Brussels Industrial Study and Research Centre (1968-1984); junior lecturer at the University of Liège
(1984); lecturer at the University of Liège (1988); Dean of the Psychology and Education Science Faculty at the
University of Liège (1990-1998); visiting lecturer at the Universities of Oporto, Moscow and Toulouse-Le Mirail.
President of the Belgian Psychology Society (1990-1994).
Member of the European Parliament (since 2001).
President of the European Work and Organisational Psychology Association (since 1997).
Co-author of Human error prevention and well-being at work in West Europe and Russia (Kluwer, 2001) and
author of L'erreur humaine (Labor), Petits crimes sans importance. La flexibilité au travail (Luc Pire) and A la vie
comme à la mort (Luc Pire).
DELLI Karima (Verts/ALE / FR)
Parliamentary attaché in the Senate.
Graduate diploma (DEA) in political science (2004). Studying for a doctorate in political sci ence.
Parliamentary attaché in the Senate.
Former secretary of the Jeunes Verts (Young Greens).
Member of the Jeudi noir (Black Thursday) collective. One of the founders of the Sauvons les riches (Let's save
the rich) collective.
DELVAUX Anne (PPE / BE)
Journalist
First university qualification in economics and social sciences, Catholic University of Louvain (1992). Degree in
communication, Catholic University of Louvain (1994).
Journalist at RTBF (Belgian French-language national broadcasting organisation) (1994-2007). Junior lecturer in
journalism at the Catholic University of Louvain (2002-2007).
Member of the Humanist Democratic Centre (since 2007).
Senator and Chairwoman of the Federal Advisory Committee on European Affairs (2007-2009).
Vice-President of the European Movement - Belgium (since 2007).
DE MARTINI Susy (ECR / IT)
Neurologist, university professor and journalist
First class honours degree in medicine (1976), certified by the ECFMG as equivalent to a US degree (1978);
passed the Federation of Licensing Examination (FLEX) granting entitlement to exercise a medical profession in
the USA (1979); specialisation (with honours) in neurology (1980);
Membership of the Medical Physicians and Surgeons association (1979); assistant professor at th e Hahnemann
Medical College, Philadelphia (1979-1983). Passed Italian university competition, under Point F of the Act on
the Restructuring of University Teaching Posts, for persons having completed at least three years' research at a
recognised university abroad (1983). Tenured professor at Genoa University in the fields medical psychology,
occupational psychology and comparative health economics (1983-2012). Founder member of the department
of economics and finance at Genoa University (1996). Registered as a freelance journalist on the register of
journalists for the Province of Genoa (2004).
Personal assistant to the organising authorities of the G8 Summit in Genoa (task force created by the Prime
Minister's Office) (2000-2001).
DEMESMAEKER Mark (Verts/ALE / BE)
1990 Intermediate secondary level teaching diploma (Dutch, English and history), St Thomas Institute, Brussels
1981 Teacher
1992 Journalist
2005 - 2007 Secretary General, New Flemish Alliance Party (N-VA)
2007 - 2012 Alderman in Halle
2013 Local councillor
2004 - 2013 Member of the Flemish Parliament
2013 - ... Member of the European Parliament
DE MITA Luigi Ciriaco (PPE / IT)
Retired from national politics.
Degree in law from the Catholic University of Milan (1953). Assistant lecturer in private law at the Catholic
University of Milan (1954-1959).
Secretary of the Christian Democratic Party (DC) (1982-1989); Chairman of the National Council of the DC
(1989-1992).
Member of the Italian Parliament (1963-1994 and 1996-2008).
Minister for Industry (1973), for External Trade (1974) and for Southern Italy (1976). Prime Minister (1988-
1989).
Member of the European Parliament (1984-1988, 1999-2004 and since 2009).
de SARNEZ Marielle (ALDE / FR)
Secretary-General of the opposition general assembly (1989-1993). National Secretary of the Union for French
Democracy (UDF) (2003-2007). Secretary-General of the European Democratic Party (since July 2004). First
Vice-President of the Mouvement Démocrate (Democratic Movement) (since 2007).
Member of Paris City Council (for the 14th arrondissement) (2001-2010).
Special adviser in the private office of Jean-Claude Gaudin, Chair of the UDF group in the National Assembly
(1986-1988). Secretary-General of the UDF group in the National Assembly (1997-1998).
Adviser to François Bayrou, Minister for Education, Higher Education and Research, then head of his private
office (1993-1997).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999). Secretary General of the EDP. Chair of the UDF delegation,
then of the Mouvement Démocrate delegation in the European Parliament (since July 1999).
DESS Albert (PPE / DE)
Qualified agriculturalist
Agricultural college (graduated 1966); master's certificate in agriculture (1979). Secondary occupation as
farmer. Worked in trade and industry (1968); managing director of a farming cooperative (1972); full-time
farmer/training establishment (since 1977).
District Chairman of the CDU/CSU Youth Section (1974-1984); Member of the CSU district executive (1981);
Municipal Chairman of the CSU (1984-2009); Regional Chair, CSU Agriculture Association (1995); member of
the CSU district executive (1989); member of the CSU regional executive (1997).
Municipal Councillor, Berngau (1972-1996); District Councillor, Neumarkt/Oberpfalz (1978); Mayor of Berngau
(1984-1996); vice-chair, Neumarkt/Oberpfalz district council (1984-1996).
Member of the Bundestag (1990-2004); farm policy spokesman for the CSU Regional Group in the Bundestag
(1992-2004); member of the CDU/CSU Group Executive Committee (1997-2004); chair, CSU Regional Group
working party for Agriculture, Consumer Protection, Environment, Transport, Building and Energy in the
Bundestag (2000-2004).
Member of the European Parliament (since 2004).
Federal Cross of Merit with Ribbon (1998); Bavarian Order of Merit (2007).
DEUTSCH Tamás (PPE / HU)
Jurist
1999 - 1999 Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Faculty of Law
2012 - 2014 Independent lawyer
2006 - 2009 Head of President's Office of Fidesz
2001 - 2004 Budapest Chair of Fidesz
1993 - 2003 Vice-President of Fidesz
1988 - 1990 Member of Steering Committee, Fidesz
1988 - 1988 Founding member of Fidesz
2006 - 2008 Group Chair of Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union Group, 7th District of Budapest Municipality
(Erzsébetváros)
2006 - 2008 Member of municipal council of 7th District of Budapest Municipality (Erzsébetváros)
2002 - 2004 Group Chair of Fidesz – Hungarian Christian Democratic Alliance, Budapest Municipality
2002 - 2004 Member of the Budapest Municipal Assembly
2002 - 2004 Member of the Budapest Municipal Assembly
2004 - 2006 Vice-President of the Hungarian Parliament
1990 - 2009 Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Group of Fidesz
1990 - 2009 Member of Parliament
1999 - 2002 Minister for Youth and Sport
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
2012 - 2014 Deputy Chair of the Hungarian Olympic Committee
2010 - 2014 Chair of the Seven Borders Association
2010 - 2014 President of MTK sports association
2010 - 2014 Deputy Chair of the Paralympics Committee
1999 - 2002 Member of the Regional Development Council of Hungary
1999 - 2002 Chair of the Drug Coordination Committee
1999 - 2001 Deputy Chair of the Hungarian Olympic Committee
Honorary citizen of Csongrád county (2013)
DEVA Nirj (ECR / GB)
He was born in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) to a business and politic al family. His grand father was a Senator in the first
independent Parliament and a founder of the United National Party. He is a British Citizen and was educated in
England with a Degree in Aeronautical Engineering and was a Post Graduate Research Fellow in Economics.
Nirj is married to Indra, with one son. He inherited various companies in Sri Lanka from his family and is a non
executive Director of them.
Nirj has served in both the British Parliament and the European Parliament and has spent over 20 year s in
Public Service, specifically on International and Humanitarian Development.
In 1985 he was honoured as the first Asian to be appointed by HM The Queen as Deputy Lord Lieutenant
representing Her Majesty on formal and Royal occasions. As a Catholic he had private audiences with both
Pope John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
As Chairman of the Bow Group in 1981 he initiated the first Transatlantic Conferences with an aim towards
strengthening British-American relations.
In 1992 he was elected to the United Kingdom Parliament, as the Conservative Member for Brentford and
Isleworth (1992-1997). Nirj has subsequently been a Member of the European Parliament for the past 12 years,
elected in 1999 from a Constituency of 7.5 million voters in the South East of England.
He was elected the Vice President of the European Parliament Development Committee in 2009 and is the
Chairman of the Development Committee Group B which has oversight and control of all EU spending on Asia.
With his background as a candidate for Secretary General of the UN, he was appointed Co Leader (with Michel
Rocard former PM of France) of European Parliament Delegation to the United Nations World Summit and
General Assembly 2006, Co Coordinator Joint Parliamentary Assembly of 79 Parliaments of the E U-ACP 2004.
Nirj has gained recognition on a global level for his active participation on International Missions and
conferences including Election Observer Missions to Afghanistan (2004, 2005) as Chm Indonesia (2003, 2006)
Kazakhstan (2005, 2007); East Timor (2006), Global Peace and Interfaith Values (India 2005) UN Reform;
Heritage Foundation, Hudson Institute Washington (2006), Foreign Relations Council New York (2006), EU
China Relations: Beijing, Changchun, Shanghai, (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010).
Nirj is active in the spheres of International Development and Humanitarian Aid. He is the author of multiple
Legislative Reports in the European Parliament (1999-2010), particularly on: Effective development cooperation
and the fight against corruption; SMEs in developing countries; Economic Partnership Agreements; Neglected
Diseases and Poverty; Tourism and Development; Untying of aid; Social aspect of globalisation; Human Rights
clauses; Women & Poverty. He was also the Rapporteur on the report on Nation Building in Post Conflict
Situations and is currently drafting a report on International Property Rights.
He was nominated to succeed Kofi Anan as Secretary General of the United Nations in 2006 and for his
Tsunami work made an Hon Ambassador of Large and given the title "Vishwa Kirthi Sri Lanka Abhimani" by Sri
Lanka and the Bharat Gaurav by India. In 2011 he was honoured as a Knight of Merit with Star of the Sacred
Military Constantinian Order of St George by the Catholic Church for services to International Development. Nirj
is also the President of the International Committee on Human Dignity, the Chairman of the Right Approach
Group on Economics in the European Parliament and of the Mises Circle on the Austrian School of
Economics. As Chairman of the Afghan Group he drafted the Constitution of the National Reconciliation Party of
Afghanistan. He chaired the Annual Conference on "Ethics in Business" for the 5th time, the TED Conference
"Burn the Box", the EU India Chamber of Commerce for the 6th consecutive year and Chaired the Distribution of
3 million "One Laptop per Child" Initiative with ACP countries. As Chairman of the EU China Friendship Group
he published a book on the European Parliament, its democratic workings, electoral, committee and plenary
activities in Chinese for distribution in the Peoples Republic and has a strong channel of communication with the
Chinese Leadership based on mutual respect.
In January 2012 Nirj stood as a candidate in the European Parliament presidential election. Entering as a
candidate from one of the smaller political groups, his ambition was to stand up to a system which decides its
leaders through the signing of back room deals enforced by the two largest political groups. By entering the race
Nirj's candidacy reinstated a sense of democratic credibility in the election process, and although he did not win,
he achieved the position of the runner up in second place. His decision to stand knowing the conditions of the
deal gained him a reputation in the European Parliament of great stature and respect.
DE VEYRAC Christine (PPE / FR)
Lawyer
Master's degree in international public law (Toulouse, 1983).
National Secretary of the UMP (2003-2007). Departmental President of the UMP Party in Haute-Garonne (since
2008).
Deputy Mayor of Toulouse with responsibility for international and European relations (2001-2008). Member of
the bureau of the Greater Toulouse Urban Area Community Council; secretary of the town planning and aviation
and space development committee (2001-2008).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA Agustín (PPE / ES)
1966 - 1971 Graduate in modern and contemporary history
1976 Diploma in European Community studies from the Diplomatic School of Madrid
1976 Director of the 'San Juan Evangelista' college
1973 - 1987 Non-active director of the 'Profesor Duperier' student hostel in Ávila
1988 - 1993 Secretary-General of the People’s Party (PP) in Ávila
2004 - ... Chair of the Ávila Provincial Election Committee
1989 - ... Member of the National Executive Committee of the People's Party
1989 - ... Member of the Regional Executive Committee of the People's Party in Castile and Leon
1996 - 2000 Chair of the PP in Ávila
2014 - ... Chair of the PP Committee on Rights and Guarantees in Castile and Leon
1991 - 1995 Deputy Mayor and People's Party spokesperson in Ávila City Council
1991 - 1995 Member of the Ávila City Council committees on government, staff and urban planning
7/1999 - 8/2002 Mayor of Ávila
1999 - 2002 President of the Group of World Heritage Cities
1989 - 1993 Senator in the IVth Legislature and member of the Committees on Justice and Ibero -American
Affairs
1993 - 1996 Member of Parliament in the Vth Legislature and deputy spokesperson for the People's Party
Group in the Committee on Defence of the Congress of Deputies
1996 - 2000 Senator in the VIth Legislature; Chair of the Committee on Defence; Member of the Joint
Committee for the Full Professionalisation of the Armed Forces
2000 - 2002 Senator for the Ávila constituency in the VIIth Legislature; spokesperson for the Committee on
Defence
2002 - 2004 Director-General of Police
6/2004 - 6/2009 Member of the European Parliament; member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and
Home Affairs; Deputy and substitute spokesperson in the Committees on Agriculture and Petitions; member of
the Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, the
Delegation for relations with Iran and the Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China; Chair of a
parliamentary delegation to Senegal and Mali
6/2009 - 6/2014 Re-elected to the European Parliament; member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice
and Home Affairs and of the Committees on Development and Petitions; Co-Chair of the EuroLat (Europe-Latin
America) Committee on Political Affairs; Co-Chair of the EuroLat Working Group on EU-LAC Migration Issues;
Chair of parliamentary delegations to Africa and Latin America; member of the Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint
Parliamentary Committee and the Delegations for relations with the countries of the Andean Community and
with Mercosur
2014 Member of the Parliamentary Assemblies of the Council of Europe and the Western European Union;
member of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Family and the Committee on Agriculture; member of
the Subcommittees on the European Social Charter, Bioethics and Global Food Issues
1/2001 - 8/2002 Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; full member of the
Committees on Political Affairs and Culture and Chair of the Committee on Migrations, Refugees and
Demography
9/1997 - 1/2001 Member of the WEU; member of the Committees on Defence and Aerospace
9/1997 - 1/2000 Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; Chair of the Heritage Subcommittee
2014 Member of the Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
6/2000 - 8/2002 Chair of the Spanish Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union
6/2000 - 8/2002 Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union
2004 - 2014 Took part in observation missions in Bosnia, Albania, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, East Timor, Bolivia,
Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela, among others.
Grand Cross of the Military Order of Merit with white distinction; Gold Medal for Exceptional Services to the
Republic of Costa Rica; Distinguished Service Medal, Commander category, awarded by the Ministry of
National Defence-National Police of the Republic of Colombia; Knight Commander of the Order of St Gregory
the Great, awarded by the Holy See; Corporate Medal from Benidorm City Council; Gold Medal from the
General Secretariat of ICPC-Interpol awarded in recognition of distinguished services and his contribution to
international police cooperation; Medal of Police Merit from the Republic of Peru; Diploma for services to the
European cause awarded by the Council of Europe; Gold and diamond insignia awarded by the Sindicato
Unificado de Policía (Spanish police union); Honorary Medal of Parliamentary Diplomacy awarded by the
Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
DIETRICH Roberto (ALDE / RO)
DODDS Diane (NI / GB)
DOMENICI Leonardo (S&D / IT)
Degree in moral philosophy from the Faculty of literature and philosophy, University of Florence (1988).
Secretary of the Florence federation of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) (1991-1994); member of the
PDS national leadership (1991-1998); national coordinator for PDS and DS local authorities (1996-1999);
member of the national secretariat of the Democrats of the Left (DS) (1998-1999); member of the '45
Committee', responsible for the founding of the Democratic Party (PD) (2007); member of the PD national
assembly and leadership (since 2007).
Member of Florence city council (1990-1995); Mayor of Florence (1999-2009); national coordinator for PDS and
DS local authorities (1996-1999); Chairman of ANCI, the national association of Italian municipalities (2000-
2009); Chairman of the delegation of Italian municipalities to the Unified Conference of the government and
local and regional authorities (2000-2009).
Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies; member of the Committee on production activities (1994 -1996);
member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies; member of the Committee on constitutional affairs (1996-1999);
Member of the Bureau of the Committee of the Regions (2008-2009).
President of the Cittalia Foundation for research and studies (since 2008).
DONSKIS Leonidas (ALDE / LT)
Philosopher, historian of ideas, analyst of social processes, essayist
Higher education diploma, Lithuanian State Conservatory, Klaipėda faculties, specialising in Lithuanian
language, culture and theatre (1985). Placement at the Department of Philosophy of Vilnius University (1985 -
1987). Doctorate at the Department of Philosophy of Vilnius University (1987-1990). Doctorate at the
Department of Social and Moral Philosophy of the University of Helsinki (Finland, 1997 -1999). Doctor
(philosophy), Humanities Department of Vilnius University, dissertation title: Culture in Crisis and the Philosophy
of Culture (1990). Doctor of social sciences (D.Soc.Sc.), Department of Social and Moral Philosophy, University
of Helsinki, Finland, dissertation title: The End of Ideology and Utopia? Moral Imagination and Cultural Criticism
in the Twentieth Century (nostrificated in Lithuania in 2006 as doctor of social sciences, subject area -
sociology) (Finland, 1999).
Dean of the Political Science and Diplomacy School of Vytautas Magnus University, Professor of Political
Science (2005-2009). Associate professor, Department of Social and Moral Philosophy of the University of
Helsinki (Finland, since 2002). Visiting professor of philosophy and cultural theory, Tallinn University (Estonia,
since 2003 (2005)). Author and host of the cultural discussion programme 'Be pykčio' (Pique-free) on the
Lithuanian television station LTV (2003-2009). Board member of the Sugihara Foundation 'Diplomats for Life'
(since 2003). President of the Institute for Liberal Thought (since 2008).
Member of the European Parliament, member of the ALDE Group, member of the Subcommittee on Human
Rights and ALDE Group coordinator.
Board member of the Global Initiative on Psychiatry (GIP) (since 2007).
Member of the Senate of the University of Klaipėda (1991-2001). Member of Lithuania's National Prize
Committee for Culture and Art (1992-1994). Consultant for the journal Liaudies kultūra (Folk Culture) (since
1992). Member of the editorial board of Metmenys (Patterns) (USA, since 1993). Consultant for the jou rnal
Archiforma (Architectural Form) (since 1996). Member of the editorial board of the periodical Akiračiai
(Horizons) (since 2004). Member of the editorial board of the journal Kultūros barai (Domains of Culture) (since
2004). Member of the editorial board of the journal Bravissimo (since 2005). Member of the editorial board of the
academic journal Athena (since 2006). Member of the editorial board of the academic journal Darbai (Works)
(since 2006). Director of the Open Society College (Invisible College) (1996-1997). Chair of the Philosophy
Department and Director of the Comparative Civilisations Centre at the University of Klaipėda (1991-1997 and
1995-1997). Expert at the Open Society Institute (Budapest, Hungary, since 2000). Member of the advisory
council to the Rector of Lithuania Christian Fund College (LCC) (since 2001). Member of the Board of Trustees
at Vilnius Academy of Music and Theatre (since 2004). Member of the Senate of Vytautas Magnus University
(2005-2009). Member of the editorial board of the academic Journal of Baltic Studies (since 2005) Member of
the Standing Committee for the Humanities of the European Science Foundation (2005-2009). Member of the
Lithuanian PEN Club (since 2005). Member of the Governing Board of the Lithuanian Human Rights Defence
League (since 2005). Member of the Council of the Global Initiative on Psychiatry (since 2005). Named
academic of the year by the Lithuanian television company LRT's campaign 'More sun, more light' campaign
and the Research Council of Lithuania (2006). Named Person of Tolerance of the Year by the newspaper
Klaipėda (2006). Named Kaunas Knight of Thought by the newspaper Laikinoji sostinė (2006). European
Commission Ambassador in Lithuania for Tolerance and Diversity (2004). Founding and executive editor of the
book series On the Boundary of Two Worlds: Identity, Freedom, and Moral Imagination in the Baltics for the
international
academic
publishers
Rodopi,
Amsterdam,
Netherlands,
and
New
York,
USA:
http://www.rodopi.nl/senj.asp?SerieId=BALTIC (since 2004); Executive editor of the Value Inquiry Book Series
(VIBS) (from 2008).
Honours: Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands, 2008); IREX research grant (USA, 1993-
1994); Fulbright lecturing grant (USA, 1994); The Swedish Institute guest scholarship (Sweden, 1997-1998);
visiting professorship at Dickinson College (USA, 1998-1999); The Leverhulme Trust research fellowship (UK,
1999-2000); guest professorship at the University of Uppsala (Sweden, 2000); Paschal P. Vacca Chair of
Liberal Arts (distinguished visiting professorship), University of Montevallo (Alabama, USA, 2001-2002);
fellowship at Collegium Budapest/Institute for Advanced Study (Hungary, 1 October 2003-29 February 2004);
guest researchership at Stockholm University (Sweden, 2004); guest scholarship at the Baltic Centre for Writers
and Translators (Visby, Sweden, 2005); nominal grant of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania
(2007-2008); Lithuanian state supreme research fellowship (2005-2006); the Stasys Šalkauskis Award (2005);
the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania Award for the most significant published works on culture
(2005).
DORFMANN Herbert (PPE / IT)
Agronomist
Doctorate in Agriculture (1993). Bolzano Chamber of Commerce (1995-1997). Director, South Tyrol Farmers'
Union (1997-2006). Freelance agronomist (since 2006).
Member of the Executive Committee of the SVP (South Tyrol People's Party) (since 2009); Chair, Eisacktal
branch of the SVP (since 2009).
Member of Feldthurn Municipal Committee (2000-2005); Mayor of Feldthurn (since 2005). District councillor,
Eisacktal (since 2005).
Member, National Committee for DOC Wines (since 1998); Secretary -General of the AREV (Assembly of
European Wine Growing Regions) (2005-2008).
DROUTSAS Dimitrios (S&D / GR)
Lawyer
Degree - Magister juris (Mag.jur.) from the Faculty of Law of the University of Vienna (12 April 1994).
Assistant professor of European law at the European Affairs Research Institute of the Vienna University of
Economics (November 1994 - September 2000). Legal adviser in the Austrian Foreign Ministry (January 1998 -
September 1999). Special adviser in the Greek Foreign Ministry (September 1999 - March 2004).
Director of the Diplomatic Office of Georgios A Papandreou, President of PASOK and of the Socialist
International (March 2004 - October 2009). Secretary of the PASOK Foreign Policy and International Relations
Section- (May 2008 - October 2009). International press spokesman for PASOK.
Greek Deputy Foreign Minister (October 2009 - September 2010). Greek Foreign Minister (September 2010 -
June 2011).
Commander of the Order of Makarios III (Republic of Cyprus). Grand Officer of the Order of Orthodox
Crusaders of the Holy Sepulchre (Patriarchate of Jerusalem). Medal of the Holy Sepulchre (Patriarchate of
Jerusalem).
DUFF Andrew (ALDE / GB)
Studied at Cambridge University: MA (1975); M.Litt. (1978). Research Fellow, Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust.
Research Officer, Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government. Director of Federal Trust (1993-1999).
Vice-President of the Liberal Democrats (1994-1997).
Councillor, City of Cambridge (1982-1990).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999). Vice-Chairman of the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint
Parliamentary Committee (since 1999).Chair, Liberal caucus to the European Convention (2002-2003); Vice-
Chairman of European Parliamentary delegation to the Convention (2002-2003).
Member of the Board of the Trans-European Policy Studies Association. Co-Chair, Federalist Intergroup for the
European Constitution. Member of the Steering Committee, International European Movement.
OBE (1997).
DURANT Isabelle (Verts/ALE / BE)
DUŠEK Robert (S&D / CZ)
EHLER Christian (PPE / DE)
Economist/journalist
1991 Qualified as a journalist/economist
1991 - 1993 Doctor of political science
1990 - 1991 Assistant to the managing director, ddp/ADN
1992 - 1997 Member of staff, project head and subsequently Managing Director of the Aigner group of
companies
1998 - 2000 Managing director, Projektgesellschaft Bahnerprobungs- und Technologiezentrum (special testing
and technology company) Berlin/Brandenburg GmbH (GBT)
2000 - 2010 Managing Director, Biotech GmbH - biotechnology centre Hennigsdorf
2000 - 2010 Regional Chairman, CDU small businesses association (MIT), Brandenburg
2003 - 2010 Federal Vice-Chairman of MIT, Germany
2003 - ... Member of the Brandenburg CDU Land Executive Committee
1999 - 2004 CDU Member of the Brandenburg Regional Parliament
1999 - 2004 Industry and technology spokesman for the CDU Group in Brandenburg Regional Parliament
2004 - ... Member of the European Parliament
EHRENHAUSER Martin (NI / AT)
Office worker
Studied cookery in Linz, Austria (1993-1996). Studied business management at the University of Linz (MBA)
(2001-2005). Studied politics at the Universities of Innsbruck and Loughborough, England (Mag. phil.) (2003-
2007).
Practical experience as a chef in Austria, Malaysia and the USA (1996-2001). Trainee with Austrian Tourist
Information Centre in Berlin (2003); trainee with the Austria Centre in Beirut (2005). Head of the office of an
Austrian Member of the European Parliament (2007-2009).
Federal representative of the Austrian Students' Union (2005-2007).
Collaborated on the book 'Die Europafalle', Piper Verlag.
EICKHOUT Bas (Verts/ALE / NL)
EL KHADRAOUI Saïd (S&D / BE)
Degree in modern history (Catholic University of Louvain (KUL)) (1997). Further academic training in
international relations (KUL) (1998).
Worked in the office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs (1998-1999). Worked in the
office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Budget (1999). Official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(since 1999).
Member of the national party bureau (2003). International secretary of the SP.A (since 2007).
Member of the Louvain City Council (since 1994); Deputy Mayor of Louvain (2001-2003).
Member of the Chamber of Representatives (2003). Member of the European Parliament (since 2003).
ELLES James (ECR / GB)
University of Edinburgh (1968-1972).
A graduate of Edinburgh University. Worked in the Directorate-General for External Relations at the European
Commission (1976-1980); assistant to the Deputy Director-General for Agriculture in charge of agricultural
markets (1980-1983).
In the European Parliament: rapporteur on the European Union Budget (1996; 2007); founder and Chairman of
the European Parliament's All-Party Group on Kashmir (2000). In the EPP-ED Group: Vice-Chairman (1999-
2004); budget spokesman for the Group (1994-1999).
A founder of the European Union Baroque Orchestra (1986). Founder and Chairman, Transatlantic Policy
Network (1992-1999; 2009- ). Co-founder and Vice-Chairman, European Internet Foundation (2000). Founder
and former Chairman, European Ideas Network (2002).
ENGEL Frank (PPE / LU)
Lawyer
1994 - 1998 University of Metz
2001 - 2009 Secretary-General of the parliamentary group of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV)
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
2006 - 2014 Honorary Consul of Armenia
ENGSTRÖM Christian (Verts/ALE / SE)
EPPINK Derk Jan (ECR / BE)
Writer
Degrees in Dutch State and Administrative Law, Free University of Amsterdam (1977-1981); European and
International Law, University of Amsterdam (1981-1983). Traineeship, European Commission (1984). MEP's
assistant, European Parliament (1984-1987). Journalist, NRC/Handelsblad (foreign desk, political desk) (1987-
1995). Political editor, De Standaard (1995-1999). Administrator in the offices of Mr Bolkestein, Member of the
Commission (1999-2004) and Mr Kallas, Vice-President of the Commission (2004-2007). Reporter on the US
presidential elections, New York (2007-2009).
ERNST Cornelia (GUE/NGL / DE)
History and German teacher
Advanced secondary school-leaving certificate (1975); studied at Clara Zetk in teacher training college, Leipzig
(1975-1979); research student (1979-1982); Ph.D. (February 1983). Instructor, Großenhain Teacher Training
College (September 1982); Social Sciences Academy, Berlin (September 1989); returned to Großenhain
Teacher Training College (1990-1991), worked for the Social Affairs Working Party of the LL-PDS Group in
Saxony Regional Assembly in Dresden (from July 1991).
Regional chair, PDS, Linkspartei-PDS in Saxony (2001); Regional Chair, Die Linke, Saxony (since 2007).
Replacement member of Saxony Regional Assembly (since November 1998); Member of the Assembly,
specialisations: home affairs, asylum and migration policy, social affairs and equality, the Hartz IV package (until
July 2009); municipal councillor in Dresden (1999-2009).
ERTUG Ismail (S&D / DE)
Health insurance consultant
1996 - 1996 Industrial management assistant, IHK (Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
1999 - 1999 Social insurance administrator
2001 - 2005 Health insurance consultant
2005 - 2009 Health insurance consultant
2005 - 2014 Vice-chair of the SPD in Oberpfalz (Germany)
2004 - 2014 Municipal councillor in Amberg (Germany)
ESSAYAH Sari (PPE / FI)
Master's degree in business studies (main subject: accountancy), University of Vaasa (1995).
Part-time teacher, Northern Savo Higher Education College, Iisalmi (1990, 1997). Auditor, SVH
PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, Kuopio (1997-2000). Business controller, TeliaSonera Finland Oyj/Auria Oy/Turun
Puhelin Oy, Turku (2000-2007).
Town councillor, Paimio (since 2009) and member of Paimio municipal executive (2009). Town councillor,
Lapinlahti, and member of the Inspection and Culture Committee (1996-2000); member of the Youth and
Temperance Committee, Lapinlahti (1988-1990).
Member of the Finnish Parliament (2003-2007). Chair, Christian Democratic Group in the Finnish Parliament
(2004-2007). Party secretary, Finnish Christian Democrats (2007-2009). Member of the European Parliament
(since 2009).
Member of the Supervisory Board, Finnish State Railways (VR) (2008-2009). Member of the Body of Delegates,
Turku Cooperative Society (since 2008). Member of the Body of Delegates, Kaleva insurance company (since
2005). Member of the Council on Ethics, Finnish National Lottery Veikkaus (2004-2008).
Member of the Ethics Committee, Finnish Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (since 2004).
Chair, sports development aid NGO Liike (2007-2009). Member, IAAF Race Walking Committee (1998). Board
member, Finnish Athletics Association (1997-1999). Member, Economic and Marketing Committee and Race
Walking Committee, Finnish Athletics Association (1998-2009). Board member, Athletics Support Foundation
(2007). Board member, Hyvä Sanoma (Good News) Association (since 2008). Board member, Israel Friendship
Commission (2008-2009).
ESTARÀS FERRAGUT Rosa (PPE / ES)
Lawyer
1983 - 1987 University of the Balearic Islands
1990 - 1990 University of the Basque Country
1989 - 1990 Practising lawyer, member of the Balearic Islands Bar Association
1989 - 1991 Director of the Office for Assistance to Victims of Crime, Government of the Balearic Islands
1991 - 1991 President of the Partido Popular (PP) for Valldemossa, Balearic Islands
1998 - 1998 Member of the National Executive Committee of the PP
2003 - 2003 Vice Secretary-General of the PP in the Balearic Islands
2007 - 2007 President of the PP in the Balearic Islands
2007 - 2007 Member of the National Executive Committee of the PP
1991 - 2005 Deputy Mayor of Valldemossa Municipal Council, responsible for Town Planning, Culture and
Social Affairs
1995 - 1999 Member of Majorca Island Council
1995 - 2000 Member of the autonomous parliament
2003 - 2009 Member of the autonomous parliament
2007 - 2009 Spokesman for the PP parliamentary group in the Balearic Islands parliament
1991 - 1993 Director-General of the Balearic Islands government
1993 - 1995 Vice-President of the Balearic Islands government
1995 - 1999 Member of the Presidential Council of the Balearic Islands government
2003 - 2007 Vice-President of the Balearic Islands government
2000 - 2003 Member of the Spanish national parliament; deputy spokesperson in the Spanish national congress
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament; member of the Committee on Regional Development,
Transport and Tourism and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
1991 - 2014 Non‑ Practising lawyer, member of the Balearic Islands Bar Association
Participation in all national and international fora on disabilities
ESTRELA Edite (S&D / PT)
Teacher
Graduate in classical philology (1973). Master's degree in media studies (1986-1987). Teacher of Portuguese
literature (1973-1986). Maker and presenter of television and radio programmes about the Portuguese
language. Regular contributor to newspapers and news magazines.
Vice-President of the Portuguese Writers' Union (1988-1994). Has published several works. Awarded a number
of Portuguese and foreign honours.
Since 1981, has served in various PS bodies, namely the Lisbon Federative Policy Committee, the National
Committee, and the National Policy Committee; National Secretary of the PS (1988-2002 and since 2004);
Chair of the Sintra Municipal PS (1998-2004); Chair of the Greater Lisbon Federation (2000-2002).
Mayor of Sintra (1994-2002). Vice-Chairman of Lisbon City Council (1995-2002). Member of the Assembly of
the Republic (1988-1994 and 2002-2004).
Substitute (1994-1999) and full member (1999-2002) of the Committee of the Regions. Chair of the CEMR
(Council of European Municipalities and Regions) Committee of Women Elected Representatives of Local and
Regional Authorities (1998-2002).
Full member of the Interparliamentary Union (1988-1994 and 2002-2004).
EVANS Jill (Verts/ALE / GB)
BA (Hons.) Welsh (1980); M.Phil. (1986). Public affairs officer, National Federation of Women's Institutes, Wales
(1989-1996). Wales organiser, CHILD (1997-1999).
In Plaid Cymru (The Party of Wales): Chair (1994-1996); Vice-President (2003- ).
Councillor (1992-1999).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999). Vice-Chairwoman of the Committee on Women's Rights and
Equal Opportunities (1999-2004).
Alternate Member, Committee of the Regions (1994-1998).
FAJMON Hynek (ECR / CZ)
Historian
Master's degree (Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, Charles University, Prague, 1992). Diplomatic Academy of
Vienna. London School of Economics. Diplomat (1994-1997). Adviser on NATO affairs to the Minister of
Defence (1998).
Member of ODS (Civic Democratic Party) (since 1991). Member of the ODS executive council (since 2001).
Member of Lysá nad Labem Town Council (since 1990). Member of Lysá nad Labem Town Board (sinc e 1996).
Mayor of Lysá nad Labem (1998-2001). Deputy Mayor of Lysá nad Labem (2001-2002).
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (2001-2004). Member of the
Committee for European Integration (2001-2004).
Observer at the European Parliament, member of the Committee on Budgets (2003-2004).
FAJON Tanja (S&D / SI)
BA in Marketing in Non-Profit Organisations, graduated with distinction; Bachelor of Journalism, University of
Ljubljana. MA in International Politics, College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Paris-Sud University, CERIS,
Brussels (2005).
Journalist and assistant editor, Radio Glas Ljubljane (1991-1995). Journalist and reporter in Slovenia: Republika
daily newspaper (1993); RTV Slovenija, Ljubljana (1995-2001). EU correspondent in Brussels, RTV Slovenija
(public broadcaster) (2001-2009).
FALBR Richard (S&D / CZ)
Doctor of Jurisprudence (Law Faculty of Charles University, Prague, 1969).
Foreign-language correspondent (1959-1963). Language teacher (1963-1969). Trade union lawyer (1970-
1989). Lawyer (1989-1990).
Vice-Chairman of ČSSD (Czech Social Democratic Party) (1991-1992). Chairman of the Bohemian-Moravian
Service Workers' Trade Union (1990-1998). Vice-Chairman of the Czech and Slovak Confederation of Trade
Unions (1990-1994). Chairman of the Bohemian-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (1994-2002).
Member of the administration of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (1992-2002). Member of
the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisat ion (1993-2002). Member of the administration of the
Trade Union European Confederation (1995-2002).
Senator (1996-2004); Member of the Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs of the Senate of the
Parliament of the Czech Republic (1996-2004). Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Legal and Constitutional
Affairs of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (1998-2002). Member of the Committee on
Mandate and Parliamentary Privilege of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (2002 -2004).
Member of the Standing Senate Commission on the Constitution of the Czech Republic (2002-2004).
Observer at the European Parliament (2003-2004). Member of the European Parliament (2004-).
FARAGE Nigel (EFD / GB)
Commodity broker
Secondary education. Has worked for British, French and American companies operating in the commodity
markets, especially the London Metal Exchange (since 1982).
In the UK Independence Party: National Chairman (1998-2000); Chairman of the European Election Committee
(2002-2004); Chairman, South East Counties (since 1999); national spokesman (since 2000).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999). Vice-Chairman of the EDD Group (1999-2004).
FÄRM Göran (S&D / SE)
Journalist
Advanced school-leaving certificate (1968). Journalism degree (Stockholm, 1971). Journalist on various
newspapers (1970-1973). Editor-in-chief of SSU (Social-Democratic Youth of Sweden) newspaper 'Frihet'
(1973-1976). Head of advertising agency ARE Idé 2 (1976-1979). Various posts with the Swedish
Confederation of Trade Unions, including Head of the Economic Policy Unit (1979-1986). Director of
Information, Riksbyggen (1987-1988). Editor-in-chief of Örebro-Kuriren (1987-1988). Own consultancy (1989-
1994 and 2004-2007).
Member of executive committee of the Social Democratic Youth of Sweden (1978-1981). Chairman of the Social
Democratic Party, Norrköping (1991-1994). Executive Committee member of Östergötland party district (1991-
1994). Vice-President, International Union of Socialist Youth (1979-1981).
Member of Norrköping Council (since 1994); municipal commissioner, Norrköping (1994-1999). Member of
Östsams regional council (2004-2007); chair of Östsams international relations committee (1997-1999 and
2004-2006).
Member of the European Parliament (1999-2004 and since 2007). Member of the Committee on Regional Policy
and its Transport Committee (1995-1999).
Member of the Board, Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation (1997-1999). Special adviser to EU
Commission first Vice-President Margot Wallström (2005-2007). Member of the Arbetsmarknadsstyrelsen
(Labour Market Board) (1982-1985).
FEIO Diogo (PPE / PT)
Graduate in law (Portuguese Catholic University, 1993), Master's degree in legal and economic science
(University of Coimbra, 1998).
Assistent in the Faculty of Law at the University of Oporto (1995-1998). Lawyer (1995 -).
Member of the CDS-PP National Policy Committee, president of the CDS -PP National Jurisdictional Council,
member of the CDS-PP National Council and Executive Committee (1998-2009). Vice-Chair of the CDS-PP
National Policy Committee and Vice-Chair of the CDS-PP Executive Committee (2009 -).
Member (1997-2009) and First Secretary (2005-2009) of the Oporto Municipal Assembly.
Member of the Assembly of the Republic (2002-2009). Vice-Chair (2002-2004) and Chair of the parliamentary
party of the CDS-PP (2005-2009).
Secretary of State for Education (2004-2005).
Various publications, chiefly in the area of taxation and law.
FERBER Markus (PPE / DE)
Engineer
1/11/1985 - 5/1990 Munich University of Technology
6/1994 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
1992 - 1994 Sales engineer
1990 - 1992 Development engineer
2005 - 2014 District Chair of the CSU Swabia
1999 - 2005 Local Chair of the CSU Augsburg-Land
1990 - 1999 Town councillor in Bobingen
1996 - 2014 Member of Augsburg district council
2000 - 2014 Regional Chair of Bavaria’s Europa Union
Federal Cross of Merit
Bavarian Cross of Merit
Pour le mérite européen, silver
Bavarian Constitution Silver Medal
FERNANDES José Manuel (PPE / PT)
Teacher and trainer
Graduate in systems engineering and computer science, University of the Minho; currently in the third year of a
law degree at the University of the Minho.
Founder of Moure Youth Association and Chair of its executive committee (1990-1992); Chair of its General
Assembly (1992-1994).
Founder and Vice-Chair of the Moure Social and Parish Centre (1994-1997); Chair of the Young Social
Democrats (JSD) in Vila Verde (1992-1993), subsequently elected Chair of the bureau of the plenary assembly;
Chair of the Braga District Political Committee of the JSD in the 1994-1996 term, and member of the District
Political Committee of the Braga PSD during the same period.
Chair of Vila Verde municipal council (December 1997 to July 2009).
President of the Cávado Regional Development Agency and Chair of the Association of Cávado Valley
Municipalities; President of the executive council of the Cávado Valley Intermunicipal Community (Cávado CIM)
(from 17 November 2008 to July 2009); member of the general counc il of the Northern Region Coordination
Commission and the general council of the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities until July 2009.
PSD councillor from December 1993 to December 1997; Chair of the Policy Committee of the Vila Verde
Section of the PSD (1997-2002); head of the PSD list for the Braga constituency, elected as a deputy in the
1999 elections; PSD leader of the bureau of the Braga District Assembly (2000-2002); Chair of the PSD Braga
District Policy Committee (2002-2004); elected as a member of the PSD National Policy Committee at the 26th
Congress in Barcelos in 2004; PSD Chair of the bureau of the Braga District Assembly (2005-);
FERREIRA Elisa (S&D / PT)
Economist
1982 - 1985 University of Reading - UK
1981 - 1982 University of Reading - UK
1972 - 1977 University of Porto - Faculty of Economics
1999 - 2002 Minister of Planning
1995 - 1999 Minister of the Environment
1977 - 2014 University lecturer - University of Porto
1999 - 2002 Minister of Planning
1995 - 1999 Minister of the Environment
2004 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
Order of Christ
FERREIRA João (GUE/NGL / PT)
Biologist
1996 - 2001 University of Lisbon
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
2013 - 2014 Member of Lisbon City Council
2009 - 2009 Senior technical manager in the Intermunicipal Water Association for the Setúbal region (AIA)
2007 - 2008 Technical consultant in a firm working on studies and projects in the field of the environment and
land-use planning and management (Nemus, Lda.)
2003 - 2007 Associate member of the Centre for Ecology and Plant Biology in the Faculty of Science at Lisbon
University Doctoral research grant-holder
2001 - 2003 Scientific research grant-holder in the museum, laboratory and botanical garden of Lisbon
University
2000 - 2001 Scientific research grant-holder in the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine at the New
University of Lisbon
2012 - 2014 Member of the Central Committee of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), the executive
committee of the PCP regional organisation in Lisbon and the executive committee of the Lisbon intellectual
sector of the PCP
2013 - 2014 Member of Lisbon City Council
1997 - 2005 Member of the Ameixoeira Parish Assembly – Lisbon
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
2003 - 2007 President of the executive committee of the Association of Scientific Research Grant -Holders
(ABIC)
2004 - 2005 Portuguese representative in EURODOC – European Council for Doctoral Candidates and Junior
Researchers
1999 - 2000 Member of the executive council of the Faculty of Science at Lisbon University
1997 - 2001 Member of the Senate of Lisbon University, the Senate coordinating committee and the Lisbon
University Assembly
1997 - 2001 Member of the Assembly of Representatives and the Pedagogical Council of the Faculty of Science
at Lisbon University
1996 - 2000 Member of the executive committee of the students' association at Lisbon Faculty of Science
FIDANZA Carlo (PPE / IT)
Secondary school-leaving certificate (science stream).
National Vice-President of Azione Giovani (since 2004) and Deputy National Coordinator of Giovane Italia, the
Popolo della Libertà's youth movement (2009-2012).
Member of the political executive of Alleanza Nazionale (2008-2009) and subsequently of the Popolo della
Libertà national leadership, and Popolo della Libertà Deputy Coordinator for the Lombardy region.
District councillor in Milan (1997-2001); municipal councillor for Desio, with responsibility for civic services
(2005-2006); member of Milan City Council (2006-2011), Alleanza Nazionale group leader (2006-2009), Popolo
della Libertà deputy group leader (March - December 2009) and chairman of the EXPO 2015 committee (July
2009 - May 2011).
Vice-coordinator of ANCI Giovane, the national advisory board for young administrators at ANCI (the National
Association of Italian Municipalities) (2006 - 2011).
Member of the European Parliament (2009), elected on the Popolo della Libertà list for North-West Italy.
One of the founders, in November 2012, of Fratelli d'Italia - Centrodestra Nazionale, the new party formed by
Giorgia Meloni, Ignazio La Russa and Guido Crosetto.
In January 2013, elected deputy leader of the Fratelli d'Italia delegation in the EPP -ED Group in the European
Parliament.
Leader of the Fratelli d'Italia - Alleanza Nazionale delegation in the European Parliament since November 2013.
FISAS AYXELÀ Santiago (PPE / ES)
Lawyer
- Graduate in law (University of Barcelona)
- Degree in business management (IESE Business School).
1973 - 1996 Held various management positions at SATI, S.A
1975 - 1978 Member of the Central Governing Council of the Centre Català
1978 - 1979 Member of the Governing Committee and Youth Vice-President of the Unió del Centre de
Catalunya (UCC)
1999 - 2003 Member of the Partido Popular (PP) National Executive Committee
2003 - 2006 Member of the PP National Executive Bureau
2009 - ... Member of the PP National Executive Bureau
1999 - 2003 Member and Chair of the Catalan PP group in Barcelona City Council
2003 - 2009 Minister for Culture, Sport, Tourism and Youth in the Community of Madrid
1996 - 1998 Vice-President and Director-General of the National Sports Council
1998 - 1999 State Secretary for Sport and President of the National Sports Council
2009 - ... MEP
1992 - 1996 Vice-President of the Spanish Golf Federation
1990 - 1996 Member of the Executive Committee of the European Golf Association
2003 - 2004 First Vice-President of the Spanish Olympic Committee
2004 - ... Member of the Spanish Olympic Committee
1996 - 2004 Member of the Executive Committee of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
1998 - 1999 Chair of the Executive Committee of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
2003 - 2013 Member of the Board of Trustees of the Teatro Real
2012 - ... Member of the Board of Trustees of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
1987 - ... Member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation of the Museu d'Art Contemporani of Barcelona
(MACBA)
2009 - 2015 Member of the Board of Directors of the École nationale d'administration (ENA)
Grand Cross of the Order of Isabel the Catholic
Gold medal for services to sport
Grand Cross of the Order of 2 May
Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France)
FJELLNER Christofer (PPE / SE)
Studied political science and national finance, Uppsala University and Lund University. Researcher, Timbro
(free-market think tank) (1997). Information officer, Svenska arbetsgivare föreningen (Swedish employers
association) (1998-2000). Editorial writer, Svenska Dagbladet (1999). Consultant, sagt:gjort (public relations
firm) (2001). Vice-President and co-founder of Look Closer AB (business intelligence company).
President, Nordisk Ungkonservativ Union (Nordic Young Conservatives) (2002-2004). Chairman of the
Moderata Youth League (Swedish Young Conservatives) (2002-2004). Member of the executive, Moderaterna -
Swedish Conservatives (2000- ).
Member of Enköping municipal council (1998-2002). Member of Uppsala County Council (1998-2002).
FLASAROVÁ Věra (GUE/NGL / CZ)
Political assistant
Master's degree, Ostrava Mining Institute, Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (1972-1977). Doctorate, Higher Party
School, Moscow, USSR (1987-1989).
Economist (1977-1982).
Secretary at the SSM (Czechoslovak Socialist Union of Youth), (1982-1985).
Secretary of the Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia/Communist Party of Bohemia
and Moravia (1985-1987, 1989-1994).
Instructor at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (1989-2004).
Political assistant at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (2009 -2014).
Member of the Moravia-Silesia Regional Council (2000-2004).
Member of the European Parliament (2004-2009).
Assistant to Member of the European Parliament (2009-2013).
FLAŠÍKOVÁ BEŇOVÁ Monika (S&D / SK)
2000 - 2003 Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica
2003 - 2005 Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica
2005 - 2006 Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica
1990 - 1999 Director and co-owner of companies
1996 - 1999 Private radio director
1999 - 2001 General Manager of the party SMER-SD (Direction – Social Democracy)
2000 - 2004 Vice-Chairwoman of the party SMER-SD (Direction – Social Democracy)
2005 - 2009 Member of the Regional Parliament of Bratislava Autonomous Region
2009 - 2013 Member of the Regional Parliament of Bratislava Autonomous Region
2010 - 2013 Vice-Chairwoman of Regional Parliament of Bratislava Autonomous Region
2002 - 2004 Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
2002 - 2004 Chairwoman of the Committee for European Integration
2002 - 2004 Vice-Chairwoman of the Permanent Delegation of the National Council of the Slovak Republic to
the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee.
2003 - 2004 Observer for the National Council of the Slovak Republic in the European Parliament
2004 - 2009 MEP
2009 - 2014 MEP
2009 - 2012 Vice-President of the S&D Group
FLAUTRE Hélène (Verts/ALE / FR)
Civil engineer (1980). Qualified mathematics teacher (1981-1991). Special adviser to the Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Regional Council (1992-1998).
Member of the Arras Municipal Council (1989-1992 and 2001-2007).
Member of the European Parliament (1999-2004 and 2004-2009, re-elected in 2009).
FLECKENSTEIN Knut (S&D / DE)
Businessman
1974 - 1974 Oberalster Grammar School, Hamburg
1974 - 1976 Commerzbank AG
1978 - 1984 Worked in oil and gas purchasing
1984 - 1991 Head, European Affairs Department, Hamburg Council
1991 - 1994 Work in the transport industry
1994 - 2009 Manager, Workers' Samaritan Federation, Hamburg
1974 - 2014 Member of the SPD
1994 - 2004 Member of the SPD Regional Executive, Hamburg
2007 - 2009 Member of the SPD Regional Executive, Hamburg
2008 - 2014 Member of the European Affairs Committee of the SPD Executive
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
2007 - 2014 Member and Chair of the Board of Directors of BERTINIPREIS e.V., Hamburg
2007 - 2009 Member of the executive of the Social Democratic Cultural Forum, Berlin
FLORENZ Karl-Heinz (PPE / DE)
Farmer and businessman
Business studies; trained agriculturist.
Member of the CDU (since 1973).
Municipal councillor, Neukirchen-Vluyn (1984-1992).
Member of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats bureau (PPE -DE
Group); chair, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (2004-2007); European
Parliament rapporteur on climate change (2007-2009).
Member (unpaid) of the Advisory Board of Deutsche Umweltstiftung (German Environmental Foundation).
Federal Cross of Merit.
FONTANA Lorenzo (EFD / IT)
Newspaper employee and journalist.
2011 Degree in political science, University of Padua
2000 - ... Employee at the Verona exhibition centre
2002 - ... Deputy federal coordinator, Movimento Giovani Padani (Padania Youth Movement)
2007 Deputy Provincial Secretary, Verona section, Lega Nord
10/2012 - ... Head of the Lega Nord delegation in the European Parliament
2002 - 2007 District councillor (Verona municipality), Chair of the Safety Committee
2007 - ... Member of Verona Municipal Council, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Culture and Scientific
Research, Vice-Chair of the Youth Policy Committee, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Social Services and
Education
7/2009 - ... Member of the European Parliament
2012 - 2014 Vice-Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education
FORD Vicky (ECR / GB)
Cambridge University: Mathematics Tripos Part 1, Trinity College (1987); BA Hons. Economics, Trinity College
(1989); MA (1993).
Vice-President in Loan Syndication, Fixed Income and Debt Capital Markets, JP Morgan (1989 -2001).
Managing Director, Loan Capital Markets, Bear Stearns International (2001-2003).
Councillor, South Cambridgeshire District Council, including roles as portfolio holder for Finance and
Community Development (2006-2009). Member of the East of England Regional Assembly representing South
Cambridgeshire (2008-2009).
FOSTER Jacqueline (ECR / GB)
Politician
Attended Prescot Girls' Grammar School. Worked for British Airways (1969-1981; 1985-1999). Consultant and
advisor to the European aviation, aerospace and defence industries in Brussels (2004-2009).
Trade Union Representative T+GWU (1976-1979). Deputy General Secretary of Cabin Crew '89 (1989-1999).
FOX Ashley (ECR / GB)
Solicitor
LLB (Hons.), Bristol Polytechnic (1987-1990); LSF, Chester College of Law (1991-1992). Articled clerk (1992-
1994); solicitor (1994-2009).
Chairman, Bristol West Conservative Association (1998-2000).
Councillor for Westbury on Trym on Bristol City Council (2002- ).
FRAGA ESTÉVEZ Carmen (PPE / ES)
Civil servant
Graduate in humanities with specialisation in geography; special prize on graduation (1965-1970). Graduate in
law (1980-1985). Official in Ministry of Public Works (since 1970). EPP Group official (1986-1994).
Member of the European Parliament (1994-2002). First Vice-Chairwoman of the EPP-ED Group. Chairwoman
of the Committee on Fisheries (1997-1999).
Secretary-General for Maritime Fisheries (2002-2004).
FRANCO Gaston (PPE / FR)
Graduate in political science.
Chair, European and Euro-Mediterranean Affairs Committee, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur (2012-2014).
Member of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regional Council (since 2010).
Mayor of Saint Martin Vésubie (1989-2014).
Chair, Forestry Subgroup of the Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development Intergroup in the
European Parliament; Chair of the group of forest municipalities in the Alpes -Maritimes department (since
2001).
Director-General of the Nice Tourist Board (1998-2008). Member and then Chair of the Board of the Mercantour
National Park (2005-2008). Special adviser on sustainable development issues to Christian Estrosi, Mayor of
Nice (2008-2009).
Member of the Alpes Maritimes Departmental Council (1985-2008). Vice-chair of the Alpes Maritimes
Departmental Council (1991-1994).
Member of the National Assembly for Alpes Maritimes, member of the parliamentary group of the Union for the
Republic (RPR) (1993-1997).
Order of Saint Charles (Monaco).
FRIGO Franco (S&D / IT)
Engineer
Degree in engineering from the University of Padua (1974); degree in architecture from the University of Venice
(1983).
Freelance civil engineer (since 1974).
Member of Citadella City Council (1975-1985); President of Padua Provincial Council (1985-1990); President of
Veneto Regional Council (1992-1993); Regional Councillor for Veneto (1990-1995); Secretary to the
Presidential Bureau of the Regional Council (2000-2010). Specialist fields: urban development, business and
trade, public works, planning, production, agriculture and marketing.
President of the Padua agri-food market corporation (MAAP) (2010-2013).
GABRIEL Mariya (PPE / BG)
Dr Petar Beron Language School (French section), Kyustendil, Bulgaria (1992-1997)
Baccalaureate in Bulgarian and French
Plovdiv University Paisii Hilendarski, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (1997-2001)
Certificate in Political Studies
Institute of Political Studies, Bordeaux, France (2001-2002)
Master's degree in Comparative Politics and International Relations
Doctoral School of Political Science, Bordeaux, France (2002-2003)
Research assistant
International research programme on Parliamentary Representation at National and European Levels
(PARENEL), Institute of Political Studies, Bordeaux, France (2004-2008)
Teaching and research assistant (Attaché temporaire d'enseignement et de recherche), Institute of Political
Studies, Bordeaux, France (2005-2008)
Equal 2004-2008 European programme, part of the European employment strategy, financed by the European
Social Fund; Economic Values European Association (EVEA) project
Institute of Political Studies, Bordeaux, France (2005-2008)
Parliamentary secretary to GERB MEPs in the EPP-ED Group (2008-2009)
GAHLER Michael (PPE / DE)
Diplomat
1987 - 1987 first state law examination
1990 - 1990 second state law examination
1991 - 1991 Competition for senior-level employment in the Foreign Service
1979 - 1980 Army service
1987 - 1990 Trainee lawyer
1990 - 1991 Attaché to the Foreign Office (FO) Diplomatic Training College
1991 - 1993 FO desk officer for international environmental politics
1993 - 1995 Desk officer, CDU Office for External Relations
1995 - 1999 FO desk officer for Baltic and Northern States and the Council of Baltic Sea States
1985 - 1993 Municipal, district and area Chair, Junge Union
1990 - 1996 Member of the International Committee, Junge Union, Germany
1994 - 2000 Vice-Chair, Main-Taunus CDU
2005 - 2014 Chair, CDU Hessen Regional Committee on European Policy
2010 - 2014 Member of the CDU Federal Committee for Foreign, European and Security Policy
2010 - 2014 Vice-Chair, European Movement Germany
1986 - 1989 City councillor, Hattersheim am Main
1989 - 2001 Member of Main-Taunus District Council
1993 - 1997 Member of Darmstadt Regional Council Regional Planning Assembly
1995 - 2014 Delegate to EPP Congress
1995 - 2014 Member of EPP Executive and Political Assembly
1999 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Lithuania
GÁL Kinga (PPE / HU)
Jurist
1/1/1990 - 31/3/1995 Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Faculty of Law
2001 - 2002 Hungarian Expatriates Office, Vice-Chair
2003 - 2004 chief adviser to the President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
2004 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
2007 - 2014 European Parliament, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Vice-Chair
GALLAGHER Pat the Cope (ALDE / IE)
B.Comm, National University Of Ireland, Galway (1970).
Fish exporter (1970-1982).
Member of Donegal County Council (1979- 1991), Chairman, Donegal County Council, (1985-1986).
Member of Dáil Éireann (1981-2009);
Minister of State at the Department of the Marine and the Department of the Gaeltacht (1987-1994).
Minister of State at the Department of the Environment (2002-2004).
Minister of State with special responsibility for the Marine (2004-2006).
Minister of State at the Department of Transport (2006-2007);
Minister of State with special responsibility for Health Promotion and Food Safety (2007-2008)
Chairman of the Joint Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, (2008-2009).
Member of the European Parliament (1994-2002) (2009-present).
GALLO Marielle (PPE / FR)
Lawyer
Postgraduate diploma (DEA) in general private law, Paris I (1977). Diploma t o practise as a lawyer, Paris
(1978).
Lawyer practising in Paris (since 4 October 1978).
Member of the Gauche Moderne (Modern Left) national bureau (2008).
Author of eight novels published under the name Marielle Gallet.
GÁLL-PELCZ Ildikó (PPE / HU)
Associate professor
2004 International tax expert
1996 Tax advisor
1996 Auditor
1993 Chartered accountant
1991 Certified economic engineer
1985 Mechanical engineer
1998 PhD
1997 Doctor of Sciences
2005 - 2014 Vice-President of FIDESZ (Hungarian Civic Alliance) party
2004 - 2014 Chair, FIDESZ women's section
2003 - 2005 Vice-President of FIDESZ for the city of Miskolc
2002 - 2006 Member of Municipal Council, Chair of Financial Committee and deputy leader of FIDESZ group,
General Assembly of Miskolc (city with county status)
2009 - 2010 Vice-President of the Hungarian National Assembly (Országgyűlés)
2008 - 2010 Chair, ad hoc supervisory committee on implementation of the New Hungarian National
Development Plan
2006 - 2010 Deputy leader of FIDESZ parliamentary group, member of European Affairs Committee
2006 - 2014 President of the conservative women's association Miskolci Gráciák
2003 - 2014 County Deputy Chair of Economic Sciences Association in Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén
1995 - 2014 Member, Expert Economic Committee of the MTA (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) Miskolc
Academic Committee
1995 - 2014 Head of the Business Advisory Working Party of the MTA Miskolc Academic Committee's Expert
Economic Committee
1995 - 2014 Member, Planning Sub-Committee of the MTA Miskolc Academic Committee
MAB Young Scientists' Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2000)
Zoltán Meszléri Prize (2000)
‘Outstanding teacher’ certificate (2005)
Recognition of activities promoting women (2008)
GARCÉS RAMÓN Vicente Miguel (S&D / ES)
Agricultural engineer - University professor
Professor at the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
Member of Valencia City Council.
Member of the Valencian provincial assembly.
Member of the Valencian Community's autonomous parliament.
Member of the European Parliament.
President of AGTER, an association seeking to improve the governance of land, water and natural resources
GARCÍA-HIERRO CARABALLO Dolores (S&D / ES)
Member of the Congress of Deputies (1996-2007).
Member and spokesperson for labour of the Socialist Parliamentary Group in the Madrid Assembly (1993-1996).
Municipal councillor and president of the Villaverde District, Madrid City Council (1987-1989).
Founder of the first progressive women's association.
Member of the General Workers' Union (UGT) since 1975.
Co-worker in various NGOs and social movements.
GARCÍA PÉREZ Iratxe (S&D / ES)
Social worker
1995 Diploma in social work
1995 - 1996 Social worker
1999 - 2002 Secretary-General of Spanish Young Socialists in Castile and Leon
2013 - ... Deputy Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in Valladolid
2014 - ... PSOE Federal Secretary for EU affairs
1995 - 2000 Member of Laguna de Duero Municipal Council
1995 - 2000 Member of Valladolid Provincial Assembly
2000 - 2004 Member of the Spanish Parliament
2010 - ... Member of the Bureau of PES Women
2004 - ... Member of the European Parliament
GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL Eider (S&D / ES)
GARDINI Elisabetta (PPE / IT)
Actress
Secondary school-leaving certificate in classical subjects. Vittorio Gassman 'Bottega teatrale di Firenze'
diploma.
Theatre and TV actress; RAI TV presenter; theatre producer (1981-2004).
National spokesman for Forza Italia (2004-2008).
Member of Veneto Regional Council (2005-2006); Deputy leader of Forza Italia; member of the committee on
culture (2005-2006). Member of the Italian Parliament; secretary of the Committee on social affairs and member
of the Committee on elections (2006-2008).
Member of the European Parliament: member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food
Safety; substitute member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs; member of the
Delegation to the EU-Russia joint parliamentary committee and of the Delegation to the EU-Croatia joint
parliamentary committee (2008-2009).
GARGANI Giuseppe (PPE / IT)
Lawyer and publicist
Graduate in law. Publicist. Lawyer. Law lecturer.
Member of the Christian Democratic Party (DC) since 1956, member of the DC National Council and member of
the central office.
National Deputy-Delegate of the DC Youth Movement in 1960.
DC National advisor since 1964.
Member of the DC national executive. DC Regional Secretary in Campania.
Responsible for the justice section of the DC Secretariat.
Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies (1972-1994: Member for the constituency of Benevento -Avellino -
Salerno;
Under-Secretary of State to the Ministry of Justice (1979-1984: in the 1st and 2nd Cossiga Government, in the
Forlani Government, in the 1st and 2nd Spadolini Government and in the 5th Fanfani Government).
Commissioner of the Authority for Communications Guarantees (1998).
Head of the justice department of Forza Italia (since 2001).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
Chair of the Committee on Culture, Information, Sport and Youth (1999-2002) and Chair of the Committee on
Legal Affairs (2002-2009).
National official responsible for the UDC State Issues Office.
Head of the Popolari per l'Europa Italian delegation in the European Parliament.
GARRIGA POLLEDO Salvador (PPE / ES)
Economist
Economist (1982). Diploma in foreign trade (1983). Businessman specialising in external trade (1981 -1994).
Economic adviser (1984-1989).
Responsible for external relations of Nuevas Generaciones del PP (PP youth section) (1982 -1987). Secretary
for Sectoral Relations in the PP (1987-1993). Deputy Chairman of the DEMYC (Democrat Youth Community of
Europe) (1987-1989).
Member of the Congress of Deputies (1990-1993).
Member of the European Parliament (1987-1989 and since 1994).
GAUZÈS Jean-Paul (PPE / FR)
Legal and tax director
Graduate of the Institute of Political Studies (1967). Degree in economics (1968). Higher degree (DES) in public
law (1969). Diploma to practise as a lawyer (1972).
Assistant lecturer at the Toulouse University for Social Sciences (1969-1972). Head of the Universities Section,
Department for Administrative Training, Ministry for Education (1972-1979). Lawyer in the Council of State and
at the Court of Cassation (1980-1994). Lawyer practising in Paris (1973-1979 and 1994-1998). Legal and tax
adviser in a bank (1998-2007).
Mayor of Sainte-Agathe-d'Aliermont (since 1983). Member of Haute-Normandie Regional Council (since 1993).
Knight of the Order of Academic Palms (1985). Knight of the National Order of Merit (1987). Knight of the
Legion of Honour (2004).
GEBHARDT Evelyne (S&D / DE)
Translator
1972 - 1972 school-leaving certificate, Lycée Lamartine, Paris
1972 - 1975 degree in literature at the Sorbonne, Paris
1977 - 2014 Freelance translator
1977 - 2014 Lecturing in Germany and abroad (on gender equality, civil rights, biotechnology and genetic
engineering)
1977 - 1994 Assignments as an expert for the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in South America and Africa
1989 - 2001 Member of the SPD Baden-Württemberg regional executive
1992 - 2014 Federal Vice-Chair of the Working Party of Social-Democratic Women
1997 - 2014 Member of the Akademie für Ethik in der Medizin (Academy of Medical Ethics)
1999 - 2014 Board member of the LAG Jugendkunstschulen (Regional Association of Y oung People’s Art
Colleges)
1990 - 2014 Member of the Marie Schlei Association
2000 - 2014 Member of Gegen Vergessen - Für Demokratie (Against forgetting and for democracy)
Federal Cross of Merit with Ribbon (1999)
GEIER Jens (S&D / DE)
Management consultant
1989 - 1991 Research assistant for an MEP
1991 - 2001 Employed by the SPD Party Executive
2001 - 2002 Deputy press officer for the North Rhine Westphalia SPD
2002 - 2005 Press officer and project manager at Projekt Ruhr GmbH
2005 - 2007 Employed by Innova
2007 - 2014 Manager, Deloitte & Touche
1977 - 2014 Various posts in the SPD
GERBRANDY Gerben-Jan (ALDE / NL)
GERINGER de OEDENBERG Lidia Joanna (S&D / PL)
Economist
1981 Wrocław University of Economics, Faculty of Management and Information Technology, Economic
Cybernetics and Statistics studies
1997 Warsaw School of Economics, cultural marketing studies at the Collegium of World Economy
1998 - 2000 Further studies: Santander, Amsterdam
1999 French Institute of Administration, Warsaw
2001 Diplôme approfondi de langue française (DALF) – certificate from the Ministry of National Education,
France
1989 - 2001 TVP SA (Polish Television), editor
1995 - 1997 Journalist on the weekly magazine Wiadomości Kulturalne
1996 - 2005 General director of the 'Wratislavia Cantans' International Festival
1997 - 2000 Member of the Board of the European Festivals Association (EFA) in Geneva
2000 - 2003 Chair of the EFA Marketing Committee
2000 - 2002 Commissioner for Music of the Europalia Polska festival
2001 Programme director at TVP SA Wrocław
2001 - 2005 General director of the Wrocław Philharmonic
2004 - 2006 Deputy Chair of the Programme Board at TVP SA Wrocław
2006 - 30/6/2014 Member of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) party
2008 - 30/6/2014 Member of the National Council of the SLD
2004 - 2009 Member of the European Parliament: member of the Committee on Rural Development, the
Committee on Legal Affairs and the Committee on Petitions; substitute member of the Committee on Budgets
and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
2006 - 2009 Member of the European Parliament: deputy chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament: Quaes tor of the European Parliament; member of the
Committee on Legal Affairs, the Committee on Petitions and the Delegation for Relations with the Countries of
South Asia; substitute member of the Committee on Budgets, the Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint
Parliamentary Committee, the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, the Delegation to the
Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, the EU-US Delegation
2014 - ... Member of the European Parliament: deputy chair of the Committee on Legal A ffairs, member of the
Committee on Petitions and the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly; substitute member of
the Committee on Budgets, the Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly and the EU-US
Delegation;
1978–1979: Primus Inter Pares award from the Polish Students' Association, Warsaw
1980: Special economics award from the Scientific Secretary of the Polish Academy of Sciences
1996: Prize and medal awarded by the Provincial Governor in Wrocław
1998: Nominated for the Polityka Passport award for culture
2000: Wrocław Music Prize (Wratislavia Cantans) 2000/2001
2002: Wrocław Music Prize (Wratislavia Cantans) 2002/2003; Lower Silesia Diamond Prize (Wrocław
Philharmonic).
2004: Ministry of Culture award – Meritorious Cultural Worker
2005: Ministry of Culture award – Gloria Artis medal
2008: Polish Association for the Deaf – Gold Badge of Honour; Polish Association of Pensioners and the
Disabled – Gold Badge of Honour; Cross of the Association of Soldiers of the People's Army of Poland; MEP
Awards – Campaigner of the Year
2009: Most active Polish MEP in the sixth parliamentary term, according to a ranking compiled by the
Kościuszko Institute, the Institute for Public Affairs and the Institute of Political Science at Wrocław University;
Lower Silesia Cooperative Oscar – awarded by the Board of the Lower Silesia Cooperative Council; Best MEP –
awarded by the Polityka weekly magazine after the first year of the 2009-2014 parliamentary term
2010: Crystal Alumnus – prize awarded to graduates of Wrocław University of Economics; Decoration of Merit –
awarded by the Polish Society of War Veterans and Former Political Prisoners; Gold Sphere - awarded by the
Wrocław Chamber of Commerce; Kłodzko Ace – awarded by the mayor of Kłodzko; Honorary Citizen of
Oborniki Śląskie – title awarded by the Oborniki Śląskie Municipal Council
2011: Sapphire Rose anniversary prize 'La Pasionaria' of the Polish transformation in the 'Political Activity'
category – awarded by the Women's Democratic Union; Honorary Senator of the University of Business in
Wrocław; Person of the Decade in Lower Silesia – title awarded by readers of 'Polska The Times Gazeta
Wrocławska' in a Hits of the Decade 2001-2011 poll
2012: Prize for 'achievements in the field of promotion and protection of material culture in Stronie Śl ąskie
district' – awarded by the Stronie Śląskie Municipal Council; medal on the occasion of the International Year of
Cooperatives 2012 awarded by the Board of the Lower Silesia Cooperative Association
2013: 'Strength in Union' medal awarded by the Lower Silesia Board of the FLORIAN Firefighters' Union; prize
awarded by activists from the League of Polish Women to mark its 100th anniversary; Silver Decoration 'For
Merit to the Polish Army Veterans and Reservists Association'; Lower Silesian of the Year 20 13 chosen by
'Polska The Times Gazeta Wrocławska'; shortlisted for the MEP Awards in the 'Employment and Social Affairs'
category; Sudeten crystal in the 'Personality of the region' category – prize awarded by Telewizja Sudecka;
Honorary Citizen of Stronie Śląskie – awarded by the Stronie Śląskie Municipal Council
2014: Three Ducats of Wisdom – prize awarded by the awards committee of the University of the Golden Age in
Prudnik; Most influential woman in Lower Silesia (third place, as chosen by 'Polska The Times Gazeta
Wrocławska'); most active Polish MEP according to VoteWatch 2014; shortlisted for the MEP Awards in the
'Employment and Social Affairs' category
GIANNAKOU Marietta (PPE / GR)
Physician
Doctor of Medicine, University of Athens; neurologist, psychiatrist.
Member of the Executive Committee of the Nea Dimokratia Youth Organisation. In Nea Dimokratia: member of
the Central Committee; member of the Executive Committee; member of the Political Council. Member of the
Executive Committee of the European Union of Women (1986-1994). Member of the Political Bureau of the EPP
(1989-2000). Vice-President of the European Union of Christian Democrats (1992-2000). Member of the
Political Bureau of Centrist Democratic International. Member of the Steering Committee of the European
Democrat Union.
Elected to the European Parliament four times 1984, 1989, 1999, 2009. Chairperson of the Inquiry Committee
on the Drugs problem in the Member States and rapporteur on the Latin American drug traffic; vice president o f
the Committee on Women's Rights; Μember of the Interparliamentary Committee for the relations of the
European Union with Latin America; member of the Social Affairs Committee (1984-1990). Chairperson of the
Parliamentary European Committee "Fourth World"; member of the AFET and LIBE c ommittees (1999-2000).
Head of the Greek EPP Delegation (1999-2000 and since 2009).
Elected to the Greek Parliament four times between 1993 and 2009: member of the Parliamentary Committee
on Foreign Affairs and Defence; Vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on examination of the drugs
problem; member of the Parliamentary Committee on examination of the reform system and of the living
conditions of prisoners; Chairman of the Greek Friendship Group for relations between the parliaments of
Greece and Poland and member of the Greek Friendship Group for relations between the parliaments of
Greece and the USA; member of the Convention on the Future of Europe, representing the Greek Parliament,
and Chair of the group set up for the Convention in the Greek Parliament.
Minister of Health, Welfare and Social Security; minister of National Education and Religious Affairs; member of
the Government Cabinet.
National coordinator, CELAD (EU Coordinators' Group on Drugs) (1990-1992). National Co-ordinator and
member of the Horizontal Working Party on Drugs, Council of the European Union (1992-2004); Chairman of
the Balkans/Middle East Regional Group of the Dublin Group of the Council of the European Union.
Honours awarded by Poland, Germany, Italy, France and Chile.
GIEGOLD Sven (Verts/ALE / DE)
Studied adult education, politics and economics in Lüneburg, Bremen and Birmingham; Master's in economic
policy and economic development from the University of Birmingham (UK); visiting student in the economic
sciences faculty of Paris XIII University (2004-2005).
Developed the Ecological Centre in Verden, with 40 jobs in environmental businesses and social initiatives
(1996-1999). Co-founder of Attac Deutschland (2000); representative of the BUND federal association (BUND-
Bundesverbandes) on Attac's coordination and governing bodies. Co-founder of the international Tax Justice
Network (London)(2002). Development of European Attac coordination (including membership of teams
coordinating campaigns, events and political declarations)(since 2002). Co-founder of the Institut Solidarische
Moderne e.V. (January 2010).
Member of the European Parliament (since July 2009); Verts/ALE Group's coordinator in the Committee on
Economic and Monetary Affairs.
Member of the presiding assembly of the German Evangelical Synod (since 2007).
Worked in the youth environmental movement (1986-2001). Co-founder of the environmental housing
cooperative AllerWohnen eG, where he lives in an environmental community housing project (since 1998).
Intensive speech-making and media presence in the areas of globalisation criticism, ecology and tax policy
(since 2001).
GIEREK Adam (S&D / PL)
Lecturer
1961 Masters in Engineering
1965 Doctorate
1968 Assistant professor
1972 Associate professor
1973 Corresponding Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences
1978 Professor of technical sciences
1961 - 1962 Assistant
1962 - 1965 Post-graduate doctoral student in Moscow
1965 - 1968 Lecturer
1968 - 1972 Assistant professor
1969 - 1972 Head of the Foundry Institute
1972 - 1982 Director of the Institute of Materials Engineering
1972 - 2008 Professor at the Silesian Technical University
1982 - 1989 Visiting professor at the Dresden University of Technology
1994 - ... Head of the Department of Materials Technology Head of the Department of Technology, Metal Alloys
and Composites
2001 - 2004 Senator of the Republic of Poland, member of the Committee on Science, Education and Sport
2001 - 2003 Member of the Committee on Legislation, Law and Order
2001 - 2004 Member of the Environmental Protection Committee
1970 - 1982 Member of the Polish Federation of Engineering Associations (NOT)
1973 - ... Member of the Committees of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN)
1980 - 1990 Member of the Polish Nuclear Society (PTN)
2001 Member of the board of the All-Poland E. Gierek Association
Order of the 'Banner of Labour, Second Class'; Knight’s Cross of the Order of Poland Reborn; Gold Medal of
Merit for Defence of the Nation; Medal of the National Education Committee
GIRLING Julie (ECR / GB)
BA (Hons.). Graduate trainee, Ford Motor Company (1979-1982). Buyer and Merchandise Controller, Argos
Catalogue Group (1982-1988). Marketing Manager, Dixon's Stores Group (1988-1990). Marketing and Buying
Manager, Boots/Halfords (1991-1993). Freelance trainer (1995-2009).
On Cotswold District Council: Member (1999-2009); Leader (2003-2006). On Gloucestershire County Council:
Member (2000-2009); Lead Cabinet Member (2006-2009). Member, South West Regional Assembly (2003-
2006).
GKIKOPOULOS Georgios (GUE/NGL / GR)
GLANTE Norbert (S&D / DE)
Automation engineer
Apprenticeship as electrical engineer, VEB Elektronische Bauelemente, Teltow (1969-1972). Test bench
mechanic, VEB Elektronische Bauelemente, Teltow (1973-1976).
Advanced school-leaving certificate, adult education institute (1974-1976). Studied automation technology in
Leipzig (1976-1980). Design engineer, VEB Elektronische Bauelemente, Teltow (1980-1984). Computer
scientist, Central Institute for Geophysics, Potsdam (1984-1990). Chair of Potsdam district council (1990-1994).
Member of the European Parliament since 1994; member of the Europe House, Brandenburg; member of the
German-Polish Society; member of the German War Graves Commission; member of the European Energy
Foundation;
Awarded the Federal Cross of Merit with Ribbon.
GLATTFELDER Béla (PPE / HU)
Agricultural engineer, University of Agriculture, Gödöllő (GATE) (1992). Agricultural Research and Informatics
Institute (1994). Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Affairs (2000-2002).
Member of the Hungarian Parliament (1990-2004).
GODMANIS Ivars (ALDE / LV)
State University of Latvia, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, specialism: solid state physics (1974). First
degree in Physics and Mathematics, State University of Latvia (1983). PhD in physics, University of Latvia
(1992). European Business Seminar (business management course), traineeship in Germany with Hoechst AG
and Dresden Bank, with a Karl Duisburg grant (1993).
State University of Latvia, Institute of Solid State Physics, junior research assistant (1974 -1988). University of
Latvia, department of IT and technical training media, senior lecturer (1987-1988). Vice-chair, Latvijas Tautas
fronte (Latvian People's Front) (1988-1990). Chair, Council of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia (1990-1993).
A/s Software House Riga, Vice-President (1994-1995). Latvijas Komercbanku asociācija (Latvian Association of
Commercial Banks), Vice-President (1995). President of the bank Latvijas Krājbanka. Board member, Latvijas
kuģniecība shipyards (1995-1997). Member of the executive, Latvijas kuģniecība shipyards; chairman of the
board of the bank Latvijas Krājbanka; a/s House of Prince, member of the board (1997-1998). Member of the
Latvian Parliament during its 7th parliamentary term (1998-2002). Minister of Finance of Latvia (1998-1999). A/s
Saliena Real, member of the board (2002-2004). A/s Radio SWH, programme director (2003). Minister for
Home Affairs of Latvia (2006-2007). Prime Minister of Latvia (2007-2009). Member of the Latvian Parliament
during its 9th parliamentary term (since 2009).
Chair, Policy Committee, Latvijas Tautas fronte (Latvian People's Front) (1988-1989). Vice-chair, Latvijas
Tautas fronte (Latvian People's Front) (1989-1990). Member of the board, Latvijas Ceļš party, chair of the Policy
Committee (1997-1999). Vice-chair, Latvijas Ceļš party (1999-2002). Member of the board, Latvijas Ceļš party
(2002-2005). Chair, Latvijas Ceļš party (2005-2007). Co-chair, LPP/LC party (since 2007).
Member, Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia (1990-1993). Member of the Latvian Parliament during its
7th parliamentary term (1998-2002). Member of the Latvian Parliament during its 9th parliamentary term (since
2009).
Chair, Council of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia (1990-1993). Minister of Finance of Latvia (1998-1999).
Minister for Home Affairs of Latvia (2006-2007). Prime Minister of Latvia (2007-2009).
Order of the Three Stars, 2nd class (1995). Commemorative decoration for those who manned the barricades in
1991.
GOEBBELS Robert (S&D / LU)
Journalist
President of the Luxembourg Journalists Association (1972-1974).
Secretary-General of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers Party (1970-1985).
Member of Luxembourg City Council (1976-1984 and 1999-2004). Vice-President of the GATT Ministerial
Conference at Punta del Este (Uruguay Round). Signed the Single European Act on behalf of Luxembourg
(1986). President of the Intergovernmental Conference that concluded the Schengen Agreement (1985).
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Small and Medium -Sized
Businesses (1984-1989). Minister of Economic Affairs, Minister of Transport and Minister of Public Works
(1989-1994). Minister of Economic Affairs, Minister of Public Works and Minister of Energy (1994-1999).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
GOERENS Charles (ALDE / LU)
Farmer
GOLLNISCH Bruno (NI / FR)
University lecturer, lawyer
Doctor of law (Paris, 1978). Degree in Japanese and Malay/Indonesian from the Institute of Oriental Languages
(1971 and 1973). Graduate in politics of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (1973). Postgraduate diploma
(DEA) in public law (1973).
Lawyer practising in Paris (since 1980). Professor of Japanese language and civilisation at the University of
Lyons (since 1981).
Member of the National Front policy bureau (since 1986); National Front Secretary-General (since 1995).
Member of Lyons City Council (since 1996). Member of the Rhône-Alpes Regional Council (National Front
Group chairman). Member of the National Assembly for Rhône (1986-1988).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1989).
GOMES Ana (S&D / PT)
Diplomat
Graduate in law (University of Lisbon, 1979); diploma in Community law (INA, 1981); diploma from the 'Institut
International des Droits de l'Homme' (Strasbourg, 1989).
Diplomatic adviser to the Portuguese President (1982-1986); posted to the Permanent Mission to the UN and
International Organisations, Geneva (1986-1989) and to the Embassies in Tokyo (1989-1991) and London
(1991-1994); member of the Portuguese delegation to the Middle East peace process during Portugal's EU
presidency (1992); member of the Special Political Affairs Office (East Timor dossier Timor) of the Foreign
Ministry (1994-1995); head of office of the Secretary for European Affairs (1995-1996); member of Portugal's
Permanent Mission to the UN in New York - coordination of the Portuguese delegation to the Security Council
(1997-1998); head of Section of Interests and, later, Ambassador of Portugal to Jakarta (1999-2003).
Member of the National Executive and Political Executive of the PS (Socialist Party) (since 2002); member of
the PS National Secretariat and Secretary for International Relations (2003-2004).
Member of the Portuguese branch of Amnesty International.
GÖNCZ Kinga (S&D / HU)
Psychiatrist, university lecturer
Graduate of the Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest (1972). Diploma in
psychotherapy from the European Association for Psychotherapy (2004).
Practising psychiatrist (1972-1978). Associate professor at the National Medical Rehabilitation Institute, involved
in the early development of social-policy education programmes (1978-1989). Associate professor at the Social
Policy and Social Work Department of the Institute for Sociology, ELTE University, Budapest (1989 -1994).
Director of Partners Hungary, a member of an international network of organisations involved in teaching
creative conflict management and the techniques of democracy, negotiation and change management (1994 -
2002). Lecturer in the social psychology of prejudice at the Human Rights Department of the Central European
University, Budapest (1998-2003).
Parliamentary under-secretary, Ministry of Health, Social and Family Affairs (2002-2004). Minister for Equal
Opportunities (June-October 2004). Minister of Youth, Family and Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (2004-
2006). First female Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006-2009).
GOULARD Sylvie (ALDE / FR)
1984 Law degree, University of Aix-en-Provence
1986 Paris Institute of Political Studies
1989 ENA (National School of Administration)
1989 - 1999 French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1999 - 2001 CERI (International Study and Research Centre)
2001 - 2004 European Commission (group of political advisers to President Romano Prodi)
12/2006 - 6/2010 President of the French branch of the European Movement
2004 Publication: Le Grand Turc et la République de Venise (Fayard)
2007 Publication: Le coq et la perle (Seuil)
2008 Publication: Il faut cultiver notre jardin européen (Seuil)
2009 Publication: Europe for Dummies (L'Europe pour les nuls (First)) – European Book Prize, 2009
2012 Publication: De la démocratie en Europe: Voir plus loin (co-authored with Mario Monti) (Flammarion)
2013 Publication: Europe: amour ou chambre à part? (Flammarion)
2014 Publication: L'Europe pour les nuls, new expanded edition, 2014 (First)
2004 - ... Publication of various articles in the international press
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2004)
Knight of the Order of Merit (France, 2007)
de GRANDES PASCUAL Luis (PPE / ES)
Lawyer
Practising lawyer and member of the bar association of Guadalajara.
Started his political activity in the Partido Demócrata Cristiano (Christian Democrat Party). Member of the
National Executive Committee of the UCD; National Organisation Secretary and Sec retary-General for Youth for
the UCD. Vice-President of the Castile-La Mancha Regional Parliament and UCD Chairman for the Province of
Guadalajara.
Secretary-General of the Christian Democrats until the party was disbanded and incorporated into the Partido
Popular (PP). Member of the PP National Executive Committee. Member of the PP Guadalajara Province
Executive Committee, Castile-La Mancha Regional Executive Committee and National Executive Committee.
Member of the Executive Committee of the International European Movement.
Member for Guadalajara at the first regional elections and deputy spokesman for the PP parliamentary group
(1983). Member of the Regional Parliament of Castile-La Mancha and spokesman for the PP parliamentary
group (1991).
Member of the Congress of Deputies for seven parliamentary terms (in 1977 and 1979 with the UCD, and in
1986, 1993, 1996, 2000 and 2004 with the PP). Third Secretary of the Congress of Deputies (1st parliamentary
term). Spokesman for the Commission on the Parliamentary Control of RTVE (5th parliamentary term).
Spokesman for the PP parliamentary group in the Congress of Deputies (6th and 7th parliamentary terms).
Member of the European Parliament in its 5th parliamentary term (since 2004). Member of the Executive
Committee of the Group of the European People's Party (EPP-ED). Member of the Committee on Transport and
Tourism and the Committee on Legal Affairs.
Active involvement in drafting the Spanish Constitution as a member of the Constitutional Committee, and the
Statute of Autonomy for Castile-La Mancha as rapporteur.
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Social Studies and Analysis (FAES).
Order of Constitutional Merit (Spain). Order of Bernardo O'Higgins (Chile).
GRÄSSLE Ingeborg (PPE / DE)
Journalist
1984 - 1989 University, other (university level): University of Stuttgart; Institut d´Études Politiques, Paris
1991 - 1994 University, Political science: Doctorate: Dr. phil, Freie Universität Berlin
1980 - 1982 Volunteer, Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung (private sector)
1982 - 1984 Editor, Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung (private sector)
1980 - 1980 Public relations work, CDU Federal Headquarters, Bonn (other)
1994 - 1995 Spokeswoman for the town of Rüsselsheim (public office / civil service)
1999 - 2015 Vice-chair of Baden-Württemberg Women’s Union
1999 - ... Member of the Baden-Württemberg CDU Land Executive Committee
2001 - ... Deputy Chair, CDU Area Association, North-Wuerttemberg
1999 - ... CDU district chair, Heidenheim
2015 - ... Chair of Baden-Württemberg Women’s Union
1999 - 2009 Member of Heidenheim local council
1996 - 2004 Member of the Baden-Württemberg Regional Assembly
Taxpayers' Association of Europe (TAE) prize 2013
GRÈZE Catherine (Verts/ALE / FR)
GRIESBECK Nathalie (ALDE / FR)
Lecturer
Master's degree in public law (1979). Postgraduate diploma (DEA) in public law (1980). Postgraduate diploma
(DEA) in the history of law (1981). Lecturer in public law at the University of Metz.
Member of the Democratic Movement national executive bureau.
Member of the European Parliament (since 2004). Permanent rapporteur on the Structural Funds for the
European Parliament's Committee on Budgets (2005-2009). Vice-Chairwoman of the Intergroup on the Family
and Child Welfare (2004-2009).
Member of the Moselle Departmental Council - Metz III canton (since 1988). Chairwoman of the Committee on
Social Affairs, Schools and Universities and Research (2001-2004); Vice-Chairwoman of the Committee on
Economic Affairs and Trade, Craft Industries and Local Planning (since 2004); responsibility for the residential
environment. Chairwoman of the Family Council (since 2001).
Member of Metz Municipal Council (1983-1995), First Deputy Mayor of Metz (1995-2001), then Deputy Mayor of
Metz with responsibility for finance and economic development (2001-2004).
Vice-Chairwoman of the Metz Métropole Urban Community Council, with responsibility for economic
development (2001-2004).
President of Jury Hospital, Moselle (since 2008).
Vice-Chairwoman of the Union of Departmental Councillors of France (since 2005). Vice-President of the
European Movement - France (since 2007). President of the Moselle Living Arts Association.
National Chairwoman of Transcité (2001-2003). Chairwoman of the Hôtel de Gournay in Metz (Departmental
Senior Citizens' Association) (1987-2004); Chairwoman of the Metz Public Housing Office (1995-2001).
Colonel in the Air Force Reserve.
Knight of the Order of Academic Palms. Knight of the National Order of Merit. Youth and Sport Bronze Medal.
GRIFFIN Nick (NI / GB)
Law degree, MA (Hons.), Cantab.
Elected leader of the British National Party (1999- ).
GRÓBARCZYK Marek Józef (ECR / PL)
Mechanical engineer, manager
Graduate in mechanical engineering, Ship Power Plant Operation Department, Gdynia Maritime University
(1993). Postgraduate studies in digital telecommunications at the Bydgoszcz Academy for Engineering and
Agriculture (1998).
Mechanic 4th class on merchant vessels (1993-1995). Site manager; manager in transport firms (1995-2006).
Chairman of ZWRI Tarnów, member of the Board of ZA Tarnów (2006-2007).
Minister of Maritime Affairs (2007-2008); maritime affairs expert in the Polish President's Office (2008-2009).
GROOTE Matthias (S&D / DE)
Sales engineer
Secondary school in Westrhauderfehn (leaving exam 1990); industrial engineer (1995); worked as an industrial
engineer in plant design (1995); alternative public service with German Red Cross (1995-1996). Mechanical
engineer (1999); qualified industrial engineer (engineering college) (2005). Sales engineer (2005).
Member of the SPD (since 1996).
Chair of Leer District Young Socialists (1997-2002); vice-chair, Weser-Ems District Young Socialists (1999-
2002); member of Executive, Weser-Ems Social-Democratic Association for Local Politics (since 2003).
Local councillor in Ostrhauderfehn (since 1996); member, Leer district council (since 2001); chair,
Ostrhauderfehn SPD council group (since 2001).
GROSCH Mathieu (PPE / BE)
Language teacher
Graduated in Germanic languages, University of Liège (1973). Accredited upper school teacher (1974). Teacher
of English and German (1974-1981).
Member of the national bureau of the CSP (since 1986). Member of the EPP bureau (since 1994). Adviser to
the Prime Minister (1981-1984). Member of the provincial council (1984-1985).
Member of Council, German-speaking Community (1986-1994).
Government minister, German-speaking Community (1986-1990). Chairman of Council, German-speaking
Community (1990-1994). Mayor of Kelmis (1991-2012).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1994).
Member of the Robert Schuman Foundation. Member of the board of Bierset -Liège airport (since 1996).
Commander of the Order of Leopold (1999). Merit award of the Meuse-Rhine Euregio (1999). Order of Merit of
the Federal Republic of Germany, First Class (2004).
GROSSETÊTE Françoise (PPE / FR)
Lawyer
Master's degree in public law and political science (Lyon). Graduate of the Institute for Social and Labour Law,
Lyon (1969).
Lecturer in law in higher education (1969-1975).
Federal Secretary of the Republican Party (1984-1994). National adviser, Démocratie libérale. Member of the
political bureau of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) (since 2002);
Vice-chair of the PPE Group (1999-2007). Coordinator of the High-Level Contact Group for Relations with the
Turkish Cypriot Community in the Northern Part of the Island.
Chair of the European Alliance against Alzheimer's Disease (since 2007).
GRZYB Andrzej (PPE / PL)
Poznań Agricultural Academy, Department of Horticulture - personalised course of studies (1981). Ministry for
Privatisation: course for members of supervisory boards of state-owned companies (1993). University of
Camerino, Warsaw branch: European Union Agricultural Policy and Agricultural Law (1995). Poznań School of
Banking - banking studies (2000).
Head of Department, SKR Mikstat (1983-1986). Ostrzeszów Municipal Council, Deputy Chief Administrative
Officer (1986-1990). Ostrzeszów County Council, Head of Office (1990-1999). Leader of Ostrzeszów County
Executive (1999-2001). Member of the Sejm (2001-2009). Member of the European Parliament (since 2009).
Member of the Central Council of the Polish People's Party (PSL) (since 1994). Deputy Secretary of the PSL
Central Executive Committee (1994-1998). Vice-Chairman of the PSL Central Council (1998-2003). Chairman
of the PSL Provincial Executive for Wielkopolskie (since 2005). Member of the PSL Central Executive
Committee (since 2008).
Member of Ostrzeszów Municipal Council (1990-1994). Member of Ostrzeszów County Council (1999-2001).
Leader of Ostrzeszów County Executive (1999-2001). Vice-Chairman of the Association of Polish Counties
(2000-2003).
Member of the Sejm (1989-1991; 1993-1997; 2001-2009): Vice-Chairman of the Sejm Committee on
Administration and Home Affairs (1993-1996). Vice-Chairman of the Polish Group in the Interparliamentary
Union (1993-1997). Chairman of the Sejm Committee on European Integration. Co-Chairman of the Sejm-
European Parliament Parliamentary Association Committee (1996-1997). Secretary of the PSL parliamentary
group. Vice-Chairman of the Sejm Committee on European Affairs. Member of the Sejm Committee on
Administration and Home Affairs. Member of the Polish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
of Europe (2001-2005). Vice-Chairman of the Sejm Committee on European Union Affairs. Member of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs. Member of the Polish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe (2005-2007). Chairman of the Sejm Committee on European Union Affairs. Member of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs. Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Group on Energy. Substitute member of the Polish
delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Parliamentary Group for Firefighters (2007 -
2009).
Member of the Civil Service Council - an advisory body working for the Prime Minister (1996-1998). Member of
the National Council on European Integration - an advisory body working for the Prime Minister (1997-1998).
Observer in the European Parliament (2003-2004); Member of the European Parliament (1 May-19 July 2004,
and since 2009).
Member of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (2000-2003). Member of
the Polish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Member of the Committee on
Migration, Refugees and Population of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2001 -2005).
Member of the Polish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2005 -2007).
Substitute member of the Polish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2007-
2009).
Vice-Chairman of the Polish Group in the Interparliamentary Union (1993-1997).
Member of the Brotherhood of the Cockerel in Ostrzeszów (since 1996).
Knight's Cross of the Order of Poland Reborn - Polonia Restituta. Gold Cross of Merit.
GUALTIERI Roberto (S&D / IT)
University lecturer
1986 - 1992 La Sapienza University, Rome
1993 - 1997 Research doctorate in contemporary history
12/2012 - 2014 Associate Lecturer in contemporary history, La Sapienza University, Rome
6/2001 - 2014 Deputy director of the Gramsci Institute Foundation
4/2009 - 2014 Member of the Editorial Committee of 'Italianieuropei'
1/2008 - 12/2011 Editor (with José Luis Rhi-Sausi) of the 'Annual report on European integration' (Il Mulino)
2001 - 2014 Author of numerous books and articles on Italian and international 20th century history and on the
history of European integration
2001 - 2014 Contributor to various newspapers and reviews
2001 - 2006 Member of the Rome Secretariat of 'Democratici di Sinistra' [Democrats of the Left]
2005 - 2007 Member of the National Council of 'Democratici di Sinistra'
2006 - 2007 Member of the committee which drew up the Manifesto for the Democratic Party (2006-2007)
2008 - 2014 Member of the National Executive of the Democratic Party
2010 - 2010 S&D Group Coordinator for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs
2010 - 2010 Member of the European Parliament negotiating team on the establishment of the EEAS
2011 - 2011 Member of the European Parliament negotiating team on the Fiscal Compact
2012 - 2013 Member of the working group chaired by Herman Van Rompuy on a Genuine EMU
GUERRERO SALOM Enrique (S&D / ES)
University lecturer
1970 - 1970 Complutense University of Madrid
1974 - 1975 Special Graduate Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Fullbright Scholarship
1998 - 1998 Doctorate in political science – special prize
2014 - 2014 Member of the Senior Corps of State Officials (after passing competitive exam)
2014 - 2014 Tenured professor of political science and administration at University Complutense of Madrid
1973 - 1981 Ministry of Education and Science – section head; head of department; technical adviser
1981 - 1982 Technical adviser – National Institute of Public Administration
2008 - 2011 Member of the executive committee of the Madrid section of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party
(PSOE)
1982 - 1987 Adviser to the Prime Minister's Office
1987 - 1988 Ministry of Education and Science – Technical Secretary‑ General
1988 - 1991 Director of the Minister of Education's Office
1991 - 1993 Undersecretary for Education and Science
1993 - 1996 Secretary-General for relations with the Spanish Parliament
2004 - 2008 Deputy Director of the Prime Minister's Office
2010 - 2012 Secretary‑ General of the Spanish Socialist Delegation
2012 - 2014 First Vice‑ President for parliamentary affairs of the S&D Group
1985 - 1987 Spain's representative to the UNESCO International Bureau of Education
1991 - 1993 Vice-President of the Cervantes Institute
Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (Spain)
Grand Cross of the Order of Alphonso X the Wise (Spain)
Gold Medal of Carcaixent
Silver Medal of the Order of Merit of the Civil Guard
GUILLAUME Sylvie (S&D / FR)
1980 Baccalaureate D (Mathematics and Natural Sciences)
1984 Diploma in secretarial studies in medical/social work field
1984 - 1987 Civil servant
1987 - 1995 Executive assistant
1995 - 2001 Parliamentary assistant
1993 - 2003 First secretary of the Rhône Department Federation of the Socialist Party (PS)
1993 - 2001 Member of the Socialist Party's national council
1994 - 1995 Socialist Party national secretary with responsibility for social issues
1995 - 1997 Socialist Party national secretary with responsibility for women's ri ghts
1997 - 2001 Socialist Party national secretary with responsibility for development of the party
2001 - 2003 Chair of the Socialist Party's national council
2008 - ... Member of the Socialist Party's national council
2001 - 2004 Deputy mayor of Lyons with responsibility for disability, health and relations with the Hospices civils
de Lyon
2004 - 2008 Deputy mayor of Lyons with responsibility for social affairs and solidarity, disability, health and
relations with the Hospices civils de Lyons
2008 - 2009 Deputy mayor of Lyons with responsibility for social affairs and solidarity, disability and public
health
2009 - 2014 Deputy mayor of Lyons with responsibility for health and social affairs
1998 - 2004 Member of the Rhône-Alpes Regional Council
2004 - 2009 Member of the Rhône-Alpes Regional Council, chair of the health and solidarity committee
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
2012 - 2014 Vice-Chair of the S&D Group
2014 - ... Member of the European Parliament, Vice-President of the European Parliament
GURMAI Zita (S&D / HU)
Economist
Karl Marx University of Economics (1983-1988); doctorate (1991).
Comporgan company, communications coordinator (1988-1990). Westel Rádiótelefon Kft., sales executive
(1990-1992). Political History Institute, PR manager (1994-1995). Szelén Művelődési Tanácsadó Kft., manager
(1995-2002).
From the 1990s, active in civil society, set up many foundations: Nők a valódi esélyegenlőségért Alapítvány
[Women's Foundation for Genuine Equality], Nők a közéletben Alapítvány [Women in Public Life Foundation].
Has drawn up many reports on equality and done research as organiser and co-author.
Member of the Hungarian Parliament (2002-2004), delegate to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, delegate to
the Central European Network, Observer in the European Parliament (2003-2004).
MSZP party: member (since 1993); administrator, women's section (1995); Vice-President, Socialist
International Women (since 1999); President, women's section (since 2001); President, PES Women (since
2004).
GUSTAFSSON Mikael (GUE/NGL / SE)
Policy expert
Post-secondary education in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Stockholm, studied community
development, specialising in physical planning and environmental protection (1988-1993).
Transport policy expert, Left Party group in the Swedish Parliament (2005-). Deputy head of administration, Left
Party group in the Swedish Parliament (2004-2005). Financial policy expert, Left Party group in the Swedish
Parliament (2000-2004). Secretary for local and county council affairs, Left Party administration (1996-2000).
Educational administrator, Stockholm Teacher Training College students' union (1994-1995). Childminder at
nursery school, Stockholm (1984-1988).
Member of the Left Party's programming committee (2004-), Chair since 2008. Substitute member of
Nynäshamn Council (2010-). Substitute on the Environmental and Community Development Committee (2010-).
Member of the Södertörn Environmental and Health Protection Association (2010-). Member of Tyresö Council
(1998-2008). Member of Planning Committee, Tyresö Council (1999-2008). Member of Community
Development committee, association of local authorities, Stockholm County (2003-). Agenda 21 group, Tyresö
Council (1998-2002). Substitute member of the municipal executive board, Tyresö Council (2002-2006). Official
licensed to carry out civil marriages and registered partnerships (2006-). Member of Children's and Educational
Committee, Tyresö Council (2003-2006).
GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES Cristina (PPE / ES)
University professor
Doctor of art history. Professor of art history.
Researcher in art and architecture, urban planning and the history of urban development as well as in the use of
new technologies in the field of art history. Director of cultural events and evening courses, University of Murcia
(1978-1993). Director of the cultural events of 'La Verdad' newspaper (Murcia, 1989-1995).
Minister of Education and Culture, Murcia Regional Government (1995-1999). Director of the Botín Foundation
course on 'sustainable development and conservation of the historical and natural heritage' (1995-2003).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO Sergio (S&D / ES)
2005 Graduated in law at Complutense University of Madrid
3/2006 - 7/2007 Deputy Secretary-General and spokesperson for the Spanish Young Socialists
7/2007 - 2/2012 Secretary‑ General of the Spanish Young Socialists
7/2010 - ... Member of the European Parliament
2000 - ... Member of the Provincial Board for Toledo of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and of the
PSOE Regional Board for Castilla-La Mancha
7/2001 - 9/2007 Secretary-General of the Spanish Young Socialists for the Province of Toledo
2003 - 2004 Political action coordinator for the Spanish Young Socialists
2004 - ... Secretary-General of the PSOE in Escalona (Toledo)
2007 - 2012 Member of the PSOE Federal Executive Committee and of the PSOE Federal Committee,
representing the Spanish Young Socialists
2012 - 7/2014 Member of the Deputy Secretary-General’s Office of the PSOE Federal Executive Committee
2007 - ... Representative of Escalona municipal council in the Toledo environmental consortium
2007 - 2009 Councillor with responsibility for Heritage, Tourism, Transport and Youth, Escalona municipal
council
2009 - 2011 Councillor with responsibility for Employment, Internal procedures, Festivals and Transport
2011 - ... Councillor with responsibility for Finance and Festivals, and spokesperson for the Socialist grouping in
Escalona municipal council
2012 - ... Secretary-General of the Delegation of Spanish Socialists in the European Parliament
1999 - 2003 President of the Progressive Union of Students for the Castilla-La Mancha region
2000 - 2003 Spokesperson for the Regional Platform for the Defence of State Education in Castilla-La Mancha
during the protests against the Universities Act and the Quality of Education Act
2004 - 2006 Member of the Standing Committee of the Federation of Spanish Progressive Students’
Associations
2006 - 2006 Chair of the Toledo Youth Council Management Committee
2005 - 2006 Substitute member of the Spanish National Academic Council, representing students
GYÜRK András (PPE / HU)
1991 - 1993 Finance and Accountancy College, Finance department
1993 - 1998 Eötvös Loránd University, Humanities Faculty, Department of History and Political Science
1995 - 2000 Member of the Pastoral Council, Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest
1998 - 2004 Director of the Democracy after Communism Foundation
2015 Head of Strategy, Fidesz
2014 - ... National Campaign Manager, Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Alliance
2009 - 2010 National Campaign Manager, Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Alliance
2004 National Campaign Manager, Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Alliance
1996 - 2005 President of Fidelitas (Youth organisation of Fidesz)
1995 - 2004 Member of the National Executive Committee of Fidesz
1988 - ... Member of Fidesz
2002 - 2004 Vice-Chair, Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Alliance parliamentary party, Vice-Chair, Committee on Youth
and Sport, Leader of Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Alliance youth and sports service
1998 - 2004 Member of Hungarian Parliament, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and of the
Committee on Youth and Sport
2014 - ... Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, substitute Member of the Committe e on
Foreign Affairs, Member of the Delegation for Relations with the Arab Peninsula, substitute Member of the
Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees,
substitute Member of the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.
2012 - 2014 Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, substitute Member of the Committee
on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, Member of the Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan
and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, Member of the Delegation to the Euronest
Parliamentary Assembly, substitute Member of the Delegation for Relations with the Arab Peninsula
2009 - 2011 Full Member of the Committee on Development, substitute Member of the Committee on Research
and Energy, Member of the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, Substitute Member of the
Delegation for Relations with the Arabian Peninsula
2004 - 2009 Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, substitut e Member of the Committee
on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Petitions, Vice-Chair of the Delegation
to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee
2010 - ... Head of the Fidesz Delegation in the European Parliament
HADJIGEORGIOU Takis (GUE/NGL / CY)
Lawyer
1/10/1977 - 30/6/1980 Kapodistrian University of Athens
1989 - 1995 Producer of television programmes for the RIK Cypriot television channel
1995 - 2006 General Director of Astra 92.8 radio station
2006 - ... Lawyer
2001 - ... Member of the Central Committee of the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL)
2009 - 2014 Chair of the GUE-NGL Group
HÄFNER Gerald (Verts/ALE / DE)
HALL Fiona (ALDE / GB)
BA (Hons.) Modern Languages, Oxford University (1976). Post graduate Certificate in Education , Oxford
Polytechnic (1977). Teacher, Botswana (1977-1979). Part-time teacher/tutor, Northumberland (1986-1995).
Assistant to Newcastle city councillors (1994-1997). Press/political officer to Lembit Öpik MP and Richard Livsey
MP (1997-1999); constituency organiser to Rt Hon. Alan Beith MP; researcher to Rt Hon. Alan Beith MP.
No 2 Liberal Democrat candidate on North East list for European elections (1999).
Vice-Chair/Chair of the Druridge Bay Campaign against nuclear power and sand extraction on the
Northumberland coast.
HÄNDEL Thomas (GUE/NGL / DE)
Chief executive, trade union secretary
1966 - 1970 School-leaving certificate
1970 - 1973 Training as an electrician
1978 - 1979 Akademie der Arbeit (Workers' Academy), Frankfurt/Main
1997 - 1999 Training as a legal aid adviser
1973 - 1978 Technician and marketing manager, Grundig/Fürth
1978 - 1979 Assistant to Prof. Wolfgang Abendroth, Akademie der Arbeit, Frankfurt/Main
1979 - 1987 Executive secretary of the trade union IG Metall and member of the committee of spokespersons
of the German peace movement
1987 - 2012 Executive secretary and senior agent of the Fürth branch of IG Metall
1993 - 2009 Manager of the educational institution BiKo GmbH, Central Franconia.
1992 - 2007 Judge in the Land Labour Court, Nuremberg
1970 - 1978 Youth representative and member of the works council, Grundig/Fürth
2004 - 2007 Co-founder and executive secretary of the WASG (Electoral Alternative Labour and Social Justice)
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
2014 - ... Member of the European Parliament
2007 - ... Member of the executive, Wolfgang Abendroth Foundation
2007 - ... Vice-chair of the executive, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation.
HANDZLIK Małgorzata (PPE / PL)
Entrepreneur
University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Life Sciences, geography (1990). Postgraduate studies in
economics and company management, Katowice University of Economics (1992). Postgraduate studies in
economics and management, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Silesia (1997). Postgraduate
studies in journalism at the International College of Journalism (2003). Postgraduate studies in economic law at
the Kraków University of Economics (2004). Postgraduate studies in European integration at the University of
Warsaw (2005).
Own business (1997-2004). Kleks publishing house. Bielsko independent radio station covering the Beskid
region, and Silesian broadcaster Radio Mega. Also managed the Teacher Training Centre and the SITA Foreign
Language Centre in Bielsko-Biała and Cieszyn and the Journalism and Editing School at Radio Bielsko.
Member of the European Parliament (2004-2009).
Member of the 'Czuwaj' Scouts and Guides Association. Member of the Polish Scouts and Guides Association
(ZHP). Honorary member of the Young Democrats Association in Bielsko-Biała. Member of the St Luke Polish
Diabetes Association.
HANKISS Ágnes (PPE / HU)
Writer, psychologist
Clinical psychologist, university degree, Faculty of Humanities, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Buda pest
(1974). PhD in Social Psychology (1975), teacher of Social Psychology, Faculty of Law, ELTE (1974 -1985).
FIDESZ representative, Budapest Municipality (1990-1994). Adviser to the leader of the FIDESZ group in
Parliament (1994-1998).
Government commissioner for Europalia Hungaria, responsible for promoting Hungarian culture in Belgium
(1998-2000). Director, Béla Hamvas Cultural Research Institute (2000-).
Member of the Presidency of the Board of Trustees of Hungarian Radio, then of Duna Television delega ted by
FIDESZ (1996-2009). Vice-Chair of the Hungarian Civil Cooperation Association (1995-2009). Programme
director of weekly political analysis programmes on Hír TV and Echo TV ('Friday at 8', 'Connections', 'Between
the Lines') (2003-2008).
Prizes in recognition of literary achievements: 'Future of Literature' Prize (1989); Attila József Prize (1992).
HANNAN Daniel (ECR / GB)
Journalist
MA (Modern History), Oxford University (1992). Director, European Research Group (1994-1999). Leader writer,
The Daily Telegraph (1996- ). Columnist, The Sunday Telegraph (since 1999). Special adviser to Michael
Howard MP (1997-1998).
Vice-Chairman, Conservative Students (1992-1993). Chairman, Conservative Graduates (1994-1999). Member,
Executive Committee, European Young Conservatives (1995).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
HARBOUR Malcolm (ECR / GB)
Chartered Engineer
Malcolm Harbour was elected to the European Parliament in June 1999, and re-elected in June 2004 and 2009.
He is one of three Conservative members representing the West Midlands Region of the UK. He is Chairman of
the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee and is a Member of the European Conservatives and
Reformists Group. He is Vice-Chairman of the Parliament's Science and Technology Options Assessment
Panel (STOA) and a Member of the Inter-Parliamentary Delegation to Japan.
Malcolm Harbour takes a special interest in the EU single market, industry, science and technology policy. He is
Chairman of the European Manufacturing Forum, and the Ceramics Industry Forum. He is a Governor of the
European Internet Foundation. He has been the lead MEP (rapporteur) for major legislation on Telecoms, the
Single Market and Motor Vehicle standards.
From 2005 to 2009, he has served on the CARS 21 High Level Group, a Europe-wide initiative to boost the
automotive industry. He was named as a top 50 European of 2006 for his key role in broking agreement on the
Services Directive. In May 2006, he was named the UK's most Small Business Friendl y UK Parliamentarian by
members of the Forum of Private Business. In September 2010, he was voted Internal Market MEP of the Year.
In November 2012, in a ranking produced by Euractiv, he was named the 3rd most influential Briton in EU
policy.
Before his election to the Parliament, Malcolm Harbour spent 32 years in the motor industry, as an engineer, a
senior commercial executive, a consultant and a researcher. He began his motor industry career in the BMC
Longbridge Plant as an Austin Engineering Apprentice in 1967.
Malcolm Harbour was born in February 1947. He was educated at Bedford School and Trinity College,
Cambridge, where he graduated in Engineering, and at the University of Aston where he gained a Diploma in
Management Studies. He received an Honorary DSc from Aston in 2008. He was awarded the CBE in the
Queen's New Year Honours 2013 for services to the UK economy.
HARKIN Marian (ALDE / IE)
Teacher
B.Sc. (1977); Higher Diploma in Education (1978). Teacher (1977-2002).
Member of the Irish Parliament (2002-2007).
Member of the National Statistics Board (1992-1998).
HARMS Rebecca (Verts/ALE / DE)
Gardener, film-maker
1975 - 1979 Trained as a tree nurserywoman and landscape gardener
1984 - 1988 Parliamentary assistant to Undine von Blottnitz, MEP
1988 - 1994 Member of the Wendland Film Cooperative
1998 - 2014 Party executive member, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
2004 - 2004 Leading candidate on the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen list in the European elections
2009 - 2009 Leading candidate on the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen list in the European elections
2014 - 2014 Leading candidate on the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen list in the European elections
1994 - 2004 Member of the Lower Saxony Regional Assembly
1998 - 2004 Chair of the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Group in the Lower Saxony Regional Assembly
1977 - 1984 Executive Committee member, Lüchow-Dannenberg Citizens’ Environmental Initiative
1998 - 2010 Member of the North German Radio (NDR) Broadcasting Council
1994 - 2004 Member of the Political Advisory Board, Association of Hydro-Electric Power Station Operators of
Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein
1998 - 2004 Environmental Advisory Board member, Toto-Lotto Foundation Lower Saxony
Gold medal of the Association of Hydro-Electric Power Station Operators of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-
Holstein
HARTONG Lucas (NI / NL)
City grammar school (1982). Bachelor of Public Relations (1992). Bachelor of Theology (2006).
In recent years worked as an independent columnist/publicist for various magazines and newspapers.
PVV candidate for the Second Chamber (2006).
Accredited parliamentary assistant, PVV delegation in the European Parliament (2009).
Member of the board, ANWB (Dutch automobile association) (since 2009).
HASSI Satu (Verts/ALE / FI)
Postgraduate degree in technology
MSc in Electrical Power Engineering Helsinki University of Technology, 1979. Licensiate of Technology in
Electrical Power Engineering Tampere University of Technology, 1985.
Research and Design Engineer at Oy Tampella Ab Tamrock (1979-81); Teacher at Tampere University of
Technology (1981-85) Freelance writer (1985-1991).
Member of Tampere City Council (1985-2000).
Member of Parliament 1991-2004; Vice-Chair of the Committee on Environment (2003-2004); Chairperson of
the Green Parliamentary group 1991-93, 1997 and 2003-2004.
Chairperson of the Green League (1997-2001).
Minister for Environment and Development cooperation from April 1999 to May 2002.
Member of the European Parliament (2004 -); Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health
and Food Safety (2004-2009).
Chairperson, Peace Education Institute (1995-1997). Member of the Board of Directors, Worldwatch Institute
(2003 -).
Honours: Golden Peacock Global Award for Environmental Leadership, (2006); Hart World Refining Fuels
Policy Award, (2005); International Award for Outstanding Contribution for Environment, Priyadarshni Academy,
Mumbai, India, (2002).
Publications: No More Shame for Magdalene, poems 1984 (in Finnish); Female Screw, novel 1986 (in Finnish);
Woman's Perspective on Technology, report 1986 (in Finnish); The Serpent and the Tree of Knowledge, essay
on women and technology 1987 (in Finnish); The Wall Which Does Not Exist, Exercises in Disobedience,
pamphlet 1988 (in Finnish); Lilith and King Adam's New Clothes, tv-play 1990 (in Finnish); Physics for High
School, textbook of physics, 8 volumes (1994-2001) (in Finnish), together with Jukka Hatakka, Heimo Saarikko
and Jukka Valjakka; My Hair on a Hat Shelf; diary of an Environment Minister, 2002 (in Finnish), 2009 (in
English).
HAUG Jutta (S&D / DE)
District Chair, Association of Social-Democratic Women, Western Westphalia. Member of Executive Committee.
Former municipal councillor in Herten.
Member of the European Parliament (since 1994). Member of the SPD Executive (Social Democratic Pa rty of
Germany) (since 1999).
HÄUSLING Martin (Verts/ALE / DE)
Training in agricultural technology
Farming of own holding (since 1985) with own cheese dairy (since 1999).
Member of Bad Zwesten Council (since 1981); member of the Hesse Regional Assembly (2003-2008, 2009);
member of Schwalm-Eder District Council (since 2007).
Member of Bioland AbL (small farmers' association), Upländer Bauernmolkerei (dairy), BUND, attac, Federal
Biogas Association, Kellerwald-Edersee Regional Association, German Dairy Farmers' Association (BDM).
HEDH Anna (S&D / SE)
Elected representative
Two-year social studies programme at Hvitfeldska upper secondary school (1983-1985). Nursing course, health
care administration in Gothenburg (1986). Four semesters' university studi es, youth recreation leader (1987-
1989). Coordinator, association of local authorities, social services (1998). Care assistant (since 1986).
Children's nurse (1987). Catering assistant (1987-1989). Youth hostel receptionist (1988). Receptionist at
driving school (1989-1991). Youth recreation leader (1989-1991). Manager of youth recreation centre (1992-
1997); recreational assistant (1997-1999); treatment assistant (1993-1995). Policy advisor, Kalmar (1999-2002).
Chair of Södra Öland branch of the Social Democratic Party (since 1999). Member of the district executive of
the Social Democratic party, Kalmar county (since 2000). Substitute member of the municipal executive board
(since 1999). Member of the committee on cultural affairs and recreation (1999-2002). Member of Mörbylånga
Council (1999-2002). Vice-Chair of the municipal executive board, opposition councillor (2003-2004). Vice-Chair
of the Öland association of local authorities (2003-2004). Member of the Social Democratic Party national
executive (since 2000). Member of the board of governors, Stensund Folk High School (2008). Member of the
executive of KSAN (Women's Organisations Committee on Alcohol and Drug Issues) (2009).
HELLVIG Eduard-Raul (ALDE / RO)
Political scientist
Doctorate in political science from the National School for Political and Administrative Sciences, Bucharest
(2003-2009). Diploma from the George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies (2006). Diploma from
the Carol I National Defence University, Bucharest (2005-2006). Degree in Political Science from the Political
and Administrative Science Faculty of Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (1993-1997).
Executive Director of Sintezis Romania (2004). Director-General of the Romanian Institute of Social Studies
(2001-2003). Broker at the Bucharest Stock Exchange for TVM S.A. (1997-1998).
Secretary-General of the National Liberal Party (PNL) (2011 to March 2014).
Member of the Romanian Parliament (2004-2008 and 2012-2013).
Minister for Regional Development and Tourism in the Romanian Government (2012). Adviser in the Romanian
Ministry of Internal Affairs (1999-2000).
Member of the European Parliament (2007).
HELMER Roger (EFD / GB)
At Cambridge University: BA (1965); MA (1967). Various marketing and general management app ointments
with major multinationals in the UK and overseas (1965-1998).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
HÉNIN Jacky (GUE/NGL / FR)
University diploma in business and administrative management (1982).
Member of the French Communist Party national council.
Mayor of Calais.
Chairman of the Calaisis Urban Area Community Council. Chairman, SEVADEC intercommunal services.
HERCZOG Edit (S&D / HU)
Engineer
University of Horticulture, food conservation engineer, translator of Russian (1985). Eötvös Loránd University,
Portuguese Department (1992). Hungarian Academy of Sciences - research fellow (1985-1989). University of
Horticulture, professor's assistant (1989-1994). Unilever Hungary (1994-1997). ICI Hungary (1997-2004).
Manager, Central and Eastern European Region, National Starch Chemical.
Member, MSZP party (since 1989). Member, Fejér Regional Executive (since 2002).
Council of Europe (1999).
HERRANZ GARCÍA Esther (PPE / ES)
Environmental consultant
1989 - 1993 Degree in Geography and History, specialising in Geography, at the University of Zaragoza
1993 - 1994 Postgraduate diploma in regional planning and the environment at the University of Valencia
1998 - 1998 Masters in Waste Management and Environmental Management Systems at the EOI Business
School
1997 - 1999 Private sector: Environmental consultant
1999 - 2002 Public service, government: Adviser to the Head of the President's Office, La Rioja Autonomous
Community
1996 - 2000 Chair of the Environmental Committee of the La Rioja branch of the Partido Popular (PP)
1999 - 2014 Member of the Executive Committee of the PP
1999 - 2002 Chair of the External Activities Committee of the La Rioja branch of the PP
2002 - 2014 Member of the National Executive Committee of the PP
21/1/2002 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
HIBNER Jolanta Emilia (PPE / PL)
1975 Degree in environmental protection engineering - Warsaw University of Technology
1979 Post-graduate studies - Warsaw University of Technology
1994 Post-graduate studies in local government and local development - University of Warsaw
2000 Diploma for successful completion of course for members of supervisory boards of state -owned
companies
1976 Senior design assistant at the Bepron design firm
1986 Senior specialist, Hydrotechnics and Energy Pipelines Division, Energopol
1990 Head of Environmental Protection Department, Żoliborz District Council
1994 Director of Environmental Protection Department, Warsaw Centre District Council
2002 Director of Environmental Protection Department, Warsaw City Council
2003 Director of Investment Department, Provincial Environmental Protection and Water Management
Foundation
1997-2001 Vice-Chair of the Conservative People's Party's Audit Committee
2001 Vice-Chair of the Żoliborz Civic Platform association
2005-2010 Vice-Chair of Civic Platform for Warsaw
1990-2000 Member of Warsaw City Council
2005-2009 Member of the Sejm
1992 Member of the Warsaw University of Technology Alumni and Friends Association
2003-2012 Chair of the Board of Trustees of St Sophia Hospital in Warsaw
2005 Member of the Senate of Warsaw Management University (WSM)
2009 Member of the Council of Warsaw University of Technology
2005 Silver Medal for Services to the Police
HIDVÉGHI Balázs (PPE / HU)
HIGGINS Jim (PPE / IE)
Teacher
BA (1966). Higher Diploma in Education (1970). Post-primary teacher (1966-1983).
Chairman of Fine Gael Parliamentary Party (1994-1995).
Senator (1981-1987; 2002-2007). Deputy (1987-2002).
Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1995). Minister of State at the Department of Defence and
Government Chief Whip (1995-1997).
Member of the Council of Europe (2002- 2004).
HIRSCH Nadja (ALDE / DE)
Qualified psychologist
Studied and graduated in psychology at the Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (1998 -2005); studied
economic sciences at Hagen Open University (1999-2002); qualified business mediator, Ludwig Maximilian
University (2003-2004). Freelance psychologist and mediator (2006).
Honorary municipal councillor in Munich (2002-2008); honorary municipal councillor in Munich, vice-chair of
party group within the council (2008-2009); member, District Committee 14, Berg am Laim (2008-2009).
Europe as a Knowledge Society, BRIGHT Programme of the League of European Research Universities
(LERU), Helsinki, Finland (2008).
HOANG NGOC Liem (S&D / FR)
Lecturer at the University of Paris I.
Doctorate in economics, University of Paris I (1994).
Senior adviser at the Institute for Economic and Social Research, Paris (1992-1994). Lecturer at the University
of Paris I (1994-2009).
Member of the national council of the Socialist Party (since 2003). Vice national secretary of the Socialist Party
responsible for economic issues (since 2009).
Researcher at the Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne (formerly labour economics seminar, then MATISSE),
linked (since 1989) to CNRS (French national centre for scientific research).
HOHLMEIER Monika (PPE / DE)
Hotel manager
General matriculation examination (1981). Hotel management training (1981-1983).
Full-time voluntary social work at the Marianne Strauß Foundation and the Bavarian section of the Multiple
Sclerosis Society (1984-1988).
Munich Institute of Foreign Languages (1985-1986).
Vice-chair, Ebersberg local CSU (1991-1992).
Vice-chair, CSU, and member, CSU Regional Executive (1993-2003); CSU Party Vice-Chair (2003-2004);
district chair, Munich CSU (2003-2005); Member, Upper Franconia CSU District Executive (since 2009); Vice-
Chair, Upper Franconia 'Europa Union' (since 2010); Chair, Lichtenfels District Association of the 'Europa Union'
(since 2010);
Member of Vaterstetten council (1990-1996).
Member, Bavarian Regional Assembly (1990-2008).
State secretary in the Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs (1993-1998); Minister of State in
the Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs (1998-2005).
Vice-chair of the Marianne Strauß Foundation (since 1984); Vice-chair of the Support Association of the
Marianne Strauß Foundation (since 1984);
patron of the German Multiple Sclerosis Society, Bavarian Section (1984-2011); Chair, Women Volunteers
Sections of the Bavarian Red Cross
and subsequently Chair, Regional Volunteers Sections (1985-2008); Chair of the Executive, Luise and Josef
Kraft Foundation (since 1986); member of the Supervisory Board of the Pfennigparade Foundation (since 1984);
Chair, Friends of Waldsassen monastery (since 1996); Member, Supervisory Board, Cultural Centre and Forum
Foundation of Waldsassen Abbey (since 1998); Chair, Citizens' Forum Association (since 1997); member,
Federal Supervisory Board, German Christian Association of Youth Villages (since 2005); member of the
executive (treasurer) of the German European Security Association (GESA) (since 2011).
Bavarian Order of Merit; Federal Cross of Merit with ribbon; Bavarian State Medal for Services to Society;
Bambi Award for Services to Society.
HÖKMARK Gunnar (PPE / SE)
Economist
Degree in economics, Lund University (1975). Reserve officer, armoured troops (1975). Trainee within the
Unilever Group (1976). Product manager, Unilever (1977). Head of Timbro Idé (1985-1991). Managing Director
of the Reform Institute (2000-2002).
Chairman of the Moderate Party Youth League (1979-1984); member of the party's Executive (1979-1984);
Party Secretary of the Moderate Party (1991-2000). Chairman of Democrat Youth Community of Europe (1981-
1983).
Member of the Swedish Parliament (1982-2004); chairman of the Committee on Laws (2000-2004).
Vice-Chairman of the European Enterprise Institute (2004). Chairman of European Friends of Israel (2006-2011)
Chairman of the Sweden-Israel Friendship Association.
Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian decorations.
HONEYBALL Mary (S&D / GB)
BA, Modern History (1975). General Secretary, Council for Voluntary Service, London Borough of Newnham
(1986-1990). Service manager, SCOPE (disability c harity) (1990-1992). Chief executive, Gingerbread (lone
parents' support group) (1992-1994). General Secretary, Association of Chief Officers of Probation (1994-1998).
Chair, London Labour Party's Women's Committee (1982-1986). Member, Labour Party National Executive
Committee Women's Committee (2000-2003). Member, Labour Party National Policy Forum (2000-2004).
Councillor, London Borough of Barnet (1978-1986).
Member, National Alliance of Women's Organisations (1992-1994).
Governor of various schools in London Boroughs of Barnet and Lewisham (1978-1994). Member, London Co-
operative Retail Services' Political Committee (1985-1998). Treasurer, EMILY's List, UK, campaigning for more
Labour women in parliament (1998-2000).
Member of the European Parliament (since 2000).
HORTEFEUX Brice (PPE / FR)
Prefect
1982 Degree in private law
1984 Master's degree in public law, Paris Institute of Political Studies
1986 - 1994 Local government administrator
1994 Sub-Prefect
1995 Prefect with responsibility for a government service mission
1993 - 1995 Head of Office of the Minister for the Budget and Communications, and government spokesman
1999 - ... Honorary Prefect on secondment
1992 - ... Member of Auvergne Regional Council
2005 - 2007 Minister-Delegate for Local Government
2007 - 2009 Minister of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Development Solidarity
2009 Minister of Labour, Social Relations, the Family, Solidarity and the City
2009 - 2011 Minister of the Interior, Overseas and Local Government
HOWITT Richard (S&D / GB)
BA (Hons.) Politics, Philosophy and Economics, Oxford University (1982). Postgraduate Diploma in
Management Studies, University of Hertfordshire (1992). Volunteer organiser, Harlow (1982-1986). Disability
rights worker, London (1986-1994).
UK parliamentary candidate, Billericay constituency (1987). Member, Labour Party National Policy Forum
(1994- ). Member of Labour Party Britain in the World Policy Commission (1997- ).
On Harlow District Council: Councillor (1983-1995); Leader of the Council (1991-1994). Honorary Vice-
President, UK Local Government Association (1994- ). Member of the East of England Regional Assembly.
In the European Parliament: Vice-Chairman, Committee on Regional Policy (1997-1999); Co-Chairman,
Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade, ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2002-
2004); First Vice-Chairman, Subcommittee on Human Rights (2004-2009); Chair, Disability Intergroup (1994- );
European Parliament representative in the European Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Corporate Social
Responsibility (2002- ); rapporteur on corporate social responsibility (1999, 2002, 2007) and on human rights
(2006).
Unpaid member of the Global Reporting Initiative Government Advisory Group (2008- ). Unpaid Member of the
OECD Friends of the Guidelines Advisory Group (2008- ).
HÜBNER Danuta Maria (PPE / PL)
Professor of economics
2009 Honorary doctorate, University of Valenciennes, France
2009 Honorary doctorate, Poznań University of Economics
2008 Honorary doctorate in political sciences, University of Camerino, Italy
2007 Honorary doctorate, University of National and World Economics, Sofia, Bulgaria
2005 Honorary doctorate, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
1992 Professor of economics
1991 - 1994 Deputy director, Institute of Development and Strategic Studies, Warsaw
1988 - 1990 Fulbright scholar, University of California, Berkeley, USA
1981 - 1987 Deputy director, Institute for Developing Countries Research, SGPiS (now SGH - Warsaw School
of Economics)
1980 Postdoctoral degree in international economic relations, SGPiS
1974 Doctorate in economics, SGPiS
1971 Master's in economics, Faculty of Foreign Trade, SGPiS
2003 - 2004 Minister for European Affairs in the Polish Government
2001 - 2003 Head of the Office of the Committee on European Affairs and Secretary of State in the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
2000 - 2001 Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for
Europe, Geneva
1998 - 2001 Economics adviser to the Polish President
1998 - 2000 Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva
1997 - 1998 Head of the Polish President's Office
1996 - 1998 Member of the Academic Council, Institute of Economic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
1996 - 1998 Member of the Academic Council, Institute of Economic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
1996 - 1997 Government representative for the establishment of the Committee on European Integration (KIE),
Secretary of the KIE with the rank of Secretary of State and Head of the Office of the Committee on European
Integration (UKIE)
1995 - 1996 Member of the Statistical Advisory Council (Rada Statystyki)
1995 - 1996 Member of the supervisory board of Powszechny Bank Kredytowy S.A.
1995 - 1996 Chief negotiator on Polish accession to the OECD
1994 - 1996 Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Industry and Trade
1994 - 1995 Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, co-author of the government
programme Strategy for Poland
1992 - 1996 Chairwoman of the Social Planning Council, Central Planning Office
1987 - 1996 Member of the Executive Committee of the European Association of Development Research and
Training Institutes (EADI), Geneva
1971 - ... Researcher at the SGPiS/SGH (currently on unpaid leave)
2014 - ... Member of the European Parliament, Chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament, Chair of the Committee on Regional Development
2004 - 2009 Member of the European Commission with responsibility for regional policy
5/2009 - 11/2009 Member of the European Commission with responsibility for trade
2014 – Officer of the Legion of Honour – the highest honour awarded by the French state
2011 – Emperor Maximilian Prize – awarded by the city of Innsbruck and the Tyrol region, Austria
2010 – Order of the Tyrolean Eagle – awarded by the Tyrol parliament, Austria
1997 – Grand Cross of the Order of Merit, Portugal – the highest distinction awarded by Portugal
1996 – Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta – awarded by the Polish President
HUDGHTON Ian (Verts/ALE / GB)
Kingsway Technical College, Dundee, City and Guilds Full Technological Certificate (19 69-1976). Proprietor of
small business (1976-1996).
Housing Convenor, Angus District Council (1986-1996). Depute Leader, Tayside Regional Council (1994-1996).
Leader, Angus Council (1996-1998).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1998).
HUGHES Stephen (S&D / GB)
Diploma in Municipal Administration (1975). Local government officer (1972-1979; 1982-1984). Assistant to
Roland Boyes MEP (1979-1982).
In the Labour Party: from the early 1970s onward successively held chairmanships/secretaryships of sever al
Labour Party branches; other posts from the late 1970s into the 1980s included: a period as constituency party
secretary, Chester-le-Street; election agent for all elections held during that period and agent to Giles Radice
MP; Chair of district Labour Party; member of regional executive committee. Throughout 1970s and into early
1980s held a series of chairmanships/secretaryships of TU workplace branches for the NALGO and GMB trade
unions; served as a workplace health and safety representative in various workplaces. PES delegate to the
Socialist International.
Member of the European Parliament (since 1984). Chairman of the Committee on Social Affairs and
Employment (1994-1997); Chairman of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (1997-1999).
Member of the Robins Institute Management Advisory Committee (1993- ).
HYUSMENOVA Filiz (ALDE / BG)
Philologist
1986 - 1990 Veliko Turnovo University
1995 - 1997 French language teacher, Silistra Natural Sciences and Mathematics High School
1995 - 1997 Part‑ time lecturer, Silistra Branch of Ruse University
1997 - 1999 Foreign languages expert at the Regional Inspectorate of the Ministry of Education and Culture,
Silistra
1997 - 1999 Member of the Silistra Bureau of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) and of the MRF
regional council for the Silistra Region
2003 - 2014 Member of the MRF Central Council
2006 - 2014 Member of the MRF central executive bureau
2010 - 2014 Vice-Chair of the MRF
1999 - 2001 Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Silistra
1994 - 1999 MRF regional councillor for Silistra
2001 - 2003 Deputy Governor of the Silistra Region
2005 - 2007 Member of the 40th National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
2005 - 2007 Observer in the European Parliament
2003 - 2005 Minister in the government of Simeon Saxe‑ Coburg‑ Gotha
2007 - 2009 Member of the European Parliament and of the ALDE political group, Head of the MRF delegation
in the EP, Vice‑ Chair of the Committee on Regional Development
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament, Head of the MRF delegation in the EP, member of the ALDE
bureau, Vice‑ Chair of the Committee on Regional Development
2014 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
IACOLINO Salvatore (PPE / IT)
Civil service manager, lawyer
Degree in law from the University of Palermo (1986).
Administrative official in the Veneto Regional Council and, subsequently, in the USL (local health unit) No 1 in
Agrigento (1988-1995); administrative manager in the ASL (local health authority) No 1 in Agrigento, head of
department AA. GG - ASL No 1 in Agrigento (on leave since 17 April 2001) (1995-2001); administrative
manager - ASL No 1 in Agrigento (2001-2005); Director-General of ASL No 6 in Palermo (2005-2009).
Member of the Municipal Council in Agrigento (1997-2001).
Vice-Chair of ANCI (National Association of Italian Municipalities), Sicily - Sanità (2008-2009). Further to a
decree by the regional health councillor, appointed member of the
technical and vocational staff (2008-2009).
IBRISAGIC Anna (PPE / SE)
Interpreter, German, Russian and English (1985). Studies at the Faculty of Economics (1988-1991). Solo singer
(opera) (1991). Authorised interpreter Swedish/Bosnian (1994). Music teacher's diploma (1998). Music teacher
(since 1988). Self-employed (since 1990). Export manager (1998-2001); Managing Director of Norrbotten
Chamber of Commerce (2001-2002).
Member of Luleå municipal council, executive board, children's and education committee (1998 -2002).
Chairman of the Moderate Party in Luleå (2000-2001). Member of the Moderate Party's Executive (since 2001).
Member of the Swedish Parliament; member of the Committee on Education ; substitute member of the
Committee on Cultural Affairs (2002-2004).
Member of the executive of Paneuropa Sverige (2003).
ILCHEV Stanimir (ALDE / BG)
Journalist
Bachelor and Master's degree in journalism from St Clement of Ohrid University, Sofia (1979).
Editor for Bulgarian National Television (1979-1981); editor of the journal 'Krile' ('Wings') (1981-1985) and of the
magazine 'Mladezh' ('Youth') (1994). Director of the PR and media relations department of the American
University in Bulgaria (1994-2001).
Member of the political council of National Movement Simeon II (NDSV); spokesman for the NDSV.
MP in the 39th and 40th National Assemblies; chair of the Committee on foreign policy, defence and security
(2001-2003); chairman of the NDSV parliamentary group (2003-2005); member and vice-chair of the Committee
on defence (2005-2009).
Observer in the European Parliament (2005-2007). Member of the European Parliament (since 2007)
Chair of the Bulgarian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2001-2005).
IMBRASAS Juozas (EFD / LT)
Civil engineer
Higher education diploma (1967).
Head of the territorial construction organisation of the state material-technical supply committee (1972). Director
of the Lithuanian state wood and paper supply and sales administration. Director of the company 'Naujamiesčio
būstas' (1995).
Member of Vilnius City Council, Deputy Mayor (1997). Member of Vilnius City Council, Mayor of Vilnius (1999).
Member of Vilnius City Council, Deputy Mayor (2000). Member of Vilnius City Council, Deputy Mayor (2003).
Member of Vilnius City Council, Mayor of Vilnius (2007-2009).
in 't VELD Sophia (ALDE / NL)
1991 - 1991 History, State University of Leiden
1993 - 1994 Post-doctoral training in management and public administration
1991 - 1993 Translator
1993 - 1994 Trainee policy adviser, Gouda Council
1994 - 1994 Adviser to a Member of the European Parliament
1996 - 2004 Secretary-General, ELDR Group, Committee of the Regions
1993 - 1994 Member of the executive committee, Delft section of D66
2000 - 2003 Chair, Belgian section of D66
2009 - 2014 Chair, Humanistische Omroep (Humanist Broadcasting Foundation)
2014 - 2014 Member of the advisory board of Privacy International
2014 - 2014 Honorary Member of the National Secular Society
IOTOVA Iliana (S&D / BG)
Journalist
Bachelor and Master's degree in Bulgarian and French Philology from St Clement of Ohrid University, Sofia
(1983-1989). Specialist studies at the Ecole nationale d'administration (ENA), Strasbourg (2007).
Bulgarian National Television: editor and presenter of the news programme 'Novini'; director of the News and
Current Affairs department (1990-1997).
Director of the press service of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (1997-2005).
Member of the Supreme Council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (since 2000).
MP in the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria (2005-2007).
Member of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament (2007-).
IOVINE Vincenzo (S&D / IT)
Company director
Secondary school-leaving certificate in teaching (1974). Degree in philosophy and theology (2003).
Clerk at the Ministry of Justice, judicial administration (1979-2000). Chair of ENCAL, national confederal body
providing assistance to workers (1999-2000). Chair of the company CAF-USPPIDAP s.r.l. - a tax assistance
centre for employees and pensioners (since 2000). Member of the company UNIONCAF s.r.l - a tax assistance
centre for companies (since 2002). Director-General of Se.N.A.S. workers' welfare institute (since 2004).
Secretary-General of Fe.N.P.I., national federation of Italian pensioners (since 1996). Secretary -General of the
F.N.U.A. - national federation of farming staff (since 1998).
Municipal councillor (2004-2008).
Member of the Italy-Bosnia Chamber of Commerce (2004-2008). Active member of Amnesty International.
Order of the Knights of Malta.
IRAZABALBEITIA FERNÁNDEZ Iñaki (Verts/ALE / ES)
Director
Graduate in Chemistry (1980); Doctor of Chemistry (1986).
Assistant lecturer at the Chemistry Faculty of the University of the Basque Country (1980-1986). Editor of the
Journal Elhuyar Zientziz Eta Teknikia for the Elhuyar Foundation (1987-1990). Editor of the Elhuyar
Encyclopaedic Dictionary (1990-1993). Member of the Department of Lexicography of the Elhuyar Foundation
(1994-1995). Executive Director of the Elhuyar Foundation (1996-2003). Director of the IMH School of
Engineering (2005-2006). Director of Eleka Ingeniaritza Linguistikoa SL (2006-2011).
Vice-Coordinator General of Aralar (2003-2004).
Member of Tolosa (Gipuzkoa) Municipal Council (since 2011).
Correspondent member of the Royal Academy of the Basque Language (since 2003).
IRIGOYEN PÉREZ María (S&D / ES)
Degree in political science and sociology, with specialism in international relations, from the Universidad
Complutense in Madrid. Postgraduate studies in political sociology and political and social science at the
European University Institute in Florence. Master's degree awarded on completion of the Public Management
Leadership Programme at the IESE Business School. Studies in journalism.
Expert in international relations. Joined the PSOE in 1986. Researcher at the Fundación Pablo Iglesias.
Subsequently worked for the PSOE Federal Executive Committee, in the Education Secretariat and as
Coordinator in the International Policy Secretariat.
PSOE representative at meetings of the Socialist International on Africa and the Middle East.
Socialist Group adviser on Madrid City Council.
Adviser to the Private Office of the Minister of State for European Affairs (April 2004). Adviser to the Secretariat
of the Prime Minister's Office (since April 2008).
ITURGAIZ Carlos (PPE / ES)
Teacher
Qualified music teacher.
Secretary-General of the PP in the Basque Country (1993-1996). Chairman of the PP in the Basque Country
(1996-2004).
Member of the Vizcaya Provincial Provincial (1991-1993). Member of Bilbao City Council (1991-1995).
Member of the Basque Regional Parliament (1994-2004).
IVAN Cătălin Sorin (S&D / RO)
Economist
'Gh. Munteanu Murgoci' Secondary School, Brăila, mathematics and physics section (1993-1997); Faculty of
Economics and Business Administration, 'Al. I. Cuza' University, Iaşi, specialisation in international transaction s
(1999-2003); ELITEC, 'Al. I. Cuza' University, Iaşi, Master's in international business studies (2004 -2006);
Master's in political management, 'Ovidiu Şincai' School of Postgraduate Studies, Bucharest (2005-2006); Ph. D
candidate, 'Al. I. Cuza' University, Iaşi,
Member of TSD (Young Social Democrats) National Executive (2003-2004); Vice-Chair of Iaşi Municipal TSD
(2003-2005); PSD (Social Democratic Party) Executive Member of Iaşi County Council (2003-2005); Chair of
Iaşi Municipal TSD (2005-2007); Secretary of PSD Department of Education, Research, Youth and Sport (2005-
2008); PSD Member of Iaşi County Council (2005-present); Chair of Iaşi County TSD (2006-present); TSD
Vice-Chair responsible for external relations (2006-present).
Chair of Committee on Health, Iaşi Local Council (2006-2008); Chair of Committee on Development and
External Relations, Iaşi County Council (2008-2009).
Member of Staff Council at the Iaşi Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (1999-2003); Member of
'Al. I. Cuza' University Senate, Iaşi, (1999-2003); active member of Economics Students' Association, Iaşi
(1999-2001); Vice-Chair of FASER (Romanian Federation of Economics Students' Associations), (2000-2003);
Member of Committee on Professional Issues, National Students' Council (2001-2003).
JAAKONSAARI Liisa (S&D / FI)
1972 - 1979 Journalist on the North Finland workers' newspaper 'Pohjolan Työ'
1970 - 1972 Editor, Oulu University student magazine
1993 - 1999 Vice-Chair, Finnish Social Democratic Party
1993 - 2005 Member of the Presidency of the Finnish Social Democratic Party
1990 - 1999 Chair, Social Democratic Party Women's Organisation
1987 - 1993 Vice-Chair, Social Democratic Party Group in the Finnish Parliament
1972 - 1992 Member of Oulu City Council
1979 - 2009 Member of the Finnish Parliament
1999 - 2007 Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee
2007 - 2009 Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
2007 - 2009 Member, Committee for the Future
2007 - 2009 Member, Parliamentary Supervisory Council for the Bank of Finland
1978 - 1978 Member of the Presidential Electoral College
1982 - 1982 Member of the Presidential Electoral College
1988 - 1988 Member of the Presidential Electoral College
2004 - 2007 Chair, Finnish Parliamentary Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
2007 - 2009 Member, Finnish Parliamentary Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
2001 - 2007 Chair, Finnish Delegation to the Conference of Arctic Parliamentarians
1995 - 1999 Minister of Labour
2014 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
2014 - 2014 Chair, Finnish Social Democratic Party delegation in the European Parliament
2014 - 2014 Member, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European
Parliament
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
2009 - 2014 Chair, Finnish Social Democratic Party delegation in the European Parliament
2009 - 2014 Member, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European
Parliament
2009 - 2011 Vice-Chair, European Parliament’s Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social
Crisis (CRIS)
2011 - 2011 Substitute Member, European Parliament’s Special Committee on the policy challenges and
budgetary resources for a sustainable European Union after 2013 (SURE)
2009 - 2014 Vice-Chair, Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament
2012 - 2014 Member, European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs
2009 - 2012 Substitute Member, European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs
2009 - 2012 Member, European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
2012 - 2014 Substitute Member, European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
2009 - 2014 Member, Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
2009 - 2014 Substitute Member, Delegation for relations with South Africa
2009 - 2014 Chair, Atlantic Council of Finland
2004 - 2007 Vice-Chair of the Governing Board, Finnish Broadcasting Corporation
JÄÄTTEENMÄKI Anneli (ALDE / FI)
Master of laws
1980 Master of laws
1980 Master of Laws trained on the bench
2000 - 2002 Vice-chair, Keskusta party
2002 - 2003 Chair, Keskusta party
2005 - ... Chair, Women's Section, Keskusta party
1987 - 2004 Member of the Finnish Parliament
2003 Speaker, Finnish Parliament
2003 Prime Minister
1994 - 1995 Minister of Justice
2004 - ... Member of the European Parliament
2007 - 2009 Vice-chair, Committee on Constitutional Affairs, European Parliament
2009 - ... Vice-chair, Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
2015 - ... Vice-President of the European Parliament
1996 - 2003 Vice-chair of Finland's delegation to the Council of Europe
1987 - 1994 Member of Finland's delegation to the Nordic Council
JADOT Yannick (Verts/ALE / FR)
JAHR Peter (PPE / DE)
Qualified farmer
Qualified farmer (1984); doctorate in agronomy (1988). Schooling (1965-1977). Military service (1977-1979).
Student (1970-1984). Assistant at Karl Marx University, Leipzig (1984-1988); administrator, Justus von Liebig
collective farm, Taura (1988-1990). Manager of Agrar GmbH, Taura (1990-1995). Farming as a sideline (since
1995).
Member, Democratic Farmers' Party, regional vice-chair (1988-1990); Member of the CDU (since 1990); CDU
Mittweida District Chair (1995-2008).
Member of Mittweida district council (1994-2008); municipal councillor, Lunzenau (since 1994). Member,
Saxony Regional Assembly (1990-2002). Member of the Bundestag (2002-2009).
Chair of Lunzenau Lutheran School Association (since 2005).
JÁRÓKA Lívia (PPE / HU)
Social anthropologist, sociologist
PhD in Social Anthropology 2012, (University College of London, 2012). Teacher of English (Berzsenyi Dániel
College, Szombathely, 1998). MA in Society and Politics (Lancaster Universit UK affiliated with Central
European University, Warsaw, 1999). M.Phil. Program in Theory and Methods of Social Anthropology
(University College, London, 2000). 2000-2001 Central-European University Budapest, Department of
Nationalism, CEU Research Support Program. 1995-1998 Berzsenyi Dániel College, Szombathely, Hungary.
Member of the European Parliament (since 2004). Member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and
Home Affairs (2004-). Chair of Working Group of the European People's Party on Roma Inclusion. Vice-Chair
of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (2004-). Substitute member of the Commitee on
Employment and Social Affairs. Substitute member of the Committee on Human Rights. Member of the
Delegation for relations with India. Substitute member of the delegation for relations with the countries of Sou th
Asia.
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Roma Education Fund. Member of the High-Level Working Party on the
Roma Diplomacy Programme. Member of the Board of Trustees of the European Roma Information Office. Prior
Board Member of Open Society Institute, Roma Memorial University Scholarship Program. Member of Young
Global Leaders, Forum of Young Global Leaders and the World Economic Forum.
2006 and 2013 MEP of the Year award in the category of Justice and Fundamental Human Rights. Elected
World Young Global Leader in 2006 by the Forum of Young Global Leaders and the World Economic Forum.
Awarded the Romanian Foreign Ministry's Excellency Award for the Social Integration of Minorities in 2010.
Awarded the Presidential Order of Merit of Hungary for her outstanding work during the Hungarian Presidency
of the EU in 2011. Won the St. Adalbert Award of the Hungarian Association of Christian Intellectuals in 2012.
Award of the "Fundación Secretariado Gitano" in 2012.
JAZŁOWIECKA Danuta (PPE / PL)
Degree in civil engineering from the Higher School of Engineering (currently Opole University of Technology)
(1983); Bachelor of Science - Liberal Arts, Department of Management, University of Wisconsin, USA (1994-
1996). Postgraduate studies: in the field of regional policy and structural funds at LUISS University in Rome,
and in the field of international relations at Pułtusk Academy of Humanities (1999-2000). Additional education:
scholarship programme, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA (1994-1996); summer school on the
regional application of EU programmes, Assembly of European Regions, Thüringen, German y - Interregional,
Transnational and Cross-border Cooperation (1998); International Cooperation Programme of the Government
of Japan, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Tokyo, Japan (1999); 'Strengthening the implementation of
the acquis communautaire at regional level', Danish School of Public Administration, Copenhagen, Denmark
(2000) and WMEnterprise in Birmingham and the University of London, United Kingdom (2003).
Entrepreneur (1981-1991). Founder and coordinator of the Polish-American Enterprise Club in the Opole Centre
for Local Democracy (1992-1993). Member of the Supervisory Board of Polish Radio Opole (1993-1995). Opole
Regional Development Agency (1993-1996). Director of the Regional Development Department at the Opole
Provincial Authority Office (1996-1998). Director of the Department for European Integration at the office of the
leader of the Opolskie Provincial Executive (1999, 2003). Head of the Department for European Affairs and
Development Planning at the Opole Municipal Office (2003-2005).
Member of the Polish Sejm (5th and 6th parliamentary terms): Member of the Local Government and Regional
Policy Committee, Member of the European Union Affairs Committee, Chair of the Regional Development
Committee, Chair of the Polish Parliamentary Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Member of the following
bilateral parliamentary groups: Poland-China, France-Poland and Poland-Turkey; Member of parliamentary
assemblies on autism, women and cooperation with non-governmental organisations (2005-2007, 2007-2009).
Member of the European Parliament: Member of the Group of the European People's Party (Christian
Democrats), Member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Member of the Delegation for
relations with the People's Republic of China, Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs,
Member of the delegation for relations with the United States (since 2009).
Council of Europe: Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly; Chair of the Sub-Committee on the Europe
Prize, Member of the ECON and Environment Committees (2005-2009, 2007-2009).
JĘDRZEJEWSKA Sidonia Elżbieta (PPE / PL)
Master's in sociology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Doctoral student, Institute of Philosophy and
Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences (1999-2003). Awarded scholarships by the Polish Ministry of Education
and Sport, the DAAD Foundation and the Stefan Batory Foundation.
Administrator in the Secretariat of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets and scientific assistant at
the University of Central Europe in Warsaw. EU budget adviser to the European People's Party - European
Democrats Group in the European Parliament.
Under-Secretary of State in the Office of the Committee for European Integration (January 2008-June 2009).
JEGGLE Elisabeth (PPE / DE)
Specialist in urban and rural home economics
Trained as a domestic services manager (1964-1967); Master's qualification in home economics (1980);
qualified in rural home economics (1981). Assisted on her husband's farm (1968-1999).
Vice-chair of Württemberg-Hohenzollern CDU (since 1993); vice-chair of Biberach CDU (since 1994); member,
CDU Federal Committee on Agricultural Policy (since 1994); member of the Baden-Württemberg CDU Land
Executive Committee (1995-2007).
District councillor in Biberach (since 1999).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999); vice-chair of the CDU/CSU group in the European Parliament
(since 2004); member of the EPP Group bureau (2004-2009); vice-chair, Animal Welfare Intergroup (since
2004).
Chair of the Unità Dei Cristiani e.V. association (since 2008). Chair of Catholic Independent Schools
Foundation, Rottenburg-Stuttgart Diocese (since 2001).
JENSEN Anne E. (ALDE / DK)
Master's degree in political and economic science (Copenhagen University, 1978). Economist (1978 -1984) at
Privatbanken; chief economist (1985-1994) at Privatbanken/Unibank. Journalist (1984-1985) and chief editor
(1996-1998), Berlingske Tidende. Director of the Danish Employers' Confederation (1994-1996). Member of the
European Parliament (since 1999). Vice-Chairwoman of the Committee on Budgets (2002-2004).
JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO Teresa (PPE / ES)
JOHANSSON Kent (ALDE / SE)
JOLY Eva (Verts/ALE / FR)
1996 - 1997 Studied at the Institute for Advanced Studies in National Defence (Paris)
1980 - 1980 Postgraduate diploma (DEA) in public law, specialising in politics, University of Paris Panthéon -
Assas
1971 - 1971 Degree in law, private and commercial law, University of Paris Panthéon-Assas
1967 - 1967 Studied French, University of Oslo
1964 - 1965 Studied at the University of Oslo and the IPFE (Institute for Teaching French Abroad), University of
Paris-Sorbonne
1963 - 1963 Secretarial course at the City of Oslo College of Business and Economics
1962 - 1962 Baccalaureate, Foss Upper Secondary School, Oslo (Sciences)
2007 - 2014 Member of the Advisory Board of Global Financial Integrity (Washington)
2006 - 2014 Member of the board of Open Society Justice Initiative, Soros Foundation, New York
2005 - 2009 Special adviser to the Norwegian Minister for Development and the Director of Norad (Norwegian
Agency for Development Cooperation) – combating corruption and money laundering
2002 - 2005 Special adviser to the Norwegian Ministry for Justice and the Police
1999 - 2008 Member of the board of Plan International Norge (charity); member of the board of VG (large -
circulation Norwegian newspaper)
1993 - 2002 Investigating judge, Paris – economic crime
1990 - 1993 Deputy Secretary-General of the Interministerial Committee for Industrial Restructuration (CIRI),
Directorate for the Treasury, Department of the Ministry for the Economy, Finance and the Budget
1981 - 1989 Deputy public prosecutor in Orléans, then in Évry – economic crime
1974 - 1981 Head of the Legal Service at the Barthélémy Durand Specialist Hospital in Étampes (psychiatric
hospital)
1972 - 1973 Freelance translator: French-Norwegian, English-French
1969 - 1971 Assistant to the director of Barclay Records
2009 - 2014 Adviser to the Icelandic Government on investigations into the collapse of the country's banks
2008 - 2009 Member of the Norwegian Government Commission
2012 - 2014 Member, as an anti-corruption expert, of the Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and
Evaluation Committee (MEC), which monitors and evaluates national and international efforts to fight corruption
in Afghanistan
2008 - 2009 Member
2005 - 2009 Special adviser to the Norwegian Minister for Development and the Director of Norad (Norwegian
Agency for Development Cooperation) – combating corruption and money laundering
1/6/2000 - 1/6/2000 Publication: Notre affaire à tous, Les Arènes, Paris
1/10/2001 - 1/10/2001 Publication: Korrupsjonsjeger: Fra Grünerlokka t il Palais de Justice i Paris, Aschehoug,
Oslo
1/6/2002 - 1/6/2002 Publication: L'abus des biens sociaux, Editions Economica, Paris
1/6/2003 - 1/6/2003 Publication: Is This The World We Want? (Est -ce dans ce monde-là que nous voulons
vivre?, Les Arènes, Paris) (translated into Chinese, Danish, English, German, Italian, Norwegian Spanish and
Swedish)
1/5/2007 - 1/5/2007 Publication: La force qui nous manque, Les Arènes, Paris
1/10/2007 - 1/10/2007 Publication: Jakten fortsetter - en liten bok om livsmot, Tiden, Oslo
1/4/2009 - 1/4/2009 Publication: Des héros ordinaires, Les Arènes, Paris
1/5/2011 - 1/5/2011 Publication: The Eyes of Lira Kazan (Les yeux de Lira, Les Arènes, Paris) – a thriller based
on her own experience of fighting corruption
2012 - 2012 Publication: Sans tricher, Les Arènes, Paris
April 2001: Transparency International Integrity Award, Transparency International
May 2002: The Peer Gynt of the Year, Member of the Norwegian Parliament
January 2002: European of the Year, Reader's Digest
November 2002: Scandinavian of the Year, Scandinavian Airlines
October 2003: Equal Opportunity Award, Confederation of Vocational Unions
August 2004: Honorary doctorate, University of Bergen, Norway
September 2004: Paul Harris Award, Rotary, Norway
October 2004: Humanist Award, Norwegian Humanist Association
October 2004: The Torgny Segerstedt Award, Voksenåsen, Oslo (Norway)
May 2005: Frode Jakobsen Prize, June Movement, Copenhagen, Denmark
September 2007: Gave her name to the National School for the Judiciary's 2007 campaign, Bordeaux, France
March 2009: European of the Year 2009, Europeisk Ungdom, Oslo (Norway)
2010: Exemplary Leadership' Prize awarded by Global Financial Integrity (NGO)
April 2012: The Sophie Prize 'for her tireless and fearless work against economic crime and corruption, and for
her vision of a sustainable, equitable society'
de JONG Dennis (GUE/NGL / NL)
Master's degree in law (1976); Master's in economics (1977); M.A. in political science (1979);
Doctor of international law (2000).
Foreign Affairs Ministry (diplomatic service)(1980-1983); Social Affairs Ministry (European integration
policy)(1983-1986); Justice Ministry (head of immigration policy development department)(1987-1992); EU
Permanent Representation (Justice Council)(1996-1998); Justice Ministry (project leader for Global Forum on
Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity)(1999-2001); Foreign Affairs Ministry (special adviser on human
rights and good governance)(2002-2009).
Coordinator of the Socialist Party's working group on social globalisation (2007-2008).
Member of the Socialist Party branch executive, Rotterdam (2007-2009).
European Commission (END, later temporary agent, Justice and Home Affairs)(1993-1996).
JORDAN Romana (PPE / SI)
Ph.D. in nuclear engineering
Degree in electrical engineering (1990); master's degree in nuclear engineering (1994); Ph.D. in nuclear
engineering (2001). Researcher at the Jožef Stefan Institute (1990-2004).
Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of the Municipality of Domžale (1998-2002). Member of Domžale
Municipal Council (2002-2004).
Member of the Management Board and Secretary of the University Science Forum. Member of the Management
Board and Vice-President of the Slovenian Committee for NATO. President of the Nuclear Society of Sloveni a.
Srebrna vrtnica (Silver Rose) and Zlata vrtnica (Golden Rose) merit awards from the SDS party.
JUVIN Philippe (PPE / FR)
Doctor.
1992 Specialist qualification in anaesthetics and intensive care
1993 Doctor of Medicine (MD)
1999 Additional specialist qualification in forensic medicine
2002 Doctor of Science (PhD)
2007 Specialist qualification in emergency medicine
1993 - 1995 University hospital registrar (Paris)
1995 - 2003 Hospital practitioner, anaesthetics and intensive care
2003 - 2014 Professor of Medicine, University of Paris 7
2005 - 2012 Head of emergency service at Beaujon hospital (Clichy)
2012 - 2014 Head of emergency service at Georges Pompidou European Hospital (Paris)
2007 - 2012 National secretary of Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP) party
2013 - 2014 UMP Political Adviser
1983 - 1992 Member of La Garenne-Colombes Municipal Council
1992 - 2001 Deputy mayor of La Garenne-Colombes
2001 - 2014 Mayor of La Garenne-Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine, France)
2004 - 2009 Vice chair of the Hauts-de-Seine Departmental Council
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
1992 - 2014 Reserve officer, Paris Fire Brigade and French Army - Afghanistan (2008)
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Knight of the National Order of Merit
Knight of the Order of Academic Palms
Youth and sports gold medal
NATO medal (Afghanistan, ISAF)
KACIN Jelko (ALDE / SI)
Defence studies graduate, University of Ljubljana (1980). Trainee in the Municipality of Kranj (1980). Adviser on
defence preparations in the Municipality of Kranj (1981). Adviser on defence training in the Municipality of Kranj
(1984). Head of the municipal civil protection unit (1988). Marketing division, Adria Karavan, Novo mesto (1993).
Chairman of the LDS regional committee for Gorenjska (2003). Chairman of the Kranj committee of the LDS
(2003).
Member of Kranj Municipal Council (1998, 2002). Member of the LDS council (1996). Member of the Slovenian
National Assembly (1996, 2000). Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee (1996). Member of the Defence
Committee and the Constitutional Commission (1996). Chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee (2000).
Member of the Defence Committee and the European Affairs Commission (2000).
Deputy Republican Defence Secretary (1990). Republican Secretary/Minister for Information (1991). Defence
Minister (1993). Member of the ALDE Bureau (2004). Observer in the European Parliament (2003).
Member of the Convention on the Future of Europe (2003). Member of the Slovenian delegation to the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2000). Member of the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary
Committee (2000). Head of the national delegation to the IPU (2000).
Zlati častni znak svobode RS.
KACZMAREK Filip (PPE / PL)
Political scientist, journalist
Master's in history (1991). Postgraduate studies at the Poznań School of Banking (2004). Doctorate in
humanities and political sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (2005).
Głos Wielkopolski, editor (1993-1995). TVP (Polish Television) Warsaw, editorial director (1995-1996). TVP
Poznań, editorial director (1997-2002). Poznań City Council, director (2003-2004).
Liberal Democratic Congress party (1990-1994). Freedom Union party (1994-2000). Civic Platform party (since
2004).
Member of the Political Bureau of the European People's Party (since 2004).
Member of Poznań City Council, Deputy Leader of the City Council (1998-2002).
Member of the Sejm (1991-1993). Member of the: Constitutional Committee of the National Assembly, Special
Committee on a Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Committee on the Europe Agreement, Committee on
Education, Research and Technological Progress, Special Subcommittee to consider a legislative proposal on
physical education. Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Youth, Physical Education and Sport. Chairman of t he
Subcommittee on Youth. Secretary of the Sejm. Press spokesman for the Polish Liberal Programme
parliamentary group.
Member of the European Parliament (since 2004).
Independent Students' Union - posts including Chairman of the National Coordinating Committee (1988-1992).
Historians' Society, Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU), Chairman (1986-1989). AMU Student Governing Body,
member of the AMU Students' Parliament Executive, member of the AMU Senate, member of the University
Civic Committee (1989-1991). Honorary Student Committee to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto
Uprising (1993). Young Liberals Association, co-founder. Young Democrats Association (1992-1996). Co-
initiator of the International Youth Centre in Mikuszewo (municipality of Miłosław) (since 1996). Chairman of the
Mikuszewo Independent Initiatives Association (2000-2007).
KADENBACH Karin (S&D / AT)
University degree in advertising management
American High School Diploma, Elmira Free Academy, Elmira, N.Y., USA (1975); School-leaving certificate,
Secondary School No 19, 1190 Vienna (1976). Graduated in Advertising and Marketing at Vienna University of
Economics (1980); University degree in advertising management, Vienna Uni versity of Economics (1983).
Advertising management assistant at J.W.Thompson advertising agency, Vienna (1976-1984). Bringing up
children (1984-1994). Self-employed PR consultant (2008 to 2009).
Election campaign coordinator, Association of Elected Local Government Officials - Lower Austria Region of the
Austrian Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) (February 1994 - December 1994). Manager, Women's Section, Lower
Austria Region of the SPÖ (January 1995 - October 1999). Regional Manager, Lower Austria Region of the
SPÖ (November 1999 - January 2007). District vice-chair and member, Regional Party Executive; women's
vice-chair (since 1995).
Municipal councillor and senior councillor (1990-2006).
Member of the Lower Austria Regional Assembly (2001-2007 and April 2008 - July 2009).
Regional councillor for health and nature conservation in the Lower Austria Regional Executive (January 2007 -
April 2008).
KALFIN Ivailo (S&D / BG)
Secondary school-leaving certificate from French language school in Sofia (1983). Bachel or's and Master's
degree in international economic relations from the University of National and World Economy, Sofia (1988).
Master's in international banking from Loughborough University, Great Britain (1999).
Worked for commercial and consulting companies (1988-1994 and 1997-2002). Member of the Bulgarian
National Bank advisory council (since 2004). Principal lecturer on the BA (Hons) course in International Finance
and Trade run by Portsmouth University, Great Britain, in Bulgaria (since 2001). Honorary professor of East
China University, Shanghai (2009).
MP in the 37th, 38th and 40th National Assemblies: member of the budget and finance committee and foreign
policy committee (1995-1997, 2000-2001 and 2005).
Vice-chairman of the EU-Bulgaria joint parliamentary committee (1995-1997). Economic affairs secretary to the
President of the Republic of Bulgaria (2002-2005). Deputy prime-minister and Minister for foreign affairs (2005-
2009). Head of the Coalition for Bulgaria list for the European Parliament elect ions and leader of the Bulgarian
delegation to the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the EP (2009).
Recipient of national honours from several European countries.
KALINOWSKI Jarosław (PPE / PL)
Farmer
Degree in animal husbandry, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (1986).
Postgraduate studies in Community agricultural law, Institute of Legal Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
(1996).
Farm owner and farmer (since 1986).
Leader of the Polish People's Party (PSL) Provincial Executive in Ostrołęka (1995-1998). Chairman of the PSL
(1997-2004). Chairman of the PSL Central Council (since 2004).
Mayor of the municipality of Somianka (1990-1997).
Member of the Mazowieckie Provincial Assembly (1998-1999).
Secretary of the PSL parliamentary group (1995-1997). Vice-Chairman of the Sejm Committee on Agriculture
and Rural Development (1997-2001). Chairman of the PSL parliamentary group (2000-2001; 2003-2004).
Deputy Marshal of the Sejm (fifth and sixth parliamentary terms). Co-President of the Polish Sejm-Lithuanian
Sejm Parliamentary Assembly (2005-2009).
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Foodstuffs, Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on
Regional Development (1997); Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chairman
of the Council for IT Provision in Rural Areas, Vice-Chairman of the Government-Episcopate Joint Commission
(2001-2003).
Medal for Services to Polish Agriculture.
KALNIETE Sandra (PPE / LV)
Community worker, politician, diplomat and writer
Latvian Academy of Art, art history (1981). Institute of International Relations, University of Leeds (1992). Study
grant from the UN Human Rights Study Centre (1994). Institute of International Relations, University of Geneva
(1995). First degree in art (1996).
Head of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia (1990). Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs (1991). Latvia's
ambassador to the European office of the United Nations in Geneva (1993). Ambassador of the Republic of
Latvia in France (1997). Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to UNESCO (2000). Minister for Foreign Affairs
of Latvia (2002). Member, European Commission, responsible for agriculture and fi sheries (2004). Adviser to
the European Commissioner for Energy (2005). Member of the Latvian Parliament during its 9th parliamentary
term (2006).
Secretary to the Council of Latvijas Tautas fronte (Latvian People's Front); vice-chair of the board (1988-1991).
Member of the board, 'Jaunais Laiks' party (2006-2007). Chair, 'Pilsoniskā savienība' party (2008). Member of
the board, 'Pilsoniskā savienība' party (2009).
Member of the Latvian Parliament during its 9th parliamentary term (2006). Minister for Forei gn Affairs of Latvia
(2002-2004). Member, European Commission (1 May 2004-18 November 2004).
Member, management board of the Robert Schuman Foundation (since 2004). Member of the board, Friends of
Europe; member, editorial board of the journal Europe's World; member, board of the Political Innovation
Foundation (since 2005). Member, board of Rural Investment Support for Europe (since 2008).
Book 'Latvijas tekstilmāksla' (Latvian textile arts) (1989). Book 'Es lauzu. Tu lauzi. Mēs lauzām. Viņi lūza' (I
broke. You broke. We broke. They collapsed) (2000). Book 'Ar balles kurpēm Sibīrijas sniegos' (With Dance
Shoes in Siberian Snows) (2001).
Commander of the Order of the Three Stars (1995). Latvian Government award (2000). Commander of the
Legion of Honour (France) (2001). Commander of the Order of Academic Palms (France) (2002). Commander
of the Grand Cross of Lielkunigaitis Ģedemins (Lithuania) (2004). Commander of the Grand Cross of
Recognition (2005). Ethics and Culture Award (Switzerland) (2007). Gold medal for services to Europe
(Luxembourg) (2009). Medal of the Baltic Assembly (2009).
KAMALL Syed (ECR / GB)
Strategy consultant
B.Eng., Electronic Engineering, Liverpool (1988). M.Sc.(Econ.) LSE (1989). PhD, Organisational Change
(2004), City. Business systems analyst, NatWest Bank Overseas Department (1989 -1991). Management
Fellow, University of Bath School of Management (1994-1996). Management Research Fellow, Leeds
University Business School (1996-1997). Associate Director/Consultant, Omega Partners (1997-2001).
Consultant, SSK Consulting (2001-2005). Visiting Fellow, Leeds University Business School (since 2004).
Between 1991 and 2004: Chairman, Stockwell Ward, Vauxhall Conservative Association; Hon. Secretary, Bath
Conservative Association CPC; Chairman, Eccleston Ward, and Chairman, Eccleston/Churchill CPC, Cities of
London and Westminster Conservative Association; Executive Member, London Eastern Area Committee.
KAMIŃSKI Michał Tomasz (ECR / PL)
Graduate of the Academy of International Relations and American Studies in political science and diplomacy
(2008).
Director of radio 'VOX' in Bydgoszcz (1994). Director of radio 'ŁOMŻA' (1996). Member of the Sejm (1997-
2001). Member of the Sejm (2001-2004). Secretary of State at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic
of Poland (2007-2009).
Observer in the European Parliament (2003-2004).
Member of the European Parliament (2004-2007).
Order of Merit of Ukraine, 2nd and 3rd class. Cross of Merit of Lithuania. Cross of Merit of Portugal. Order of
Hungary. Order of Merit of Georgia.
van der KAMMEN Patricia (NI / NL)
Member of the European Parliament
Psychological research, University of Tilburg (1999).
Economic adviser (Southeast Brabant Care Office) (2001-2003), policy adviser on planning and monitoring
(University of Tilburg) (2003-2012).
Member of North Brabant Provincial Council (2011-).
KAMMEREVERT Petra (S&D / DE)
1985 - 1985 school-leaving certificate, Lessing Gymnasium, Düsseldorf
1985 - 1992 studied sociology and political science at the University of Duisburg
1992 - 2002 Research assistant to a Member of the European Parliament, first for a year and a half in Brussels,
then in Düsseldorf
2002 - 2009 Adviser in the ARD Programmes Department, head of office of the ARD Programme Council
(released from duties since 14 July 2009)
1984 - 2014 Member of the SPD
1987 - 1990 Member of the executive, Lower Rhine District Young Socialists
1992 - 1995 Chair, Düsseldorf Young Socialists
1997 - 2014 Member of the subdistrict executive, Düsseldorf SPD
2004 - 2012 Member of the executive, Lower Rhine Region SPD
2012 - 2014 Member of the SPD North Rhine-Westphalia executive committee
1999 - 2009 Municipal councillor, Düsseldorf
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
KARAS Othmar (PPE / AT)
Mag. phil. (1996). Master of European and International Business Law (MBL), University of St. Gallen (1997).
Manager in the banking and insurance sector (1981-1995). Assistant Secretary-General of Bundesländer
Versicherung.
Federal president of the Union of Students (1976-1979). Political adviser to the ÖVP (1979-1980). First Vice-
Chairman of the Austrian Federal Youth Association (1980-1990). Federal Chairman of the Young ÖVP (1981-
1990). Member of the national executive of the ÖVP (1981-1991). Secretary-General of the ÖVP (1995-1999).
President of the Austrian Aid Organisation (since 1998). Vice-President of the Young European Christian-
Democrats (EUJCD) (1981-1990). Member of the steering committee of the European Democratic Union (EDU)
(since 1995). Member of the board of the Austrian Association of Graduates. Member of the Land and federal
executives of the Austrian Workers' and Employees' Association (ÖAAB).
Member of the Austrian Parliament (1983-1990). Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
Lecturer at the University of Vienna (Department of Political Science) (since 2007).
EPP-ED Group spokesman on economic affairs (2002-2004). Chair of the ÖVP Europe Club (since 2011).
Vice-President of the European Parliament (since 2012).
Vice-President and Treasurer of the EPP-ED Group (2004-2011).
President of the Robert Schuman Institute, Budapest; Vice-President of the Robert Schuman Foundation.
Speaker and facilitator of the cross-party Citizens' Forum on Europe 2020.
KARI Rina Ronja (GUE/NGL / DK)
B.A. in Mathematics and Business Studies, Roskilde University (January 2009).
MSc in Economics and Business Administration, Roskilde University (June 2012).
Head of Secretariat, Business School Students' Association (June 2008 - January 2012).
Organisational consultant at the Danish National Association of Education Students (Pædagogstuderendes
Landssammenslutning ) (June 2012 - December 2013).
Spokesperson, Danish People's Movement against the EU (2008-2012).
KARIM Sajjad (ECR / GB)
LLB (Hons.) (1993).
Law Society Finals (1994). Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (1994 - Present Day).
Appointed member of the Law Society Equal Opportunities Committee (1994-2004).
Councillor, Pendle Council (1994-2001).
Chair, European Parliament Friends of Pakistan Group; Vice-Chair, European Parliament Equality and Diversity
Intergroup; Vice-Chair, Local Government Association UK; Vice-Chair, European Parliament Friends of the
Commonwealth Group; Member, European Parliament Friends of India Group; Member, European Parliament
Friends of Bangladesh Group; European Parliament rapporteur on the free trade agreement with India.
KARIŅŠ Krišjānis (PPE / LV)
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, linguistics (1996). B.A. University of Pennsylvania, linguistics (1988).
Chairman of the company PK SIA (1994-2002).
Member of the Latvian Parliament (since 2002). Minister for Economic Affairs of Latvia (2004-2006).
Founder, 'Jaunais laiks' party (2002). Member of the bureau, 'Jaunais laiks' party (2003-2007). Chair of the
bureau, 'Jaunais laiks' party (2007-2008). Member of the bureau, 'Jaunais laiks' party (since 2008).
Chair of the 'Jaunais laiks' parliamentary party (2002-2004; 2006/2007). Minister for Economic Affairs of Latvia
(2004-2006).
B.A. Summa Cum Laude, elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
KASTLER Martin (PPE / DE)
Historian, most recently Head of Department at the Hanns -Seidel Foundation
Studied history and politics in Erlangen and Prague; MA in history.
Press spokesman for the Nuremberg region (2000-2001); editor for DATEV (2001-2003); Member of the
European Parliament (2003-2004).
Head of the Fundamental Development Policy Issues Department and EU project coordinator, Hanns Seidel
Foundation, Munich (2004-2008).
Spokesman on social and development policy for the CSU Group in the European Parliament (since 2009);
Vice-Chair of the EPP Working Group on Bioethics in the European Parliament (since 2009). Vice-Chair of the
'Bioethics' parliamentary intergroup (since 2010).
Member of the CSU local executive for Mittelfranken and Nürnberg-Fürth-Schwabach, deputy Chair of the
Schwabach district CSU association (since 2003).
Member of the Europa Union, district Chair of 'Paneuropaunion' (Pan-European Union) (PEU) (since 2002).
Federal Chair of the Ackermann Community and member of the diocesan council for the Eichstätt diocese,
former holder of a scholarship from the Hanns Seidel Foundation (CdAS).
Member of the Board of the German-Czech Future Fund.
Member of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) (since 2012).
KAZAK Metin (ALDE / BG)
Lawyer
Bachelor and Master's degree in international and European law, University of Bourgogne, Dijon, France
(1997).
Trainee in the administration of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria (1998). Contributor to Radio France
Internationale (RFI), Bulgaria (1999).
Chairman of the controlling committee of the Youth Movement for Rights and Freedoms (1999-2001).
Expert attached to the cabinet of a minister without portfolio in the Council of Ministers of the Republic of
Bulgaria (2000-2001). Head of cabinet of a minister without portfolio in the Council of Ministers of the Republic
of Bulgaria (2001-2005).
Member of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the European Parliament. Member
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs; substitute member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home
Affairs; member of the EU-Turkey joint parliamentary committee (2007-2009).
Deputy Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria, elected by the National Assembly (2005-2007).
KELAM Tunne (PPE / EE)
Graduate of the University of Tartu, historian (1959).
Estonian Central State Archives (1959-1965); senior academic editor, Estonian Soviet Encyclopedia (1965-
1975); Fr. R. Kreutzwald National Library (1976-1979). Labourer, Ranna collective farm (1979-1987).
Committee of Estonia (1990-1992); Member of the Estonian Parliament (1992-2004); European Parliament
(since 2004).
Member of the executive, Estonian National Independence Party (1989-1993); chair, Estonian National
Independence Party (1993-1995); chair, Isamaaliit Party (2002-2005); member of the executive, Isamaa ja Res
Publica Party (2006).
Member, Congress of Estonia (transitional parliamentary assembly) (1990-1992); chairman, Committee of
Estonia, permanent directorial organ of the Congress of Estonia (1990-1992); member, Constitutional Assembly
(1991-1992); Member of the Estonian Parliament (1992-2004); Deputy Speaker, Estonian Parliament (1992-
2003); presidential candidate (1996); chair, European Affairs Committee, Estonian Parliament (1997 -2003).
Member, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1992-2000); head, Estonian parliamentary
delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1992-1995); Vice-President, Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe (1994-1995); rapporteur on Ukraine for the Monitoring Committee of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1996-2000); head, Estonian delegation, Inter-Parliamentary
Union (IPU) (1992-1995); member, Convention on the Future of Europe (2002-2003).
Chief Elder of the Estonian Scouting Association (1996-2007); member of the executive, Human Rights Institute
(1996-2009); member of the executive, Kistler-Ritso Fund (occupation museum) (1998-2009).
Paul Harris award (Rotary International) (1990). Diploma and ribbon of honour of the Baltic Assembly for
services to the restoration of the independence of the Republic of Estonia (1999). Officer of the National Order
of Merit of France (2001). Riigivapi II klass (2001). Robert Schuman medal and honorary diploma (2006).
Riigivapi I klass (2006).
KELLER Ska (Verts/ALE / DE)
Student
2010 - 2010 Master's degree in Islamic, Turkish and Jewish Studies
2007 - 2009 Regional Chair, Alliance 90/The Greens, Brandenburg
2002 - 2004 Member of Federal Committee, Green Youth
2005 - 2007 Chair of the Young European Greens
KELLY Seán (PPE / IE)
Teacher
B. Ed. (1971). BA (1974). Higher Diploma in Education (First Class Honours) (1975). Primary school teacher
(1971-1974). Secondary school teacher (1974-2003). President of the Gaelic Athletic Association (2003-2006).
Executive Chairman, Irish Institute of Sport (2006-2008).
Business Person of the Month (May 2005). People of the Year Award (2006). Honorary Doctorate, Dublin
Institute of Technology (2007). Social Entrepreneur of the Year (2007). Kerry Person of the Year (2008).
KIIL-NIELSEN Nicole (Verts/ALE / FR)
Senior education adviser.
Master's degree in arts (1975). Senior education adviser.
Member of the Greens' national inter-regional council (since 2008).
Deputy mayor of Rennes (2001-2008). Official responsible for decentralised cooperation and international
solidarity.
KIRILOV Evgeni (S&D / BG)
Diplomat
Graduate in engineering, University of Rostock, Germany (1965-1971). Doctor of international economic
relations and international law, Diplomatic Academy, Moscow (1973-1976).
Director of the Cultural Exchange Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria (until
1990).
Member of the Supreme Council (renamed National Council in 2009) of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP)
since 1997; chairman of the Committee on foreign policy and international relations of the Supreme Council of
the BSP (2001-2005).
MP in the 37th National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria; member of the Committee on foreign affairs;
chairman of the delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (1995-1997); MP in the 38th National Assembly of
the Republic of Bulgaria; foreign policy secretary in the Coalition for Bulgaria parliamentary group (1997 -2001);
MP in the 39th National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria; vice-chairman of the Committee on European
integration; member of the Committee on foreign affairs, defence and security (2001-2005); MP in the 40th
National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria; member of the Committee on foreign policy; member of the
Committee on parliamentary ethics (2005-2007).
Member of the European Parliament; first vice-chair of the Committee on Regional Development; member of the
Subcommittee on Security and Defence and of the Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-
Georgia parliamentary cooperation committees; substitute member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and of
the Delegation to the EU-former Republic of Macedonia joint parliamentary committee (2007-2009).
Member of the bureau of the Socialist Group in the Council of Europe (1999-2001); chair of the Committee on
economic affairs and development in the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) (2003 -2007).
Honorary member of PACE.
Member of the UNESCO national board (until 1990); permanent representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to
UNESCO (1990-1993).
Recipient of the Order of SS. Cyril and Methodius, Bulgaria. Honorary citizen of the town of Nova Zagora,
Bulgaria (2005).
KIRKHOPE Timothy (ECR / GB)
Solicitor (lawyer), company director
Education: Newcastle Royal Grammar School (1953-1962); College of Law, Guildford (1964-1969). Solicitor of
the Supreme Court of Judicature (1973). Principal, Timothy J.R. Kirkhope Solicitors (1973-1977). Partner,
Wilkinson Maughan (now Eversheds) Solicitors (1977-1987), Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Principal, Timothy J.R.
Kirkhope Solicitors, Dorking (since 1997). Principal, 'The Timothy Kirkhope Consultancy' (since 1997).
Chairman, Conservative Friends of Israel (Europe) (since 1999).
Councillor, Northumberland County Council (1982-1986). MP for Leeds North-East (1987-1997). Government
Whip and Lord Commissioner to the Treasury (1990-1995). Vice-Chamberlain to H.M. Queen Elizabeth II
(1995). Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office (immigration, licensing and gambling, international police
cooperation) (1995-1997).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999). Vice-Chairman, Delegation to the European Economic Area
(EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-2004).
Director, Bournemouth and West Hampshire Water Company PLC. Member of the Institute of Directors.
KLASS Christa (PPE / DE)
Specialist in rural home economics
Qualified in 1975. Worker in family vineyard (since 1967).
Member of Bernkastel-Wittlich district council (since 1989); chair, rural women's association of Rhineland-
Nassau (since 1989); chair, Women's Union, Trier dist rict (since 2003); member, CDU Regional Executive,
Rhineland-Palatinate (since 2008).
Federal Cross of Merit with ribbon; Rhineland-Palatinate Economics Medal; awarded the 'Golden Bee' of the
German Rural Women's Association.
KLEVA KEKUŠ Mojca (S&D / SI)
Political science graduate (2002). Master's degree (2007).
European Parliament (2003-2004). National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia (2004). Permanent
Representative of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Parliament (2 009-2011).
Member of the Social Democrats (SD). Member of Koper Municipal Council (1999-2009). Member of the
Executive Committee of the European Women's Lobby, a nongovernmental organisation (2007-2009)..
KLINZ Wolf (ALDE / DE)
Master of business administration, former manager of businesses
Master of business administration (1963) and doctor of economics (1965) at the "Hochschule für Welthandel in
Wien " (now Vienna University of Economics); MBA at INSEAD, Fontainebleau (1966). McKinsey & Company,
London, Düsseldorf, Paris (partner) (1970-1981); board member, Landis & Gyr AG, Zug (CH) (1982-1990);
board member, Treuhandanstalt Berlin (1990-1994); board member, Lurgi AG, Frankfurt/Main (1994-1996);
chairman of the board, Hartmann & Braun, Frankfurt/Main (1996-1999); chairman of the board, AGIV AG,
Frankfurt/Main (2000-2003); President, IHK Frankfurt/Main (2000-2004).
Member of the Regional Executive of the FDP Party in Hesse (since 2004). German delegate to the ELDR
(since 2006).
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Medal, Frankfurt/Main University; IHK medal; Grand Silver Cross of Merit of the
Republic of Austria; Federal Order of Merit, Germany.
KLUTE Jürgen (GUE/NGL / DE)
Lutheran pastor, moral philosopher specialising in social ethics, and journalist
First theology examination (1982); second theology examination (1984).
Freelance assistant at the Kurhessen Waldeck Lutheran Theological College, focusing on peace education and
intercultural dialogue (1982-1986). School pastor, vocational school in Bad Berleburg (1984-1986). Participation
in the project 'The World of Industrial Work and the Church' of Gladbeck -Bottrop-Dorsten Church District,
Dorsten (1986-1989). Co-publisher and member of the editorial team of the periodical AMOS - Kritische Blätter
aus dem Ruhrgebiet (since 1988). Head of the social pastorate (church service in the world of work) of Herne
Church District (1989-2006); treasurer and member of the board of the European Contact Group, the
ecumenical European network of church service in the world of work, based in Prague (2001-2006). Study
supervisor for social ethics at Bochum City Lutheran Academy (2007-2009).
Member of the federal executive of the WASG Party, one of the two parties which merged to form DIE LINKE
(2006-2007); member, DIE LINKE Party Executive (since 2007); member of the executive, Herne District
Association of DIE LINKE Party (since 2007); member, Federal Committee of DIE LINKE Party (since 2008).
Advisory member of the Culture and Sport Committee of the Ruhr Regional Association (RVR) (since 2006).
KOCH Dieter-Lebrecht (PPE / DE)
Architect
9/1971 - 9/1975 Bauhaus University, Weimar
1994 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
5/1991 - 7/1994 Observer in the European Parliament
1/1991 - 4/1991 Head of Department, Thuringia Regional Delegation
11/1989 - 12/1990 Member of the German Bundestag
3/1989 - 10/1989 Member of the Volkskammer (GDR Parliament)
1976 - 1989 Academic Assistant, Weimar College of Architecture and Civil Engineering
1975 - 1976 Design officer for chemical plants
1991 - 2014 Member of Weimar District CDU Executive
11/1989 - 12/1990 Member of the German Bundestag
3/1989 - 10/1989 Member of the Volkskammer (GDR Parliament)
Federal Cross of Merit
KOCH-MEHRIN Silvana (ALDE / DE)
Business consultant
Studied economics and history (until 1995).
Co-founder and manager of business consultancy (until July 2004).
Chair of the FDP's Extraterritorial Group (Europe) (1999); member, Executive Committee, FDP (1999); member,
Bureau, FDP (2004). Member of the ELDR Party Council (2002).
2004 - 2009 Vice-Chair of the ALDE Group, 2004 - 2011 Chair of the FDP in Parliament. 2009 - 2011 Vice-
President of Parliament.
Former member of Young Global Leaders, World Economic Forum.
'Woman of the Year' (2000 - award from Freundin magazine); political award: 'Up-and-coming politician of the
year' (2004).
KOEWIUS Annette (PPE / DE)
College head (retired)
Degree in economics (1969); Doctorate in Economic and Political Sciences (1973); passed second state law
examination (1974).
Secondary-school teacher, Ratingen (1974); Head of Politics/History Department (teacher-training course,
Wuppertal) (1977-1994); Head of Berufskolleg Barmen Europaschule (vocational college), Wuppertal (1994-
2011).
Member of the Executive of the CDU in the district (Kreis) of Mettmann and the town of Ratingen (since 1989);
Chair of the Mettmann district Women's Union (since 2002); member of the European conference of the CDU in
North-Rhine Westphalia (since 2009).
Member of Ratingen town council (1995-1999).
Member of the management board of the Ratingen Sparkasse (savings bank) (1995-1999). Member of the
Radio Neandertal event organising body, Mettmann (since 2008).
Mérite Européen.
KOHLÍČEK Jaromír (GUE/NGL / CZ)
Technician
Master's degree (Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, 1976); holder of the postgraduate qualification
'Candidate of Sciences' (ICT, Prague, 1989). Glass -making engineer, factory manager, technical manager of a
company, head of commercial technical services (1976-1995). Manager of a steelworks (1995-1998).
Member of the central committee of KSČM (Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia) (1995-1996).
Councillor (since 1998). Chairman of the Audit Committee (since 2002). Councillor authorised to perform
solemnisations (since 2002). Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
(1998-2004). Vice-Chairman of the Subcommittee for the Presentation of the Czech Republic Abroad (1998).
Vice-Chairman of the Committee for European Affairs (2002-2004).
KOPPA Maria Eleni (S&D / GR)
Assistant Professor at the Panteion University, Athens
Doctoral Thesis on Comparative Politics, Paris X-Nanterre (1992); Diploma in Advanced Studies (DEA) in
Comparative Politics, Brussels, Paris X-Nanterre (1987); Graduate of the Faculty of Law, Athens University
(1985).
Member of Athens Bar Association (1985- ). Special Adviser on Balkan Affairs, Foreign Ministry (1994-2000).
Assistant Professor in Balkan Political Affairs, Panteion University (from 2002).
Member of the National Foreign Policy Committee
Member of the Passok Political Affairs Committee (from March 2005).
KORHOLA Eija-Riitta (PPE / FI)
Journalist, educator
Master's degree in philosophy (Helsinki University, 1990); postgraduate degree in philosophy (1994).
Development educator, Finnchurchaid (1993-1996). Publicist (Helsinki Festival 1997). Journalist and educator
on radio and television and in the press (1996-1999).
Vice-Chairwoman of the National Coalition Party (since 2006).
Party secretary of the Finnish Christian Democrats (2003).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999). Member, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and
Food Safety (1999-2004). Substitute member, Committee on Foreign Affairs (1999-2006). Member,
Subcommittee on Human Rights (2004-2007).
Chairwoman, First Step Forum (human rights organisation) (since 2002).
KÓSA Ádám (PPE / HU)
2003 - 2005 Sports manager
1995 - 2000 Lawyer
2005 - 2014 President, Hungarian Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
2005 - 2014 Lawyer
2000 - 2005 Trainee lawyer
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
KÖSTINGER Elisabeth (PPE / AT)
2003 - 2014 Journalism and communication (University of Klagenfurt)
1999 - 2003 Assisted at the Kärnten District Health Insurance Fund
2009 - 2014 Vice-Chair of the Austrian Farmers’ Federation
2002 - 2006 Federal head, Austrian Rural Youth Organisation
2003 - 2005 Delegate to the European Council of Young Farmers
2007 - 2012 Federal head of the Austrian Young Farmers’ Association
2012 - 2014 President of the 'wald.zeit Österreich' forestry platform
MEP Award 2014 (Category: Agriculture and rural affairs)
KOUMOUTSAKOS Georgios (PPE / GR)
KOVÁCS Béla (NI / HU)
Specialist investment lawyer
Financial administrator, certified accountant (1978); international economist (1986); specialist investment lawyer
(2003).
International trade broker (1986-1988), international trade and finance manager (1990-2003), director (2003-
2005).
Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee of the Jobbik party (2005-). Chair of Jobbik party, 13th District of Budapest
(2006-). Budapest Vice-President of Jobbik party (2008-).
Deputy Chair and Treasurer, Alliance of European National Movements (2010-).
Accredited European Parliament assistant (2009-2010).
Member, Association of Hungarian Inventors (2004-).
KOVATCHEV Andrey (PPE / BG)
Manager
Degree in Biology from Saarland University, Germany (1990-1995). Doctor of Natural Sciences, Saarland
University, Germany (1995-1998).
University assistant (1995-1998). Traineeship at the European Parliament (1998). Commercial director at Alfa
Laval Agri (1998-2002); Area commercial manager for John Deere (2002-2004). Regional director for Elsevier
(2004-2009).
Vice-chairman of the Committee on foreign policy and European affairs within the Citizens for European
Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party (since 2007).
KOWAL Paweł Robert (ECR / PL)
Historian
Co-founder of the Poland Together (PRJG) party and leader of its national executive (since 2013).
Chair of the Poland Comes First (PJN) party (2011-2013).
Doctor of humanities (2011).
Columnist (since 2007).
Founder member of the Poland Comes First (PJN) party.
Official, head of unit in the Foreign Affairs Department in the Prime Minister's Office (1998-2000). Assistant,
Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences (since 1999). Acting Head of the Department for
International Cooperation and European Integration in the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (2000 -
2001). Regular cooperation with the Centre for International Relations in Warsaw (2001-2003). Director of the
Mazowieckie Culture and Art Centre (2003-2005). Co-founder of and staff member at the Warsaw Rising
Museum (2003-2005). Head of the Mayor of Warsaw's Press Office (2005). Lecturer at a number of institutions,
including Collegium Civitas in Warsaw and the Sucha Beskidzka School of Tourism and Environment (since
2006).
Member of the Policy Council of the Law and Justice (PiS) party (since 2005). Vice -Chair of the PiS
parliamentary group (2006; 2007-2009). Member of the PiS Policy Committee (since 2007). Left the PiS party in
November 2010.
Leader of Ochota District Council in the City of Warsaw (2002-2005). Member of Ochota District Council in the
City of Warsaw (2002-2005).
Chair of the Committee on Culture and Media (2005-2006). Chair of the Polish-Russian Parliamentary Group
(2005-2006). Vice-Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (2007-2009).
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006-2007).
Member of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (2007-2009).
Chair of the Jagiellonian Club in Kraków (1996-1998).
Gloria Artis silver medal. Guardian of National Places of Remembrance medal.
KOZLÍK Sergej (ALDE / SK)
General secondary-school education, school-leaving certificate (1968). University of Economics in Bratislava,
Faculty of Administration, specialisation in economic -mathematical calculation (1974). Slovak Pricing Office -
specialist, head of department for industry prices (1974-1987). Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic - head
of section, head of department for industry prices (1987-1990). Slovak anti-monopoly authority - head of
executive department (1990-1992). Government Office of the Slovak Republic - head of department for
economic policy (1992-1993). Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economy (1993-1994). Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister for Finance (1994-1998).
Deputy Chairman of HZDS (Movement for a Democratic Slovakia) with responsibility for economic matters
(1993-2002). Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, member of the Committee for Finance, the
Budget and Currency (1998-2004).
KOZŁOWSKI Jan (PPE / PL)
Leader of provincial executive
Master's in mechanical engineering, Machine Construction Faculty, Gdańsk University of Technology (1969).
Researcher and lecturer at the Gdańsk University of Technology (1969-1972). Managerial post at the Gdańsk
Ship Design and Research Centre (1972-1982); dismissed for refusing to sign loyalty declaration during period
of martial law. Managerial posts at a number of small manufacturing and service firms (1982-1992). Mayor of
Sopot (1992-1998). Under-Secretary of State - Deputy Head of the Department of Physical Education and Sport
(1998-2001). Deputy Leader of the Pomorskie Provincial Execut ive (2001-2002). Leader of the Pomorskie
Provincial Executive (2002-2010).
One of the founders of the Solidarność movement at the Gdańsk Ship Design and Research Centre (1980).
Member of the Conservative Party (1992-1997). Member of the Conservative People's Party (SKL) (1997-2001).
Member of the Citizens' Platform (PO) party (since 2001). Leader of the PO for the Pomorskie region (2003-
2010).
Member of the EPP, Committee of the Regions (January 2010).
Mayor of Sopot (1992-1998).
Member of the Pomorskie Provincial Assembly (2002-2010).
Deputy Leader of the Pomorskie Provincial Executive (2001-2002). Leader of the Pomorskie Provincial
Executive (2002-2010). Chairman of the Executive Board of the Union of the Voivodships of the Republic of
Poland (2007-2010).
Deputy Head of the Department of Physical Education and Sport in the Buzek government (1998-2001).
Chairman of the Association of Friends of Sopot. Chairman of the Polish Rugby Association.
Samorządowy Oskar (1997) - prestigious award for local government work with a national dimension. Honorary
citizen of the cities of Puck and Iława. Gold Badge of Honour for Services to Tourism.
KOŽUŠNÍK Edvard (ECR / CZ)
KRAHMER Holger (ALDE / DE)
Banker
Qualified maintenance technician (1989). Bank official, Commerzbank Leipzig (1990-1996). Bankgesellschaft
Berlin AG (1996-2000). Self-employed since 2001.
Vice-Chairman, Leipzig FDP (since 1997). Member of the ELDR Party Council (since 2001).
Board member, AIDS-Hilfe Leipzig e.V. (1997-2004). Chairman, Supervisory Board, GANOS Kaffee-Kontor &
Rösterei AG, Leipzig (since 2004).
KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU Rodi (PPE / GR)
Sociologist
Member of the Board and Executive Committee of the Konstantinos Karamanlis Foundation for Democracy
(1997). Member of the New Democracy (ND) local authority secretariat (1990). Member of the ND Women's
Movement secretariat (1993). Member of the ND International Relations secretariat (1987).
Athens Municipal Counsellor (1998).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999). EPP coordinator in the Committee on Women's Rights and
Equal Opportunities (2002).
Founder member of the 'Women of Europe' Award (Brussels) (1987). Founder and President of the European
Centre for Communication and Information (Athens) (1989). Vice-Chairman of the European Movement (Greek
section) (1998). Chairman of the International Organisation for the Promotion of Women in Europe (Brussels -
from 1999). Member of the governing board of the European Centre for Culture (Geneva) (2004). Member of the
governing board of the Foundation for the Child and the Family (Athens, 1998).
Knight of the Legion of Honour (French Republic). Plaques awarded by international and European
organisations.
KREHL Constanze (S&D / DE)
IT specialist
1973 - 1975 Karl Marx School
1980 - 1984 IT specialist in various computer centres
1984 - 1989 Housewife
1996 - 1999 Regional Vice-Chair, SPD Saxony
1999 - 2004 Regional Chair, SPD Saxony
1999 - 2005 Member of the SPD Federal Executive Committee
1990 - 1990 Deputy Group Chair in the GDR People's Assembly
1990 - 1990 Member of the Bundestag
1991 - 1994 Observer in the EP
1994 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
1994 - 1997 Chair of the Delegation for relations with Russia
1997 - 2002 Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
Federal Cross of Merit
KREISSL-DÖRFLER Wolfgang (S&D / DE)
Farmer/social science teacher
Farmer and qualified social science teacher.
Civilian service at accident hospital in Murnau. Development aid worker with the German Development Service
in Brazil (1979-1985); expert with the German World Hunger Relief Agency in Angola (1986-1987); in Germany:
work with asylum-seekers; leader of a project for unemployed young people; senior teacher at a rehabilitation
centre for people with severe physical disabilities and respiratory problems; leader of a public project wor king
with children and young people.
Member of the European Parliament (since 1994).
Member of North-South Forum, Munich; member of WEED (World Economy, Ecology and Development);
member of Europa Union; member of AbL, e.V. (German Small Farmers' Association).
UN election observer in Angola (1992); election observer in Mexico (2000); Head of Mission/ Chief European
Union Observer for elections in East Timor (2001); honorary citizen of the City of Massapé, north -east Brazil
(2002).
KUHN Werner (PPE / DE)
Studied at Rostock University, Marine Engineering Department, graduated in engineering (1975 -1979). Barth
shipbuilding and ship repair yard (1979-1990). MGT Maschinen- und Gerätebau GmbH (Teterow), marketing
management; management representative for plant design in the DIEHL Group (1999-2001). Entrepreneur
(since 2005).
Member of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Regional Executive of the CDU.
Mayor of Ostseebad Zingst (1990-1992). Head of administration in the Ribnitz-Damgarten district (1992-1994).
Member of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Regional Assembly (since 2006).
Member of the Bundestag; contributed to the work of the Transport Committee (1994-1998); Member of the
Bundestag (2001-2005).
President of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Section of the German Red Cross.
KUKAN Eduard (PPE / SK)
1964 - 1964 Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague
1994 - 2009 Member of the Government and of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
1964 - 1994 Staff member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czechoslovak Social ist Republic and of the
Czech and Slovak Federative Republic
1998 - 1998 Chairman of Democratic Union
2000 - 2000 Vice-Chairman of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party
2007 - 2007 Chairman of the Committee for culture and sport, Bratislava – Nové Mesto
1994 - 1998 Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
2006 - 2009 Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
1994 - 1994 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic
1998 - 2006 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic
1999 - 2001 UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Balkans
Honorary Doctorate in Law, Upsala College, USA (1993)
Honorary professor of St Petersburg State University, Russian Federation (2003)
KURSKI Jacek Olgierd (EFD / PL)
Economist
Master's in economics (foreign trade), University of Gdańsk (1997).
Journalist in the Solidarność clandestine press (1982-1989). Television (TVP, BBC) and newspaper journalist
(1990-1995). Deputy Leader of the Pomorskie Provincial Executive (1998-2001). Member of the Sejm (2005-
2009).
Spokesman for the Movement for Rebuilding Poland (ROP) party (1995-1997). Vice-Chairman of the Christian-
National Union (ZChN) party (1998-2001). Member of the Law and Justice (PiS) party (2001-2002). Chairman of
the Regional Council and member of the Political Committee (since 2004).
Chairman of Lechia Gdańsk football club (1998-2002).
Order of Merit for Culture.
LAMASSOURE Alain (PPE / FR)
Adviser at the Court of Auditors
Graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (1964) and ENA (National School of Administration) (1968) .
Auditor, Commissioner of Audit, then Senior Member of the Court of Auditors (1968-1973, 1976-1977, 1981-
1986, 1997-1999). Special adviser in the office of the Minister for Cultural Affairs (1973-1974). Technical adviser
in the offices of the Minister for Finance (1974-1976), the Minister for Infrastructure (1977-1978) and the
President of the Republic (1978-1981). Economic and social adviser (1985-1986).
Delegate, 'Perspectives et Réalités' clubs (1985-1989). UDF spokesman (1988). Vice-President of the UDF
(1999-2002). National Secretary of the UMP (since July 2003).
First Deputy Mayor of Anglet (1995-1999). Mayor of Anglet (1999-2000). Member of the Anglet Municipal
Council (since 2000). Chairman of the Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz Urban Area Community Council (1995-2001).
Vice-Chairman of the Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz Urban Area Community Council (since 2001). Chairman of the
Council of Elected Representatives of the Basque Country. Member of the National Assembly (1986 -1993).
Minister with special responsibility for European Affairs (1993-1995). Minister with special responsibility for the
budget and government spokesman (1995-1997).
Member of the European Parliament (1989-1993 and since 1999). Chairman of the Committee on Budgetary
Control (1992-1993).
Representative of the European Parliament at the European Convention (2002-2003).
Vice-President of the European Movement - France (since 1999).
Knight of the Legion of Honour.
LAMBERT Jean (Verts/ALE / GB)
Teacher
BA (Modern Languages) (1971); PGCE (1972); ADB(Ed.) (1975); Professional Development Certificate (BTEC)
(1998). Secondary school teacher (1972-1978; 1985-1989; 1993-1999). Political liaison, Green Group in the
European Parliament (1989-1992).
In the Green Party: Co-Chair, Party Council (1982-1985); principal speaker (1992-1993; 1998-1999); Chair,
Party Executive (1993-1994). Representative, Federation of European Green Parties (1987-1989; 1998-1999).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
Vice chair, Intergroup on Ageing, Anti-Racism, Carers, Mental Health & the Brain and Anti-Poverty.
Vice President of the European Parliament Working Group on Reproductive Health HIV/AIDS and Development
Vice-President, Waltham Forest Race Equality Council (since 1999). Trustee, Dalit Solidarity Campaign UK
(since 2004). Member, Advisory Board, Work-Life Institute, Metropolitan University (since 2003). Council
Member, Liberty.
Author of 'No change? - No chance!' (1996).
LAMBERTS Philippe (Verts/ALE / BE)
Humanities (Greek and Latin) baccalaureate, Institut Notre-Dame (Anderlecht) (1974-1980). Specialisation in
sciences, Saint-Louis Institute (Brussels) (1980-1981). Civil engineering through applied mathematics, Catholic
University of Louvain (UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve) (1981-1986). IBM Client Executive Programme, INSEAD
(Fontainebleau) (1997-1998).
International Business Machines (IBM): career spanning technical, technical -sales, sales and managerial
positions, working mainly with clients in the manufacturing and distribution sectors (1987 -2009). Teacher of
mathematics and computing, Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur Technique de l'État (IESTE) (1987-1992).
General Advisory Council for Students at Louvain (AGL): student representative on the UCL academic council
(1984-1986). Member of Ecolo (from 1991). Municipal councillor for Anderlecht (1995-2006). International affairs
and defence advisor to the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister, Isabelle Durant (1999-2003).
Ecolo representative on the Council of the European Green Party (1999-2003). Member of the Executive
Committee of the European Green Party (2003-2006). Co-President of the European Green Party (2006-2012).
Municipal councillor for Anderlecht (1995-2006). International affairs and defence advisor to the Belgian Deputy
Prime Minister, Isabelle Durant (1999-2003). Member of the European Parliament (since 2009).
International affairs and defence advisor to the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister, Isabelle Durant (1999 -2003).
Member of the European Parliament; member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and the Committee on
Industry, Research and Energy. Main dossiers handled: economic governance, regulation of the banking sector
and industrial, research and innovation policy.
Administrator, Vice-President and then President of the Institut des Sœurs de Notre-Dame organising body
(Anderlecht) (since 2002).
LAMBSDORFF Alexander Graf (ALDE / DE)
MA, History. Fulbright Scholarship (1991-1993). Studied at Georgetown University, Washington, DC (1991-
1993). MS, Foreign Service (1993). Trainee, European Commission (1994). Friedrich-Naumann Foundation,
Baltic States Office, Tallinn (1994-1995). In the German Foreign Office: Diplomatic Training (1995-1997); Policy
Planning Staff (1997-2000); Political Department, Russia Desk (2003-2004). Press attaché, German Embassy,
Washington, DC (2000-2003).
Founding member, FDP LV Net. In the FDP: Member of the Bonn District Executive Committee; Member of the
North Rhine-Westphalia Executive Committee; Member of the Federal Executive Committee.
Member of the ELDR Council and Congress. Member of Europa Union.
Founding member of Atlantic Initiative Germany. Founding Member of the German-Turkish Foundation.
LANDSBERGIS Vytautas (PPE / LT)
Politician, musician
Lithuanian State Conservatory (Academy of Music) (1955). Doctor of musicology (1969). Professor (1978).
Qualification as Doctor of Arts (1994).
Music teacher (since 1952). Politician, state official, parliamentarian (since 1990).
Chair of the Council of Lietuvos Sąjūdis (Lithuanian Movement) (1988-1990). Chair of Tėvynės Sąjunga
(Lietuvos konservatorių partija) (Fatherland Union (Conservative Party of Lithuania)) (1993-2003). Member of
the presidency of Tėvynės Sąjunga (from 2008: Tėvynės Sąjungos − Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai
(Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats)), Chair of the party policy committee (since 2003).
Member of the council of the European Democrat Union (EDU) (2001). Member of the Group of the European
People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (until 2009) and member of the group's bureau
(since 2004).
Chair of the Supreme Council (Reconstituent Seimas (Parliament)) of the Republic of Lithuania (1990 -1992).
Member of the Seimas (Parliament) of the Republic of Lithuania, Leader of the Opposition (1992-1996). Chair of
the Seimas (1996-2000). Member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (2000-2004).
Head of State (1990-1992).
Observer at the European Parliament (2003-2004). Member of the European Parliament (since 2004).
Member of the Congress of People's Deputies of the USSR (1989-1990). One of the leaders of the Council of
the Baltic States (1990-1992). Member of the Baltic Assembly (1992-1996, 2000-2004). Member of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1993-1996, 2000-2002). Founder of the Lithuanian-Polish
Parliamentary Assembly (with the Chair of the Polish Parliament) (1997).
Member of musical organisations (since 1963). Member of Lietuvos Sąjūdis (since June 1988). Chair of the M.
K. Čiurlionis Society (since 1987).
Honours: Norwegian People's Peace Prize (1991); Award of the French Fondation du Futur (1991); Riflemen's
Star of the Union of Lithuanian Riflemen (1991); Hermann Ehlers Prize (Germany, 1992); Ninth International
Ramon Llull Prize of the Catalonian Culture Congress Foundation (1994); Companion of the order of the
German Order of Riflemen of St Sebastian Order (1995); Legion of Honour, second class (France, 1997); Vibo
Valentia Testimony prize (Italy, 1998); Order of Grand Duke Vytautas, first class (Lithuania, 1998); Royal
Norwegian Order of Merit (Grand Cross) (1998); Grand Cross of the Republic of Poland (1999); UNESCO
medal (1999); Order of Merit (Grand Cross) of the Order of Malta (1999); Grand Cross Medal of Honour
(Greece, 1999); Truman-Reagan Freedom Award of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (1999);
Order of La Pléiade of La Francophonie (France, 2000); Order of the Three Stars, second class (Latvia, 2001);
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, first class (Estonia, 2002); Order of Vytautas the Great and Constitutional
Medal of the Parliament of the German Land of Saxony (2003); Robert Schuman Medal (2005); Charles IV
Europe Medal (2007).
LANGE Bernd (S&D / DE)
Secondary school teacher
Member of the European Parliament since 2009 and trade policy spokesman of the Socialist Group, Member of
the European Parliament from 1994-2004; head, Economics, Environment and Europe Department at the
German Trade Union Federation in Lower Saxony -Bremen-Saxony/Anhalt (2005-2009), teacher at Burgdorf
Grammar School (1983-1994).
Studied Protestant theology and politics at the University of Göttingen.
Joined the SPD while still a schoolboy in 1974, posts including from 1978-1980 President of the Students'
Parliament, from 1980-1981 Chair of the General Students' Committee at the University of Göttingen; since
1986, member of the SPD Subdistrict Executive in the region of Hanover, from 1992-2013 Chair of the Burgdorf
SPD, cofounder of the Hanover regional science forum and for many years a member of the 'Church and SPD'
management group in the Hanover District SPD.
Since 2011, Chair of the EilersWerke - Mobile Welten Hannover e.V. Support Association; cofounder (2000) and
Chair of the Brussels Forum for the Automobile and Society; member of the Supervisory Board of Salzgitter AG
from 1999-2005, member of the member of the Supervisory Board of Peiner Träger GmbH since 2005.
Fair Politician of the Year award 2012/2013 (Max van der Stoel Foundation); Member of the European
Parliament of the Year 2012 in the trade category (Parliament Magazine); Automobile Association Award 1998
for his contributions to cleaner air due to European legislation on car exhausts. Awarded the Federal Cross of
Merit with Ribbon in 2001.
de LANGE Esther (PPE / NL)
2001 - 2001 Master's degree in International Relations, Free University of Brussels
1998 - 1998 Degree in European Studies, Institute of Higher European Studies (HEBO), The Hague
1996 - 1998 Assistant at the Royal Dutch Touring Club emergency call centre, Lyon
1997 - 1998 Project manager, European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless
1998 - 1999 Policy adviser for EU affairs, Association of the German fruit juice and alcoholic drinks industry
1999 - 2007 Senior policy adviser for EU affairs, CDA (Christian Democratic party) delegation in the European
Parliament
2002 - 2007 Member of the CDA Women's Council, foreign residents' section
2001 - 2004 Chair, CDJA (CDA youth section) agriculture working group
2007 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament (CDA)
LANGEN Werner (PPE / DE)
Economist
1971 - 1975 Studied economics in Bonn and Cologne
1977 Doctorate in politics from Bonn University
1969 - 1971 Soldier serving for a fixed term
1975 - 1978 Project leader at the Institute for Research into Small and Medium -Sized Businesses
1978 - 1983 Adviser and press officer for the Minister for Economic Affairs and Transport in Mainz
1971 - ... Member, CDU and Europa Union
1981 - 1992 Chair, CDU, Cochem-Zell district
1992 - 1993 Chair, CDU, Rhineland-Palatinate
1984 - 1989 Alderman in Müden
1979 - 1994 Member, Müden Municipal Council and Cochem-Zell District Assembly
1983 - 1994 Member, Rhineland-Palatinate Regional Assembly
1986 - 1990 Vice-Chair of the CDU Group in the Regional Assembly
1991 - 1994 Vice-Chair of the CDU Group in the Regional Assembly
1990 - 1991 Minister for Agriculture, Viticulture and Forestry in the Rhineland-Palatinate
1990 - 1991 Chairman of the Agriculture Committee of the Bundesrat
1999 - ... Substitute member and member, EU Affairs Committee, German Bundestag
2006 - ... Member, Bureau of the PPE Group and of the Party Executive
1994 - ... Member of the European Parliament
1999 - 2006 Parliamentary business manager of the CDU/CSU Group in the European Parliament
2006 - 2012 Chair, CDU/CSU Group in the European Parliament
2009 - ... Chair, Interparliamentary Delegation for Relations with the Countries of South East Asia and ASEAN
2015 - ... Chair, Taiwan Friendship Group, European Parliament
Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon
1999: Federal Order of Merit (1st class).
LARSEN-JENSEN Claus (S&D / DK)
MEP - on sabbatical from post as head of an NGO
Advanced school-leaving certificate (1973). Studied social sciences (specialising in economics, statistics,
sociology etc.) (1974-78).
Teaching assistant (1973-74). Part-time jobs, including work for Copenhagen City Council (1975-78).
Secretary-General of Social Democratic Youth of Denmark (DSU) (1978-1982). International secretary of the
Danish Specialist Workers' Union (SID) (1982-1998). Member of the Danish Parliament, Chair of the Danish
Parliament's European Affairs Committee (1998-2005). Director of the Forum for International Cooperation (FIC)
(since 2005). Member of the S&D Group in the European Parliament (December 2013 - July 2014).
Various honorary posts in DSU and the Danish Social Democrats, and youth work in the trade unions HK and
SID (now 3F) and the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) (1975-1978), at local, regional and national
level. Secretary-General of DSU. Member of the National Executive of the Danish Social Democrats. Member of
the International Affairs Committee, the European Affairs Committee, the Integration Committee and the
Organisation, Work and Principles Committee of the Danish Social Democrats (1978-1982). Member of
committees in the Danish Social Democrats including the International Affairs Committee (since 1983).
President of the child, youth and family welfare organisation DUI Leg og Virke. Chair of the governing body of
the Billehave (Middelfart) Efterskole (boarding school offering general education to pupils aged 14 -18) and
governing body posts in the Efterskoler in Blyk obbe (Bornholm) and Bisnapgård (Hals). Member of the national
executive of the Danish Social Democrats (1983-91). Member of the Danish Parliament (1998-2005).
Prospective Member of the European Parliament on list of candidates for parliamentary elections. First
substitute on electoral list for the European Parliament (2009). MEP (December 2013 to July 2014).
Honorary posts in the Secretariats of 23 Nordic, European and international trade unions (1982-98).
Chair of the European Affairs Committee of the Danish Parliament, with a key position in the enlargement
negotiations during Denmark's Presidency of the Council. Spokesman on European affairs. Spokesman on
foreign policy. Member of the Foreign Policy Committee. Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Me mber of
the Business Committee. Member of the Committee on Enlargement. Member of the Housing Committee.
Danish Parliament representative on the Convention for the Charter of Fundamental Rights. Danish Parliament
representative at the WTO Council of Ministers conferences in Singapore and Seattle. Personal representative
of the Danish Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen in the Balkan countries during the Kosovo conflict, with a
view to preparing the Balkan countries for membership of the European Union (1998-2005).
Convention for the Charter of Fundamental Rights. Chairman of COSAC (2002).
Council of European National Youth Committees (CENYC). ETUC Youth (1975-78). Chair of the European
Youth Forum's Committee on the social conditions of young people (1978-1980). Member of executive and
Chair of the Nordic Social Democratic youth organisation FNSU (1978-1982). Member of the Board of Directors,
the Social Affairs Committee and the Education Committee of Solidar (2005).
Member of the Control Commission of the International Union of Socialist Youth (1978-82). International Falcon
Movement - Socialist Education International, IFM-SEI (1983-91).
Very large number of honorary positions in many different Danish NGOs, and board member and/or chair of
three smaller cooperative undertakings (a publishing house, a printing firm and a building firm) and currently a
self-publishing operation as member of a book publishing firm (since 1970).
LA VIA Giovanni (PPE / IT)
University lecturer
1985 - 1985 degree in agricultural sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Catania
1989 - 1989 doctorate (PhD) in economics and agricultural policy
1990 - 1990 university researcher
2002 - 2002 head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Catania
2001 - 2003 assessor of EU-sponsored research projects
2001 - 2001 professor
1994 - 1994 associate professor
2006 - 2009 member of the Sicily Regional Executive with responsibility for agriculture and forestry
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament - seventh parliamentary term
LE BRUN Agnès (PPE / FR)
LE GRIP Constance (PPE / FR)
1978 - 1981 Strasbourg Institute of Political Studies
1984 - 1984 post-graduate diploma (DEA), Paris Institute of Political Studies
1986 - 1997 parliamentary assistant, then parliamentary adviser to Alain Lamassoure at the Ministry of
European Affairs, then the Ministry of Budgets
2002 - 2010 special adviser to the Hauts-de-Seine Departmental Council, parliamentary adviser to Nicolas
Sarkozy at the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and when he became President of
France
2/2010 - ... Member of the national council of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party
2001 - 2008 Member of Neuilly-sur-Seine Municipal Council (France)
LEGUTKO Ryszard Antoni (ECR / PL)
1968 - 1973 Jagiellonian University in Kraków (master's degree in in English philology)
1981 - 1981 Jagiellonian University in Kraków (doctor of philosophy)
1982 - 1991 Jagiellonian University in Kraków (postdoctoral qualification)
1992 - 1998 Jagiellonian University in Kraków (professor of humanities)
1975 - ... University lecturer
2005 - 2007 Deputy Speaker of the Polish Senate
2007 - 2007 Minister of National Education
2007 - 2009 Secretary of State in the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland
2009 - 2014 Vice-chair of the ECR Group in the European Parliament
1992 - 2005 President of the Centre for Political Thought, an educational and academic think -tank
LE HYARIC Patrick (GUE/NGL / FR)
Editor of L'Humanité.
BTA (qualification as agricultural technician) (1976).
Parliamentary assistant (1985-2000). Editor of l'Humanité (since 2000).
Member of national council of the Parti Communiste Français (1990).
LEICHTFRIED Jörg (S&D / AT)
Lawyer
1987 - 1994 Karl Franzens University, Graz
1995 - 1998 Legal officer, Styria Chamber of Labour
1998 - 2004 Department head, Bruck an der Mur Municipal Council
2004 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
2002 - 2014 Regional party vice-chair, Styria SPÖ
2009 - 2014 Member of the SPÖ federal executive
2009 - 2014 Chair of the SPÖ delegation in the European Parliament
2011 - 2014 Member of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO
2011 - 2014 Member of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO
2004 - 2009 Member of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Animal Welfare and Animal Protection
2009 - 2014 Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Animal Welfare and Animal Protection
LEINEN Jo (S&D / DE)
Lawyer
First state law examination (1972). Graduate of the Collège de l'Europe, Bruges (1973). Second state law
examination (1976). Lawyer in Freiburg/Breisgau (1977-1984).
European affairs secretary of the SPD youth organisation (1977-1979). Member of the SPD's environment
commission (1981-1985). Member of the Saarland regional executive of the SPD (1985-1999). Member of the
SPD's European affairs commission (1996-1998).
Vice-President of the European Environmental Bureau, Brussels (1979-1984). President of the Union of
European Federalists (since 1997). Vice-President, International European Movement (since 2003).
Member of Püttlingen (Saarland) council (since 1999). Member, Saarland Regional Assembly (1985 -1999);
Chairman, European affairs committee (1994-1999). Minister of the Environment, Saarland (1985-1994).
Vice-Chairman, Committee on Constitutional Affairs (2002-2004). Chairman, Committee on Constitutional
Affairs (since 2004).
Member, Committee on the Regions (1995-1999). Member, Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional
Authorities (1995-1999).
Member of cultural, social and sporting organisations. Vice-President of Eurosolar e.V.
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
German Environment Foundation Prize (1985).
LEPAGE Corinne (ALDE / FR)
Lawyer specialising in environmental issues. Professor of law.
Graduate (cum laude) of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (1971). Higher degree (DES) in public law (1974).
Awarded DES by the Paris Institute of Political Studies (1974). Diploma to practise as a lawyer (1974). Highest
doctoral degree in public law, awarded summa cum laude (1982).
Lawyer (1975-1995 and since 1997).
Chair of CAP 21 (since 1996).
Chair of the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas and Coastal Affairs.
Deputy mayor of Cabourg (1998-2001).
Minister of the Environment (1995-1997). President-in-office of the Council of European Ministers of the
Environment (French Presidency of the European Union) (1995).
Member of Global Environment Facility high-level advisory group. Member of international Council on
sustainable consumption. Member of Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.
Chair of the Committee for independent research and information on genetic engineering (CRIIGEN). Chair of
the Ecological Monitoring and Early Warning Centre (OVALE). Former chair of national association o f doctors of
law. Member of management board of Transparence International - France (French branch of Transparency
International).
Knight of the Legion of Honour.
LE PEN Jean-Marie (NI / FR)
Law degree. Higher degree (DES) in politics.
Record publisher (1963-1985).
Founder and chair of the Front National (FN).
Member of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regional Council (1992-2000).
Member of the National Assembly (1956-1986). Chair of the National Front group in the National Assembly
(1986). Rapporteur on the war budget (1958). Rapporteur on the defence budget at the Sénat de la
Communauté.
LE PEN Marine (NI / FR)
Lawyer
1990 - 1990 Master's degree in law (legal profession)
1991 - 1991 Postgraduate diploma (DEA) in criminal law
1992 - 1992 Diploma to practise as a lawyer
1992 - 1998 Lawyer practising in Paris
1998 - 2004 Director of the Front National (FN) legal service
1999 - 1999 Member of the FN political bureau
2007 - 2007 Deputy leader of Front National
2011 - 2011 Leader of Front National
1998 - 2004 Member of Nord-Pas-de-Calais Regional Council
2004 - 2010 Member of Île-de-France Regional Council
2010 - 2010 Member of Nord-Pas-de-Calais Regional Council
2012 - 2012 Vice-President of the European Alliance for Freedom (EAF)
2004 - 2009 Member of the European Parliament
2009 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
2014 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
LIBERADZKI Bogusław (S&D / PL)
Economist
1966 - 1970 Warsaw School of Economics
1971 - 2014 Science and research
1986 - 1987 Professor, Fulbright Scholar, University of Illinois, USA
1986 - 1989 Transport Economics Research Institute, Warsaw
1989 - 1993 Deputy Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs
1993 - 1997 Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs
1997 - 2004 Member of the Polish Parliament
2004 - 2014 Member of the European Parliament
1998 - 2008 Member of the Provincial Council and the National Executive of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD)
2008 - 2014 Member of the Provincial Council of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) for Zachodniopomorskie
2011 - 2014 Vice-Chair of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD)
2001 - 2004 Vice-Chair of the Committee on Transport
2001 - 2004 Member of the Committee on EU Affairs
1989 - 1993 Deputy Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs
1993 - 1997 Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs
2010 - 2014 Party of European Socialists – Member of the Bureau
2009 - 2014 Vice-chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control in the European Parliament
2012 - 2014 Member of the Bureau of the European Parliament – Quaestor
1987 - 1991 Chair of the Working Party on Transport Trends
and Economics of the UN Economic Commission for Europe
1975 - 2014 Doctorate in economics
1981 - 2014 Postdoctoral qualification
1999 - 2014 Associate professor
2003 - 2014 Full professor
Gold and Silver Cross of Merit from the National Education Committee
Transport-sector awards
LICHTENBERGER Eva (Verts/ALE / AT)
Self-employed
School-leaving certificate, Innsbruck secondary school for the arts and educational science (1972). Academy of
Education (teacher-training qualification for primary and secondary schools) (1972-1974). Studied psychology
and politics at the University of Innsbruck (1979-1987), PhD (1987). Teacher at primary and secondary schools
in the Tyrol (1974-1983). Self-employed in adult education (1987-1994).
Secretary of the Green Alternative ARGE ALP (Working Community of the Alpine Regions) (198 8).
Spokeswoman for the Tyrol Greens (1989-1999). Spokeswoman for the Austrian Greens on transport and
tourism (1999-2004).
Advisory member of the environment committee of Hall in Tirol town council (1986-2002). Chairwoman of the
Greens in the Tyrol Regional Assembly (1989-1994). Member of the Regional Government of the Tyrol
(department for environmental protection) (1994-1999). Member of the Austrian Parliament, member of the
Transport Committee, of the Committee on National Defence and of the Main Commit tee (with responsibility for
European affairs) (1999-2004).
Alternate member of the EU Constitutional Convention (1999-2004). Member of the Austrian Convention on
constitutional reform (1999-2004).
LIESE Peter (PPE / DE)
Doctor
1985 - 1992 Graduated with the third state examination
1993 Doctor of Medicine
1992 - 1994 Ward doctor, Paderborn children’s hospital
1994 - 2002 Doctor in general practice and internist
1991 - 1997 District Chair of the Junge Union Sauer/Siegland
1997 - ... Member of the Land executive of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia
2012 - ... Member of the Federal Executive Committee of the CDU Germany
1989 - 1994 Member of Bestwig local council
1994 - ... Member of the European Parliament
2009 - 2014 EPP-co-coordinator in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
2014 - ... EPP-coordinator in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
'Großer Stutenkerl' award from the Westfalen-Lippe bakers' association for work to promote small business -
friendly European legislation (2002). Cardinal Opilio Rossi Medal (award from the Consortium of Catholic
Organisations in Austria) (2003). Energy Efficiency Visionary Award (international award from the Alliance to
Save Energy – USA and EU and the European Alliance to Save Energy) (2011). MEP Award (2011).
LIOTARD Kartika Tamara (GUE/NGL / NL)
LISEK Krzysztof (PPE / PL)
Chairman of the Gdańsk Foundation for European Integration (1993-2000). Chairman of the Polish Youth Card
Association (2000-2005).
Chairman of the Independent Students Union (1992-1993). Deputy General Secretary of the Civic Platform (PO)
party (2003-2004). PO Secretary for the Pomorskie region (2003-2006). PO Vice-Chairman for the Pomorskie
region (since 2006).
Member of the Sejm (2005-2007 and 2007-2009), Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (2007-2009).
Member of the Prime Minister's National Council on European Integration (1999-2004). Substitute member of
the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2005-2007). Member of the Association of European
Parliamentarians for Africa (since 2005).
Member of the Polish-German Youth Council (1991-1994, 1998-2004). Member of the Board of the European
Youth Card Association (1999-2007). Member of the Policy Board of the Baltic Sea Culture Centre (since 2003).
Member of the Policy Board of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute (since 2004). Member of the Board of Patrons of
the Civic Education Development Centre (since 2005).
Ad personam award from the Minister of Culture for promoting Polish cult ure (2001).
LOCHBIHLER Barbara (Verts/ALE / DE)
Political scientist
Studied political science at the Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich; master's degree. Studied social work
(Munich), diploma. Head, Older Persons and Service Centre, Haidhausen (1984-1986). Tax official, Kempten.
Personal parliamentary liaison officer in the Bavarian Regional Assembly, Greens Parliamentary Party (1987 -
1991).
Amnesty International Germany (Berlin), General Secretary (1999-2009). Women's International League for
Peace and Freedom (Geneva), General Secretary (1992-1999).
Founder member, German Human Rights Institute (Berlin); founder member, Human Rights Foundation (Berlin).
Member of the Board of Trustees, Roland Berger Foundation (Munich). Member of the German UNICEF
Committee.
ASF Rose for Equality. Association of Social-Democratic Women, Swabia. Alice Salomon Prize, Berlin.
LØKKEGAARD Morten (ALDE / DK)
LOPE FONTAGNÉ Verónica (PPE / ES)
LÓPEZ AGUILAR Juan Fernando (S&D / ES)
LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE Antonio (PPE / ES)
Lawyer
1989 - 1994 Degree in law Diploma in economics – CEU San Pablo University
2008 - 2009 PhD in Public Sector Management – IESE Business School
1994 - 1997 Adviser on International Matters to 'New Generations', the youth wing of the Partido Popular (PP)
1996 - 1997 Coordinator in the fields of education and culture for the Partido Popular in the Autonomous
Community of Madrid
2002 - ... Member of the Executive Committee of the Partido Popular
1999 - 2002 Personal Assistant to the Prime Minister
2002 - ... Secretary-General of the European People’s Party (EPP)
2002 - ... Executive secretary of the Centrist Democrat International (CDI)
1997 - 1999 Assistant to the Head of the Partido Popular Delegation in the European Parliament
2007 - ... Secretary and Treasurer of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies (Martens Centre)
2012 - ... Member of the Board of the Foundation for Children and Adolescents at Risk (ANAR)
2012 - ... Member of the Board of the Aequitas Foundation for improving the regulatory environment for children,
the disabled and the elderly
LÖSING Sabine (GUE/NGL / DE)
LÖVIN Isabella (Verts/ALE / SE)
Journalist
Studied political science, sociology, Italian and film science at Stockholm University (1981 -1985).
Studied political science at Università di Bologna (1986-1987). Diploma in radio production at Dramatiska
Institutet (1992-1994).
Journalist and freelance reporter for various Swedish magazines and newspapers (1985-1992). Radio producer
and reporter of debate programmes on the Swedish channel P1, (1994-1997). Managing editor of magazine
Månadsjournalen (1997-2002). Editor for the magazine Allt om mat and Chief editor of magazine Leva (2002-
2003). Freelance reporter and book editor (2004-2009).
Author of the book "Tyst hav" (Silent Seas) 2007, a revealing story about the shortcomings of the European
Common Fisheries Policy. The book has won 14 different prizes in Sweden, for instance "The Swedish
journalism Award", 2007, "Golden Spade of investigative Journalism", 2007 and the award "Environmental
journalist of the Year", 2007.
LUDFORD Sarah (ALDE / GB)
At London School of Economics: B.Sc.(Econ.) (International History) (1972) and M.Sc.(Econ.) (European
Studies) (1977). Barrister (1979). Worked in the UK civil and public service (1972-1975). Official, European
Commission (1979-1985). Worked at Lloyds of London and American Express Europe (1985-1990). Consultant
on European affairs (1990-1999).
Vice-Chair, Liberal Democrats' Federal Policy Committee (1991-1997).
Councillor, London Borough of Islington (1991-1999). Life peer and member of the House of Lords (1997- );
non-voting member from July 2009.
LUDVIGSSON Olle (S&D / SE)
Blue-collar worker
Seven years of elementary school (1963). Two years of training in mechanical engineering (1965). Volvo AB
(since 1968).
Member of the Board of IF Metall, Volvo (since 1981); branch president at IF Metall, Volvo (since 1991). Chair of
the European Worker's Council (1990).
Member of the Social Democratic party in Gothenburg (2009).
LUHAN Petru Constantin (PPE / RO)
Member of the Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) since 2007
Member of the European People's Party (PPE) since 2009
European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament since 2009
Winner of the MEP Award for Health in 2013
Vice-President of the Youth Organisation of the PPE parties in the European Parliament;
Member of the Committee on Regional Development (REGI);
Substitute member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE);
Vice-coordinator of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE);
Substitute member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) (since January 2013);
Member of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (until January 2013);
Member of the Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway;
Member of the Delegation for relations with Mercosur (since January 2012);
Member of the Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (until January 2012).
Suceava County Council (October 2008 to June 2009)
Administrator for Suceava County Council, Romania
Responsible for externally-funded programmes; public procurement;
rural and local development and tourism.
Main authorising officer for Suceava Council Council.
SC Petrom S.A. - Oil extraction, refining and marketing (November 2007 to October 2008)
Financial manager - Bucharest, Romania
Responsible for the finance and auditing departments;
Introduction and extension of global services for OMV-Petrom-Solutions;
Financial integration of newly-acquired concerns.
VEKA Romania Srl - PVC profile systems for windows and doors (February 2007 to August 2007)
Director - Bucharest, Romania
Business development; logistics; finance and orders.
Continental Automotive Systems Srl (February 2006 to December 2006)
Financial control manager - Sibiu, Romania
Financial administration of production and research and development departments;
Asset-liability management;
Technical management of SAP R/3 PS & CO.
Continental AG CAS (Continental Automotive Systems) (March 2004 to January 2006)
Financial controller - Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany and Nuremburg, Germany
Audit systems - Continental Teves (central);
Global accounting - Continental Temic.
University of Osnabrück, Germany (2001 to 2004)
Masters in the International economy, global management and finance.
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (2002)
International accounting, business administration and English language courses.
Embassy CES University, Boston, USA (2001)
International management and English language courses.
University of Osnabrück, Germany
BA Degree in Macroeconomics, microeconomics and statistics.
German: fluent;
English: fluent.
Publications in German: Komparatives Management, 2006;
Publications in Romanian: Cultura organizațională comparativă, 2007.
Ran the Berlin marathon in 2006.
Winner of the MEP Award for Health in 2013;
EUROLINK-House of Europe Personality of the Year for a European Romania
ŁUKACIJEWSKA Elżbieta Katarzyna (PPE / PL)
Economist
1999 - 2004 Rzeszów University of Technology
1985 - 1993 Accountant, Alima-Gerber S.A. in Rzeszów
1993 - 1998 Head accountant, Cisna School
1998 - 2001 Mayor of the municipality of Cisna
2001 - 2009 Member of Polish Parliament: 4th, 5th and 6th parliamentary terms
2009 - 2014 MEP
2001 - 2014 Member of the Civic Platform (PO) party's Policy Council
2001 - 2004 Chairwoman of the Civic Platform (PO) party's Policy Council for Podkarpackie Province
2004 - 2010 Chairwoman of the Civic Platform (PO) party's Policy Council for Podkarpackie Province
2010 - 2014 Vice-Chairwoman of the Civic Platform (PO) party's Policy Council for Podkarpackie Province
1998 - 2001 Mayor of the municipality of Cisna
2001 - 2009 Member of Polish Parliament
2001 - 2009 MEP
LULLING Astrid (PPE / LU)
Retired private-sector employee.
Secondary school leaving cerfificate (1948). Studied political economy at the University of Saarbrücken (1953 -
1955).
Secretary and editor at the Lëtzebuerger Arbechter-Verband (1949-1963). Worked at the miners' and
metalworkers' ECSC liaison office, Luxembourg (1950-1958).
Chair of Socialist Women, Parti Ouvrier Socialiste Luxembourgeois (Luxembourg Socialist Workers Party)
(1963-1971). Member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) executive committee (1971-1982). Member of the
national Christian-social women's committee (since 1984).
Union secretary, European Trade Union Secretariat in Brussels (1963-1971).
Member of Schifflange Municipal Council (1970-2000). Mayor of Schifflange (1970-1985).
Member of Parliament (1965-1989). Chair of the PSD parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies (1974-
1979). Member of the Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies (1984-1988).
Member of the Consumers' Consultative Committee, European Commission (1974-1982). Member of the
European Parliament (1965-1974 and since 1989).
Chair of CECIF (European Centre of the International Council of Women) (1989-1999).
President of the National Federation of Luxembourg Women (since 1990).
Commander of the Order of the Republic (Italy). Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Grand -Duchy of
Luxembourg. Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Oak (Luxembourg). Knight of the Legion of Honour of
the French Republic.
LUNACEK Ulrike (Verts/ALE / AT)
High School in Boone, Iowa (USA) (1973-1974). Studied interpreting (English and Spanish) at the University of
Innsbruck (Mag. phil.) (1975-1983). Social work at Innsbruck women's refuge (1981); information officer,
Frauensolidarität (Solidarity among Women), Vienna (1984-1986). Teacher of German as a foreign language for
refugees (1985-1988). Editor (SÜDWIND-Magazin) (1989-1992). Press officer , ÖIE (Austrian Development
Policy Information Service; now the Südwind Agency) (1993-1995).
Federal business manager of the Austrian Greens (1996-1998).
Co-chair of the European Green Party (2006-2009).
Member of the Austrian Parliament: spokeswoman on foreign and development policy and equality for Lesbians,
Gays and Transgender Persons (1999-2009); vice-chair of the Green Parliamentary Club in Austria (since
2008); spokeswoman of the Austrian Greens on European policy and equality for Lesbians, Gays and
Transgender Persons (since 2009).
Grand Gold Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria (2009).
LYON George (ALDE / GB)
Farmer
Nuffield Scholar (1987). Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society (2000). Farmer farming 550 ha on the Island of
Bute (1972- ).
National Farmers Union Scotland: Vice-President (1996-1998); President (1998-1999).
Member of the Scottish Parliament (1999-2007).
Deputy Finance Minister, Scottish Government (2005-2007).
Member, European Committee of the Regions (2005-2007).
LYUBCHEVA Marusya (S&D / BG)
Chemical Engineer
Secondary education (1967). University degree, leading to the professional qualification of chemical engineer
(1972). Doctor of Technical Science (1977).
Postgraduate student, Prof. Assen Zlatarov University, Bourgas (1972-1977). Research Fellow (1977-1987).
Associate Professor (since 1987). Dean of the Postgraduate Studies Sector (1989-1991). Dean of the Faculty
for Organic Chemical Technology (1991-1993). Head of the Department on Material Science (1993-1995).
Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Bourgas (1995-2005).
MP (since 2005).
Member of a university party committee (1989). Member of a Bulgarian Socialist Party Municipal Council (BSP)
(2003-2006).
Municipal councillor in Bourgas (1991-1995). Chairwoman of the Committee on Education in the Municipal
Council in Bourgas (1991-1995).
Gold medal for intellectual property.
McAVAN Linda (S&D / GB)
BA (Hons.) Languages (French and Spanish), (1984). MA (International Relations), (1991). Translator, Agence
Europe (1984-1985). Administrator, Confederation of Socialist Parties of the European Community (1985-1988).
Press Officer, Youth Forum of the European Community (1988-1990). Head of Information Policy, European
Community Youth Exchange Bureau (1990-1991). European Officer, Coalfield Communities Campaign (1991-
1995). European Strategy Officer, Barnsley Council (1995-1998).
In the European Parliament: Deputy Leader, European Parliamentary Labour Party (1999-2004); Vice-Chair,
Socialist Group (2004-2009).
McCARTHY Arlene (S&D / GB)
BA (Hons.) (1983). Studied at the Polytechnic of the South Bank, London, the Department of Political Science,
Stuttgart University and the Faculty of Law, University of Clermont -Ferrand. Guest Research Fellow at the
Institute for Transatlantic Foreign and Security Policy, Free University of Berlin (1986 -1988). Ph.D. studies
(University of Manchester). Worked with the Socialist Group in the European Parliament (1989-1992) and with
Mr Ford, former Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party (1990-1992). Lecturer in politics, Institute
for International Politics and Regional Studies, Free University of Berlin (1991-1992). Principal European Liaison
Officer, Kirklees Metropolitan Council (until 1994).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1994).
Author of 'European Regional Development Strategies: Responses of Two Northern Regions', Local
Government Policy Making, Vol.20, No 5, May 1994. Joint editor of 'Changing States' (1996) and au thor of
chapter 'A Europe of the Regions: Building Economic and Social Cohesion in Britain and Europe'.
McCLARKIN Emma (ECR / GB)
LLB (Hons.), Business Law (2001). Legal clerk (2001). Press officer, UK Conservative Party (2002 -2004).
Political advisor in European Parliament (2004-2009). Government relations executive (2008-2009).
In the European Parliament: ECR Group coordinator on the Committee on Culture and Education.
McGUINNESS Mairead (PPE / IE)
Journalist
1980 BAgrSc (Agr. Econ.)
1984 Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance
1980 - 2004 Journalist
McINTYRE Anthea (ECR / GB)
McMILLAN-SCOTT Edward (ALDE / GB)
Educated privately by Dominican Friars. International tour manager with US companies (1968). Public Relations
Executive (1973), Parliamentary and political consultant, London (1977). Established own public affairs
consultancy in Westminster (1983).
Member of the European Parliament (since 1984)
Set up the €150 million European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) (1992)
Leader of the Conservatives (1997 - 2001)
Member of European Parliament Foreign Affairs committee (AFET) (1990 - 2004)
Vice-President of the European Parliament since 2004. Elected as Parliament's first ever independent Vice-
President (2009). Sits as ALDE Vice-President since 2012.
Chairman of the Delegation to the EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-2002).
Vice-President responsible for Human Rights and Democracy (2004 - present)
Vice-President for the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004 - 2009)
Responsibility for relations with the national parliaments of the EU (2009 - 2012)
Chairman of the European Parliament's Audit Panel (2009 - 2012)
Responsibility for Sakharov Prize network (2012 - ) Responsibility for Transatlantic Relations (2012 - ).
Parliament magazine 2012 MEP Award for "Outstanding Contribution"
The European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation Medal of Honour for the
promotion of democracy and the implementation of human rights worldwide
MACOVEI Monica (PPE / RO)
Lawyer
1978 - 1982 LLB (magna cum laude), Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest
1992 - 1993 LLM in Comparative Constitutional Law, University of the St ate of New York and Central European
University, Budapest
1994 International Public Law and Transnational Institutions, Salzburg Seminar, Austria
1994 Theory and Practice of Human Rights - International and European Law, Faculty of Law, Institute of
European Law, University of Birmingham, UK
1995 International Protection of Human Rights, Advanced Course, Abo/Turku University, Finland
1996 Administration of Justice in EU Member States, European Union Visiting Programme, Brussels, Rome,
Madrid
1997 Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship, Engage Emerging Leaders, Multi-Nation Program, USA
1983 - 1997 Public prosecutor, Bucharest; dealt with non-political criminal cases
1994 - 1997 Pro bono adviser, Romanian Association for the Defence of Human Rights, Helsinki Committe e
(APADOR-CH), Bucharest
1995 - 2002 Expert, Council of Europe, Legal and Human Rights Directorates, Monitoring Unit of the Secretary -
General of the Council of Europe
1997 - ... Lawyer, Member of the Bucharest Bar Association; not currently practising, at own request
1998 - 2000 Expert, Group of Specialists on Media Law and Human Rights, Council of Europe
1999 - 2000 Senior Legal Adviser, OSCE Mission in Kosovo; seconded by the Council of Europe
1999 - 2004 President, Romanian Association for the Defence of Human Rights, Helsinki Committee (APADOR-
CH)
2002 - 2004 Judicial Reform Resident Expert, Council of Europe, Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina
2007 - 2009 Expert, TAIEX, European Commission
2007 - 2009 Anti-Corruption Adviser to the Prime Minister of Macedonia; seconded by UK Foreign Office, UK
Embassy in Skopje
2009 - ... Member, Democratic Liberal Party in Romania (PDL)
2011 - 2012 Vice-President, PDL
12/2004 - 4/2007 Minister of Justice, Government of Romania
2009 - ... Member of the European Parliament
1997 - ... Fellow, Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, USA
1997 - ... Member of the Romanian Association for Human Rights, Helsinki Committee (membership currently
suspended)
1999 - ... Founding member of Transparency International, Romanian Chapter
2007 - ... Member of the Group for Social Dialogue, Romania
2007 - ... Member of the Board of Trustees, Central European University
2008 - ... Member of the European Academy of Yuste, Spain
2011 - ... Member of the Senate, Romanian Academic Society
2011 - ... Member of the Siemens Integrity Education Advi
