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European Parliament Committee On Women's Rights And Gender Equality
The Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) is a committee of the European Parliament. Membership Chair Vice Chairs *Eugenia Rodríguez Palop * Sylwia Spurek * Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi *Robert Biedroń Members *Regina Bastos *Edit Bauer *Godfrey Bloom *Emine Bozkurt *Andrea Češková * Marije Cornelissen *Silvia Costa *Tadeusz Cymański *Ilda Figueiredo *Iratxe García *Zita Gurmai *Mary Honeyball *Sophie in 't Veld *Teresa Jiménez-Becerril *Nicole Kiil-Nielsen *Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou *Constance Le Grip *Astrid Lulling * Angelika Niebler *Siiri Oviir *Antonia Parvanova *Frédérique Ries *Raül Romeva * Nikki Sinclaire *Joanna Skrzydlewska *Marc Tarabella *Britta Thomsen *Marina Yannakoudakis * Anna Záborská *Helene Fritzon Substitutes *Roberta Angelilli * Izaskun Bilbao Barandica *Vilija Blinkevičiūtė *Franziska Brantner *Anne Delvaux *Cornelia Ernst *Rosa Estaràs *Jill E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Committees Of The European Parliament
The committees of the European Parliament are designed to aid the European Commission in initiating legislation. Standing committees are made up of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), who are directly elected to the seats in the European Parliament by the electorate. Each committee has a chairman and four vice-chairmen, along with numerous committee members. Each committee also has substitute members. Reports are usually compiled by a rapporteur, who is appointed by the chairman of the committee, selected from amongst the members or permanent substitutes. Appointment The established system for the appointment of committee chairs follows the D'Hondt method. Legislative reports In the process of proposing and drafting legislation, the European Commission will consult the various standing committees during the codecision procedure, and these committees will advise the commission by producing reports, proposing amendments to the draft legislation, and providing, if necessa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Honeyball
Mary Hilda Rosamund Honeyball (born 12 November 1952 in Weymouth, Dorset) is a former British Labour Party politician. She was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for London from 2000 to 2019. Seventh on Labour's 1999 list, she had not been elected in the 1999 European Parliament election, but replaced Pauline Green, who resigned as an MEP in November 1999. Honeyball was subsequently elected to the European Parliament in 2004, 2009, and 2014. She did not stand for re-election in 2019, and resigned from the Labour Party shortly after voting closed in the UK. Honeyball rejoined the Labour Party during 2021. Biography Honeyball was educated at Somerville College, Oxford. Before her election to the European Parliament, Honeyball's career was in the charitable and non-governmental sector. During the 1980s, she ran the Council for Voluntary Service in the London Borough of Newham, before going on to work as a Senior Manager for Scope, the disability charity. She was later t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Tarabella
Marc Tarabella (born 11 March 1963) is a Belgian politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgium with the Parti Socialiste, part of the Socialist Group. Early life Tarabella was born in Ougrée, a suburb of Seraing from a family originally from Versilia, Italy. Education * 1986: Degree in sociology, University of Liège * 1988: Seconded to the office of the Premier of the Walloon Region * 1990: Customer adviser, General Savings and Retirement Fund Political career Career in national politics * 1988–1994: Member of the Anthisnes Municipal Council * since 1994: Mayor of Anthisnes * 2000: Member of the executive of the Huy-Waremme Federation of the Socialist Party * 2003: President of the Rural Foundation of Wallonia * 2002: Belgian coordinator of the committees supporting Ingrid Betancourt Member of the European Parliament In parliament, Tarabella sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Skrzydlewska
Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska (born 17 February 1977 in Łódź) is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 11,822 votes in 9 Łódź district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list. She is a member of the Skrzydlewski family that own the Lodz's largest florist and funeral home chains. Her father, Witold Skrzydlewski, was the subject of a documentary called ''Skin Hunters The "Skin Hunters" ("" in Polish) is the media nickname for hospital casualty workers from the Polish city of Łódź. The practice was widespread. Four people were convicted of murdering at least five elderly patients and selling information rega ...'', where he was one of two funeral home operators accused of paying for information from paramedics so as to profit from patients' deaths. The other funeral home owner has been convicted and an investigation is ongoing regarding her father's involvement, if any. See also * Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2007 External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikki Sinclaire
Nicole Sinclaire (born 26 July 1968) is a British politician and former leader of the We Demand a Referendum Party who served as a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands from 2009 to 2014. She was elected MEP in June 2009, as a UK Independence Party candidate but later resigned from the Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD) group in which UKIP sat as a part in the European Parliament, citing the alleged extreme right-wing views of some of the group's members, including outspoken views condemning homosexuals and migrants. Subsequently, Sinclaire sat as an Independent MEP from January 2010 until September 2012, during which time she set up the We Demand a Referendum party. She was defeated in the 2014 elections, saying in a statement on her website: "my employers have spoken, and it would seem I have been unsuccessful in my attempt to be re-elected as an MEP for the West Midlands region." Sinclaire was the first ever trans British parliamentarian. Early life S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raül Romeva
Raül Romeva i Rueda (born 12 March 1971) is a politician from Spain and a former Member of the European Parliament with the , part of the European Greens. He sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. In the Catalan parliamentary election of 2015 he led the Pro-Independence electoral list, Together for Yes. He was named Minister for External and Institutional Relations, and Transparency in the Catalan Regional Government under President Carles Puigdemont on January 14, 2016 before his role was revoked by the Spanish Government on the 27th of October 2017, as part of the application of the constitution's article 155 during the Catalan Crisis. Romeva spent almost 4 years in prison from 2017 to 2021, and in 2019 was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for sedition along with other members of the Puigdemont government. He was pardoned in 2021 and freed from prison. Childhood and education Born in Madrid, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédérique Ries
Frédérique Ries (born 14 May 1959) is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgium with the MR/ MCC/ PRL, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. She is a member of the delegation of the European Parliament for relations with Israel. She is vice-president of the Israel lobby group European Friends of Israel. Early life and career Ries graduated in Economics and mastered in Journalism at the University of Liège in 1981. Ries worked as commercial director at Radio FM56 from 1981 to 1984. In 1984, she was hired at RTL (Radio Télévision Luxembourg) first in Luxembourg, as a producer and TV presenter from 1984 to 1987, then in Brussels where she edited and presented the news from 1987 to 1998. Political career In 1999, Ries joined the MR (PRL at the time) to become a candidate on the European elections list. Elected Member of the European Parliament since 1999, she has since been a member of the Committe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonia Parvanova
Antonyia Parvanova ( bg, Антония Първанова; born 26 April 1962, in Dobrich) is a Bulgarian politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament in 2007 and from 2009 until 2014. She is a member of the National Movement Simeon II, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Political career Parvanova became a Member of the European Parliament on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Bulgaria to the European Union. During her time in parliament, she served on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (2007, 2009–2014) and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (2009–2014). In addition to her committee assignments, Parvanova was part of the parliament's delegations for relations with Canada and to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean from 2009 until 2014. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siiri Oviir
Siiri Oviir (born 3 November 1947) is an Estonian politician and Member of the European Parliament. Oviir was born in Tallinn. As an MEP, she belonged to the Estonian Centre Party until she decided to leave on 9 April 2012. Oviir is married to civil servant Mihkel Oviir Mihkel Oviir (born 11 October 1942 in Märjamaa) is an Estonian lawyer. In 1975, he graduated from Tartu University's Faculty of Law. Before 2003, he worked almost 30 years at Ministry of Justice, being on different posts. 2003–2013, he was .... Her daughter is politician Liisa Oviir. References External links European Parliament biography 1947 births Living people Politicians from Tallinn Government ministers of Estonia Estonian Centre Party politicians Estonian Centre Party MEPs MEPs for Estonia 2004–2009 MEPs for Estonia 2009–2014 Women MEPs for Estonia Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 5th C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelika Niebler
Angelika Niebler (née Rupertseder; born 18 February 1963) is a German lawyer and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 1999. She is a member of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, part of the European People's Party. Since 2015, she has been serving as her party's deputy chairwoman, under the leadership of successive chairmen Horst Seehofer and Markus Söder. Education * 1988: First state law examination * 1991: Second state law examination * 1992: Doctor of law, dissertation: ''Der Einsatz einer Expertensystemshell im Gesetzgebungsverfahren'' (English: "The use of expert systems in legislative procedure") Professional career Niebler practiced with Lovells from 1991 to 1997 and – as Salary Partner – with Beiten Burkhardt from 1997 to 2004. From 2004 to 2015, she worked at Bird & Bird’s Munich office. In September 2015, she joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Munich office as of counsel, where she supports the firm's Media, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrid Lulling
Astrid Lulling (born 11 June 1929, in Schifflange) is a politician in Luxembourg. She was a Member of the European Parliament (1965–1974 and 1989–2014) for the Christian Social People's Party, part of the European People's Party. Positions held * Member of the Parliament's Bureau. * Member of the Quaestors. * Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. * Member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. * Member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America. * Member of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly. * Substitute of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. * Substitute of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Curriculum vitae :* Studied political economy at the University of Saarbrücken (1953–1955). :* Secretary and editor of the Luxembourg Workers' Union (1949–1963). :* Worked for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou
Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou is a Greek politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2014, and served as First Vice-President of the European Parliament from 2007 to 2009. She is the current Regional Governor of the Ionian Islands. She was born and brought up at the island of Zakynthos, Greece. She studied Sociology (specialising in political sociology) at the University of Geneva ( Switzerland). Her postgraduate studies followed at the Institute of European Studies of the same university. She was first elected as an MEP in 1999. She was re-elected in 2004 and in 2009. Her parliamentary work was rich and multifaceted with numerous interventions on issues like European integration, regional cohesion and economic development of Europe, the upgrading of women's participation and the presence of the EU at international level. European Parliament Responsibilities as Member of the European Parliament 2009 - 2014 Member of the Committee on Economic and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
