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[[Jim Higgins]] (born 04 May 1945, Ballyhaunis) is an Irish MEP from [[Fine Gael]].
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[[Jim Higgins]] (born 04 May 1945, Ballyhaunis) is an Irish MEP for North-West from [[Fine Gael]] since 2004.<ref>European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=28117 MEP Directory: Jim Higgins], accessed 19 November 2010.</ref>
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==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
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*Member, Quaestors
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*Member, [[Committee on Transport and Tourism]]
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*Member, Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee
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*Member, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
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*Substitute, [[Committee on Fisheries]]
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*Substitute, [[Committee on Petitions]]
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*Substitute, Delegation for relations with Japan
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===Former Affiliations===
 
*Member, [[Committee on Regional Development]]
 
*Member, [[Committee on Regional Development]]
 
*Member, Delegation for relations with Canada
 
*Member, Delegation for relations with Canada
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==Record and Controversies==
 
==Record and Controversies==
 
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
 
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
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*Nothing to declare.<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-dif/28117_04-12-2008.PDF European Parliament], Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Jim Higgins, 04 December 2008, accessed 02 February 2009.</ref>
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*Nothing to declare.<ref>European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-dif/28117_04-12-2008.PDF Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Jim Higgins], 04 December 2008, accessed 02 February 2009.</ref><ref>European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-dif/28117_14-07-2009.pdf Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Jim Higgins], 14 July 2009, accessed 15 October 2009.</ref>
  
 
===Record of Parliamentary Votes===
 
===Record of Parliamentary Votes===
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==Resources==
 
==Resources==
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*[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-dif/28117_04-12-2008.PDF European Parliament], Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Jim Higgins, 04 December 2008, accessed 02 February 2009.
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*European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-dif/28117_04-12-2008.PDF Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Jim Higgins], 04 December 2008, accessed 02 February 2009.
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*[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/view.do?country=IE&partNumber=1&zone=North+West&language=EN&id=28117 European Parliament], MEP Directory: Jim Higgins, accessed 02 February 2009.
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*European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-dif/28117_14-07-2009.pdf Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Jim Higgins], 14 July 2009, accessed 15 October 2009.
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*European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/view.do?country=IE&partNumber=1&zone=North+West&language=EN&id=28117 MEP Directory: Jim Higgins], accessed 02 February 2009.
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*European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=28117 MEP Directory: Jim Higgins], accessed 19 November 2010.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 12:40, 19 November 2010

Jim Higgins, MEP

Jim Higgins (born 04 May 1945, Ballyhaunis) is an Irish MEP for North-West from Fine Gael since 2004.[1]


Affiliations

Former Affiliations

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Record of Parliamentary Votes

  • Abstained from voting on the Data Retention Directive.
  • Voted in favour of the Lisbon Treaty.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

  • BA. Higher Diploma in Education. Post-primary teacher (1966-1984).
  • Chairman of Fine Gael Parliamentary Party (1994); former member of party's national executive.
  • Vice-Chairman of Mayo County Council (1980-1981).
  • In the Irish Parliament: Opposition Chief Whip (1988); spokesman on education (1991); spokesman on justice, equality and law reform (1997); spokesman on public enterprise and tourism (2000).
  • 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).
  • In Junior Chamber Ireland: debating champion (1977, 1978); captain of debating team that won the International Tripartite Championship.

Contact

Address:
Parlement européen
Bât. Altiero Spinelli
13E102
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
Phone:
+32 (0)2 28 45843
Fax:
+32 (0)2 28 49843
Email:
jim.higgins AT europarl.europa.eu
Website:
http://www.jimhiggins.ie
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Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Jim Higgins, accessed 19 November 2010.
  2. ↑ European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Jim Higgins, 04 December 2008, accessed 02 February 2009.
  3. ↑ European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Jim Higgins, 14 July 2009, accessed 15 October 2009.
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