Esther Herranz García

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Esther Herranz García, MEP

María Esther Herranz García (born 03 July 1969, Logroño) is an MEP form the Spanish People's Party (PP).

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
• Member, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
• Member, Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community
• Substitute, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• Substitute, Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Nothing to declare.

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• 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 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 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.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Degree in geography (University of Saragossa, 1993).
• Specialised in physical geography (1993).
• Master's degree in regional planning and the environment (University of Valencia, 1994).
• Master's degree in waste management (1998).
• Postgraduate degree in environmental management (School of Industrial Organisation).
• Environmental consultant (1997-1999).
• Chairwoman of the Environment Committee of the La Rioja branch of the PP (1996-2000).
• Member of the Executive Committee of the La Rioja branch of the PP (since 1999).
• Chairwoman of the External Activities Committee of the La Rioja branch of the PP (1999).
• Member of the National Executive Committee of the PP (since 2002).
• Adviser within the office of the President of the La Rioja Autonomous Community (1999-2002).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 2002).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

11E154

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45274

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49274

Email:

esther.herranzgarcia@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://estherherranz.blogspot.com

Resources

• European Parliament, Declaración relativa a los intereses económicos de los diputados: Esther Herranz García, 30 March 2009, accessed 29 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Esther Herranz García, accessed 29 April 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 29 April 2009.