Hubert Pirker

Hubert Pirker

Hubert Pirker (born 03 October 1948, Gries) is a former MEP from the Austrian People's Party - Ursula Stenzel List (11.11.1996-19.07.1999, 1999-2004, 01.02.2006-13.07.2009).

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Chair:

21.03.2006 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula

14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula

Member:

11.11.1996 / 19.07.1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)

14.11.1996 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities

14.11.1996 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs

14.11.1996 / 15.01.1997 : Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, South-east Asia and the Republic of Korea

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities

16.01.1997 / 13.10.1997 : Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, South-east Asia and the Republic of Korea

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs

14.10.1997 / 23.02.1999 : Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, South-east Asia and the Republic of Korea

24.02.1999 / 19.07.1999 : Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, South-east Asia and the Republic of Korea

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 Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs

06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, South-east Asia and the Republic of Korea

06.07.2000 / 05.09.2001 : Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system

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

07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea

01.02.2006 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

02.02.2006 / 14.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

02.02.2006 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

02.02.2006 / 14.02.2007 : Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners

02.02.2006 / 20.03.2006 : Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula

21.03.2006 / 13.07.2009 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

Substitute:

14.11.1996 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Social Affairs and Employment

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

16.01.1997 / 23.02.1999 : Delegation for relations with Slovenia

24.02.1999 / 20.07.1999 : Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

08.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

07.03.2002 / 30.04.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee

02.02.2006 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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 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 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.

Election Campaign 2009

Hubert Pirker did not pledge to any of the four issues presented by the Election Campaign.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Mag. phil, PhD, Professor of Education at the Carinthia College of Education.
• Member of the European Parliament (1996-2004 and since 1 February 2006).
• Security spokesman (coordinator), EPP Group (1999-2004).
• Deputy leader, ÖVP Delegation, European Parliament (1996-2004).
• Security spokesman, ÖVP Delegation, European Parliament.
• Chairman of the Initiative against Organised Crime within the framework of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe (2004-2006).
• Member of the Austrian Parliament (1990-1994).
• Regional Chair of the Austrian Employees' Federation (ÖAAB), Carinthia (since 1989).
• Regional Party Chair, ÖVP Carinthia (since 2004).
• ÖVP spokesman on security (1990-1994).
• ÖVP spokesman on EU security (1994-1996).
• Grand Gold Decoration with Ribbon for Services to the Republic of Austria.

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http://www.hubert-pirker.at

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• Election Campaign, Hubert Pirker, accessed 05 June 2009.
• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Hubert Pirker, 15 December 2008, accessed 26 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Hubert Pirker, accessed 26 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Hubert Pirker, accessed 02 December 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 26 April 2009.