Christoph Konrad

Christoph Konrad

Christoph Konrad (born 28 August 1957, Bochum) is a former MEP from Christian Democratic Union of Germany (1994-2009).

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Member:

19.07.1994 / 19.07.1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Subcommittee on Security and Disarmament

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

17.11.1994 / 11.07.1995 : Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee

12.07.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee

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

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Subcommittee on Security and Disarmament

20.07.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee

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 Economic and Monetary Affairs

15.09.2004 / 31.12.2006 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

15.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the United States

Substitute:

29.09.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Transport and Tourism

25.10.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Transport and Tourism

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

07.09.2005 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Paif Functions or Activities:

• Partner, W. L. Konrad OHG

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• Voted in favour of 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 in favour of the report on "Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network" (A5-0135/2002). The Trans-European Network of Transport (TEN-T) is a network of so-called 'transport corridors' through Europe. This amendment calls for a full Strategic Environmental Assessment of these transport corridors and calls on the Commission to improve methods for analysing the environmental and economic impact of the TEN-T.
• 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 in favour of 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.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• PhD; businessman.
• Lieutenant in the reserve.
• Studied politics, law and history at Bonn University.
• Political scientist.
• Managing Director.
• Vice-Chairman of the North-Rhine-Westphalia CDU Small Businesses Association.
• Chairman, Ruhr CDU District Association Europe Conference.
• Member, Bochum CDU Executive and Ruhr CDU District Executive.
• Chairman, German section of the European Small and Medium Enterpreneurs' Union (SME Union).
• District Chairman of Bochum Europa Union.
• Member of EU Affairs Committee, German Bundestag since 1999.
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1994).

Contact

Address:

Phone:

Email:

berlin AT dr-christoph-konrad.de

Website:

http://www.dr-christoph-konrad.de

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Christoph Konrad, 14 January 2009, accessed 21 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Christoph Konrad, accessed 21 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Christoph Konrad, accessed 29 November 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 21 March 2009.