David Martin (politician)

David Martin, MEP

David Martin (born 26 August 1954, Edinburgh) is an MEP for Scotland from the Labour Party.

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on International Trade
• Member, Subcommittee on Human Rights
• Member, Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula
• Member, Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
• Substitute, Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Former Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Petitions
• Member, Committee on International Trade
• Member, Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
• Member, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
• Substitute, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• Substitute, Temporary Committee on Climate Change
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council

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 in favour of 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 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 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 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 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 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.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• BA (Economics) (1984).
• MA (European Law) (1996).
• Stockbroker's assistant (1970-1974).
• Animal welfare campaigner (1974-1978).
• Councillor, Lothian Regional Council (1982-1984).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1984).
• Vice-Chairman, Socialist Group (1987-1988). Vice-President of the European Parliament (1989-2004).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

13G354

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45539

Fax:

+32 (0)2 28 49539

Email:

david.martin AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.martinmep.com

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: David Martin, 09 January 2009, accessed 07 February 2009.
• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: David Martin, 30 June 2009, accessed 03 November 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: David Martin, accessed 07 February 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 07 February 2009.