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Kalfin, Ivailo
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Ivaylo Georgiev Kalfin is a Bulgarian politician. A three-term deputy, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria and Deputy Prime Minister from 2005 to 2009 in the Stanishev Cabinet. Kalfin was a Member of the European Parliament between 2009 and 2014.
He was a member of Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European and national party Coalition for Bulgaria (Bulgaria). He was also a member of Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ser
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Son of an Austro-Hungarian count and diplomat and a Japanese lady, the cosmopolite philosopher, writer and politician Count R. Coudenhove-Kalergi became one of the pioneers of European federation and unity by publishing in 1923 the book "Pan-Europa". In 1926 he founded the 'International Paneuropean Movement' which inspired A. Briand in his 'Memorandum on the Organization of a Regime of European Federal Union' in 1930. After the war, having come back from the United States of America to Europe,
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Leinen, Jo
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Joseph Leinen is a German politician who served as a member of the European Parliament from 1999 until 2019. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists. He got a law degree in Germany in 1972 and two years later, a Certificate of Advanced European Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium.
Leinen was elected Member of the European Parliament without interruption from 1999 until 2019. He was a member of the political group called Group of t
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McGowan, Michael
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Michael McGowan is a British journalist and a former Member of the European Parliament, with a special interest in international affairs, European politics, Africa, peace, development, and human rights.
He was elected in the European parliament between 1984 and 1999.
He was a member of the political group named Socialist Group from 1984. In 1993, he also became a member of the political group named Group of the Party of European Socialists.
He was also a member of a national party Labour Party (
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Maletic, Ivana
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Ivana Maletić was born on October 12, 1973, in Šibenik, Croatia. She is a Croatian Democratic Union politician who served as Member of the European Parliament from 2013 until 2019.
Maletić is a graduate of the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, and before her election, she held various positions in the Croatian Ministry of Finance and was a member of the team that negotiated Croatia's accession to the EU.
She was a member of the European Parliament between 2013 and 2019.
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Medina Ortega, Manuel
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Manuel Medina Ortega studied Law at the University of La Laguna and graduated in 1957. Ortega also holds a PhD in Law from the University of Madrid and a Master of Comparative Law from the University of Columbia.
Medina Ortega began his career in academics, working as a teacher at the Complutense University of Madrid. He was also a professor at the University of Redlands in California. In 1975 he was appointed dean of the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology of the Complutense University o
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Roth, Claudia
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Claudia Roth graduated from the Simpert-Kraemer-Gymnasium in 1974. She worked as dramaturgy and assistant director at the Landestheater Schwaben in Memmingen.
She began her political career in 1985 when she became the press spokesperson for the Green Party's parliamentary group in the Bundestag. In 1989, Roth was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for Germany and she remained as an MEP until 1998. During that period she was Chair of the Green Group in the European Parliament, Vice-Ch
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Takkula, Hannu
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Hannu Aapa Takkula studied music at the Tampere Conservatory. Later, he studied Education at the University of Lapland and he graduated in 1993. Takkula also holds a PhD in Education from the University of Lapland.
He worked in the music industry during the 80s. From 1992 to 1995, Takkula worked as a school teacher in Posio and, between 1990 and 1991, he was editor-in-chief of a radio station in Rovaniemi.
He started his political career in 1995 when he became a member of the Finnish Parliament
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O'Dwyer, Una
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Una O'Dwyer became First Secretary (General Co-ordination, ANTICI Group and coordination responsibilities for the 1979 Presidency) at the Irish Permanent Representation to the European Communities in Brussels in 1977. She then became, in 1982, First Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (Overseas Development Aid) and was responsible for relations with international organisations such as UNCTAD and UNIDO, which included chairing EC co-ordination meetings and negotiating on behalf of EC d
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De Groote, Julie
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Après avoir été en charge des Affaires intérieures et judiciaires, des Réformes institutionnelles et des Relations extérieures au sein du Cabinet du Vice-Premier Ministre belge Melchior Wathelet, entre 1989 et 1991, Julie de Groote suit ce dernier comme
Ministre des Affaires économiques où elle traite les dossiers relatifs à la Protection du consommateur et à la réglementation commerciale, à l’Environnement et à la Propriété industrielle, jusqu’en 1995. De 1995 à 1999, elle assure, au sein du Ca
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Denuit, Renaud
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Journaliste politique à la RTBF de 1972 à 1985, Renaud Denuit entre dans la Commission européenne en 1985 en tant qu’administrateur à la Direction générale Marché intérieur et affaires industrielles. Il devient, en 1987, administrateur à la Task Force PME, puis, de 1989 à 1994, administrateur principal et assistant du Directeur général au Service Politique des consommateurs. De 1994 à 1999, il est chef d’unité à la DG Information, Communication, Culture et Audiovisuel, avant de devenir, de 2000
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Lock, William Owen
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William Owen Lock, a British physicist, was a high ranked member of the "Centre européen de Recherche nucléaire" (CERN) in Meyrin from 1960 to 1992. After graduation and lecturing at the Universities of Bristol and Manchester, William Owen Lock joined the Nuclear Physics Division of CERN. In 1966 he was head of the Scientific Conference Secretariat of the working group on the European Space Research Organization (ESRO) which produced the ‘Bannier report’. As head of CERN’s Fellows and Visitors S
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Martino, Edoardo
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Edoardo Martino obtient sa licence à l'Ecole normale supérieure de Pise, puis exerce comme professeur de philosophie et d'histoire dans l'enseignement secondaire. A l'entrée en guerre de l'Italie, rappelé au service auprès de l'Etat-major de l'Armée, il participe à la campagne de Russie et se trouve entraîné dans la retraite de 1943.
En septembre 1943, Edoardo Martino adhère à la Democrazia Cristiana. Il s'engage dans la Résistance et participe activement dans la région de Montferrat, à la lutte
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Reicherts, Martine
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She served as a European Commissioner.
From 1984 to 1985, Martine Reicherts worked as Administrator in the DG «Science, Research and Development», and from 1985 to 1988, in the DG «Indirect Taxation and Elimination of Tax Frontiers». From 1989 to 1990, she was Member of the Cabinet of Mr Dondelinger, in charge of "Culture and audio-visual aspects of internal market and legal questions". Between 1991 and 1992, she was Assistant to the Director-General in the DG «Internal Market and Industrial Af
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Vimont, Pierre
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Pierre Vimont est licencié en droit et diplômé de l'Institut d'études politiques de Paris. Il est ancien élève de l'École nationale d'administration.
Pierre Vimont est deuxième conseiller à la Représentation Permanente de la France auprès de l’Union Européenne à Bruxelles de 1986 à 1990. Il est Secrétaire général adjoint du Secrétariat général du Comité français interministériel pour les questions de coopération économique européenne (SGCI) de 1990 à 1991. De 1990 à 1993, il est directeur du ca
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Nethsingha, Lucy
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Lucy Nethsingha graduated in Education and Psychology from the University of Cambridge, She worked as teacher in different schools in Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Cambridge.
Nethsingha joined the Liberal Democrat party and she has represented the Newnham division on Cambridgeshire County Council since 2009. She has been leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on the council since 2015. In 2016, she also started to represent the Newnham ward on Cambridge City Council. Lucy Nethsingha has been campa
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Starkevičiūtė, Margarita
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Margarita Starkevičiūtė, graduated in economics at the Vilnius University, in 1978. She also obtained a PhD in social sciences with a specialization in economics at this university.
From 1979 to 1988, Margarita Starkevičiūtė worked as chief expert at the State Institute of Services and Publications. Between 1990 and 1995 she was a specialist and advisor for foreign investments, successively in the Ministry of Healthcare, in the Ministry of Agriculture and then in the Ministry of Construction and
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Telkamper, Wilfried
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Wilfried Telkämper studied History and German at universities in Münster and Freiburg (1977-1979). He worked as a teacher and he also was an activist of the German Greens.
On behalf of this party, in 1987, he was elected to the European Parliament and he remained as an MEP until 1999. During that period he was Vice-President of the European Parliament (1989-1992), member of the Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN and the ASEAN Interparliamentary Organisation (AIPO) and the
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Weber, Beate
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Beate Weber graduated from Heildeberg University and she worked as a professor in Heidelberg until 1979.
From 1975 to 1985 she was a member of the Heidelberg City Council for the German Social Democratic Party (SPD).
In 1979, Beate Weber was elected to the European Parliament for Germany and she remained as an MEP until 1990. During that period she was member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection, of the Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries, o
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Védrine, Hubert
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Hubert Védrine est appelé en 1981 par le Président François Mitterrand comme Conseiller diplomatique. En 1988, il devient Porte-parole de l’Élysée, et, de 1991 à 1995, Secrétaire Général. Nommé Maître des requêtes en 1986, il rejoint le Conseil d’État en 1995, et en 1996, le cabinet d'avocats Jeantet et Associés. En 1997, Hubert Védrine est nommé Ministre des Affaires étrangères, jusqu'en 2002.
Depuis 2003, Hubert Védrine préside l’Institut François Mitterrand.
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