Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl

Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, MEP

Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (born 18 June 1947, Etterbeek, Belgium) is an MEP (1989- ) from Christian Democratic Union of Germany.

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Vice-Chair:

15.01.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Committee on Energy, Research and Technology

22.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy

01.02.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on International Trade

Quaestor:

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Parliament's Bureau

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : European Parliament

16.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : European Parliament

16.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Parliament's Bureau

21.07.2004 / 15.01.2007 : European Parliament

21.07.2004 / 15.01.2007 : Parliament's Bureau

Member:

25.07.1989 / 18.07.1994 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)

26.07.1989 / 14.01.1992 : Delegation for relations with Canada

26.07.1989 / 14.01.1992 : Committee on Energy, Research and Technology

15.01.1992 / 10.02.1993 : Delegation for relations with Canada

11.02.1993 / 31.01.1994 : Delegation for relations with Canada

01.02.1994 / 18.07.1994 : Delegation for relations with Canada

19.07.1994 / 28.11.1994 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)

21.07.1994 / 21.07.1994 : Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy

17.11.1994 / 11.07.1995 : Delegation for relations with Japan

29.11.1994 / 18.02.1997 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)

12.07.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Delegation for relations with Japan

19.02.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)

20.07.1999 / 11.10.1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Quaestors

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy

06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with the United States

12.10.1999 / 07.03.2002 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

16.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Quaestors

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy

07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with the United States

08.03.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on International Trade

21.07.2004 / 15.01.2007 : Quaestors

15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on International Trade

31.01.2007 / 31.01.2007 : Committee on International Trade

14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula

23.05.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

14.07.2009 / ... : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on International Trade

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

Substitute:

26.07.1989 / 11.10.1990 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy

12.10.1990 / 14.01.1992 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection

15.01.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy

25.02.1992 / 10.02.1993 : Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN and the ASEAN Interparliamentary Organisation (AIPO) and the Republic of Korea

11.02.1993 / 31.01.1994 : Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN and the ASEAN Interparliamentary Organisation (AIPO) and the Republic of Korea

01.02.1994 / 18.07.1994 : Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN and the ASEAN Interparliamentary Organisation (AIPO) and the Republic of Korea

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy

16.01.1997 / 13.10.1997 : Delegation for relations with Japan

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy

14.10.1997 / 23.02.1999 : Delegation for relations with Japan

24.02.1999 / 19.07.1999 : Delegation for relations with Japan

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Budgets

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Budgets

22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Development

15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

24.09.2004 / 16.11.2004 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly

17.11.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the United States

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Development

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the United States

16.07.2009 / ... : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Foreign Affairs

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the United States

16.06.2010 / ... : Delegation to the Cariforum — EU Parliamentary Committee

Record and Controversies

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• Voted against the directive on "establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy" (A5-0027/2000). The directive covers all water management aspects in order to achieve a 'good status' of all waters by 2015.
• Voted against the directive on "national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants" (A5-0063/2000). The amendment allows setting less ambitious national emission ceilings for sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), which would result in more damage to human health and the environment.
• Voted in favour of the Commission White Paper on "Strategy for a future Chemicals Policy" (A5-0356/2001). The amendment helps avoid the necessary precautionary approach towards some chemical substances that are not proven to be completely safe.
• Voted against the directive on "waste electrical and electronic equipment" (A5-0100/2002). The amendment sets higher reuse and recycling rates for IT and telecommunication equipment. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
• Voted against the regulation concerning "traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms" (A5-0229/2002). The amendment allows customers the right to choose GM free food.
• Voted against the report towards a "thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides" (A5-0061/2003). The amendment proposes to ban or severely restrict use of pesticides in areas around sources of drinking water and nature protected zones.
• Voted against the directive on "environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage" (A5-0145/2003). According to the amendment, polluters have to pay for environmental clean-up, and it supports an EU-wide regime which makes polluters liable for the damage they cause to wildlife, water and land.
• Voted against the directive on restructuring the "Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity" (A5-0302/2003). The amendment aims at giving tax benefits to environmentally friendly sources of energy, which would make them cheaper and more competitive to conventional (more polluting) sources of energy. It also gives tax benefits to environmentally friendly uses of energy for transport, for instance trains. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
• Voted against the amendment on Bulgaria’s progress towards accession (A5-0105/2004). The report objects to extending the life of the nuclear power stations in Bulgaria.

Election Campaign 2009

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• to provide leadership in lobbying transparency and ethics,
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Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Qualified chemist; Doctor of Science.
• Scientific assistant at the University of Medicine, Hanover (1974-1979).
• Lecturer at the University of Hildesheim (1979-1989).
• Member, Federal Executive, CDU Germany.
• Member, Regional Executive, CDU Lower Saxony.
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1989).
• Quaestor (since 1999).
• Member, EPP Group Executive Committee.

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

15E165

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45338

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49338

Email:

godelieve.quisthoudt-rowohl AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.quisthoudt-rowohl.de

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, accessed 23 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, accessed 02 December 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 23 March 2009.