Jo Leinen

Jo Leinen, MEP

Jo Leinen (born 06 April 1948, Bisten) is an MEP from Social Democratic Party of Germany since 1999.

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Chair:

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 / ... : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Vice-Chair:

21.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Member:

20.07.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the Party of European Socialists

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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

17.01.2002 / 20.01.2002 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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

20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament

21.07.2004 / 21.07.2004 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

28.07.2004 / 15.01.2007 : Conference of Committee Chairmen

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

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Conference of Committee Chairmen

15.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia

14.07.2009 / ... : Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament

16.07.2009 / ... : Conference of Committee Chairs

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with India

Substitute:

22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Budgets

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

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

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

15.03.2007 / 15.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with India

14.05.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with India

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Foreign Affairs

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Paid Functions or Activities:

• Various Lectures - additional 2000 EUR

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 against 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 in favour of 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 in favour of 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 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 in favour of 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 in favour of 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

Jo Leinen has not pledged to any of the four issues presented by the Election Campaign:

• to provide leadership in lobbying transparency and ethics,
• to provide leadership in reforming financial architecture,
• to promote a full-scale rethink of the EU trade policy,
• to promote corporate accountability.

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Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• First state law examination (1972).
• Graduate of the Collège de l'Europe, Bruges (1973).
• Second state law examination (1976).
• Lawyer in Freiburg/Breisgau (1977-1984).
• European affairs secretary of the SPD youth organisation (1977-1979).
• Member of the SPD's environment commission (1981-1985).
• Member of the Saarland regional executive of the SPD (1985-1999).
• Member of the SPD's European affairs commission (1996-1998).
• Vice-President of the European Environment Agency, Brussels (1979-1984).
• President of the Union of European Federalists (since 1997).
• Vice-President, International European Movement (since 2003).
• Member of Püttlingen (Saarland) council (since 1999).
• Member, Saarland Regional Assembly (1985-1999).
• Chairman, European affairs committee (1994-1999).
• Minister of the Environment, Saarland (1985-1994).
• Vice-Chairman, Committee on Constitutional Affairs (2002-2004).
• Chairman, Committee on Constitutional Affairs (since 2004).
• Member, Committee on the Regions (1995-1999).
• Member, Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (1995-1999).
• Member of cultural, social and sporting organisations.
• Vice-President of Eurosolar e.V.
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
• German Environment Foundation Prize (1985).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

12G201

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45842

Email:

jo.leinen AT europarl.europa.eu

europa-buero AT joleinen.de

Website:

http://www.joleinen.de

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Jo Leinen, 06 January 2009, accessed 22 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Jo Leinen, accessed 22 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Jo Leinen, accessed 30 November 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 22 March 2009.