Kurt Lechner

Kurt Lechner, MEP

Kurt Lechner (born 26 October 1942, Kaiserslautern) is an MEP from Christian Democratic Union of Germany (since 1999).

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Vice-Chair:

29.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with Iran

Member:

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 Legal Affairs and the Internal Market

06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market

07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Ukraine and the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Belarus

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 the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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

09.05.2005 / 31.05.2006 : Committee on Legal Affairs

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

15.03.2007 / 27.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with India

28.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries

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

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

16.09.2009 / 28.09.2009 : Delegation for relations with Iran

Substitute:

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs

08.10.1999 / 14.03.2000 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs

22.07.2004 / 08.05.2005 : Committee on Legal Affairs

15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly

01.06.2006 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Legal Affairs

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Legal Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Legal Affairs

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Legal Affairs

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Nothing to declare.

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 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.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Kaiserslautern - military service with mountain and parachute force, first lieutenant of the reserve. Studied law, politics and economics at Munich and Mainz - first & second state law examinations (1973).
• Notary in Kaiserslautern (since 1999) in Waldfischbach-Burgalben.
• 1971-1977 Regional Chairman, Rheinland-Pfalz Junge Union and member of CDU - Rheinland-Pfalz Regional Executive.
• Member, Rheinland-Pfalz Regional Assembly (1976-1979).
• Chairman, Kaiserslautern City CDU District Association (since 1993).
• District Chairman, Rheinhessen-Pfalz CDU (since 1993).
• Chairman, Friends of Kaiserslautern University e.V.
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

15E253

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45826

Email:

kurt.lechner AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.kurt-lechner.eu

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Kurt Lechner, 09 September 2008, accessed 22 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Kurt Lechner, accessed 22 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Kurt Lechner, accessed 30 November 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 22 March 2009.