Alain Lamassoure

Alain Lamassoure, MEP

Alain Lamassoure (born 10 February 1944, Pau) is an MEP from the French political party Union for a Popular Movement. He represented Bayrou's Union pour la Démocratie Française between 25.07.1989-30.03.1993 and 20.07.1999-19.07.2004, then joined Sarkozy's UMP.

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Chair:

15.01.1992 / 30.03.1993 : Committee on Budgetary Control

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Budgets

Vice-Chair:

06.06.1990 / 14.01.1992 : Committee on Budgets

05.02.1992 / 10.02.1993 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union

11.02.1993 / 30.03.1993 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union

22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with South Africa

Member:

25.07.1989 / 11.12.1991 : Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group

26.07.1989 / 14.01.1992 : Committee on Budgetary Control

26.07.1989 / 05.06.1990 : Committee on Budgets

12.12.1991 / 20.01.1992 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)

15.01.1992 / 04.02.1992 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union

17.01.1992 / 12.03.1993 : Committee on Energy, Research and Technology

21.01.1992 / 30.03.1993 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)

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

21.07.1999 / 16.03.2000 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy

17.03.2000 / 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

07.02.2002 / 06.03.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee

07.03.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe

20.07.2004 / 13.11.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Budgets

15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

14.10.2004 / 08.06.2005 : Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013

14.11.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Budgets

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Budgets

15.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with India

14.07.2009 / 20.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)

16.07.2009 / ... : Conference of Committee Chairs

21.07.2009 / ... : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with India

17.06.2010 / ... : Special committee on the policy challenges and budgetary resources for a sustainable European Union after 2013

Substitute:

26.07.1989 / 22.11.1990 : Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights

15.01.1992 / 10.02.1993 : Delegation for relations with the Republics of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

15.01.1992 / 10.02.1993 : Delegation for relations with Albania, Bulgaria and Romania

15.01.1992 / 30.03.1993 : Committee on Budgets

11.02.1993 / 30.03.1993 : Delegation for relations with the Republics of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

11.02.1993 / 30.03.1993 : Delegation for relations with Albania, Bulgaria and Romania

12.03.1993 / 30.03.1993 : Committee on Energy, Research and Technology

21.07.1999 / 17.02.2000 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

17.02.2000 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

16.07.2009 / 28.03.2010 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with Canada

08.10.2009 / ... : Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis

29.03.2010 / ... : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Nothing to declare.

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• 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 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

• Graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (1964) and ENA (National School of Administration) (1968).
• Auditor, Commissioner of Audit, then Senior Member of the Court of Auditors (1968-1973, 1976-1977, 1981-1986, 1997-1999).
• Special adviser in the office of the Minister for Cultural Affairs (1973-1974).
• Technical adviser in the offices of the Minister for Finance (1974-1976), the Minister for Infrastructure (1977-1978) and the President of the Republic (1978-1981).
• Economic and social adviser (1985-1986).
• Delegate, 'Perspectives et Réalités' clubs (1985-1989).
• UDF spokesman (1988).
• Vice-President of the UDF (1999-2002).
• National Secretary of the UMP (since July 2003).
• First Deputy Mayor of Anglet (1995-1999).
• Mayor of Anglet (1999-2000).
• Member of the Anglet Municipal Council (since 2000).
• Chairman of the Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz Urban Area Community Council (1995-2001).
• Vice-Chairman of the Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz Urban Area Community Council (since 2001).
• Chairman of the Council of Elected Representatives of the Basque Country. Member of the National Assembly (1986-1993).
• Minister with special responsibility for European Affairs (1993-1995).
• Minister with special responsibility for the budget and government spokesman (1995-1997).
• Member of the European Parliament (1989-1993 and since 1999).
• Chairman of the Committee on Budgetary Control (1992-1993).
• Representative of the European Parliament at the European Convention (2002-2003).
• Vice-President of the European Movement - France (since 1999).
• Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

13E158

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45706

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49706

Email:

alain.lamassoure AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.alainlamassoure.com

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Déclaration des Intérêts financiers des députés: Alain Lamassoure, 14 January 2009, accessed 08 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Alain Lamassoure, accessed 08 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Alain Lamassoure, accessed 29 November 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 08 April 2009.