Ari Vatanen

Ari Vatanen

Ari Vatanen (born 27 April 1952, Tuupovaara) is a former MEP, who was elected from the Finnish Kansallinen Kokoomus (1999-2004) and the French Union for a Popular Movement (2004-2009).

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Member:

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 Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism

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

11.11.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism

07.02.2002 / 30.04.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee

07.03.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia

20.11.2003 / 21.04.2004 : Temporary committee on improving safety at sea

20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

Substitute:

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Transport and Tourism

23.07.2004 / 31.08.2004 : Committee on Development

15.09.2004 / 15.09.2004 : Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the United States

15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

28.10.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Transport and Tourism

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Transport and Tourism

14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the United States

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Nothing to declare.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Motor technician (Mikkeli Technical College, 1974).
• World Rally Champion (1981).
• Desert Rally Champion (1997).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
• Officier de l'ordre national du Mérite (France).

Contact

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Website:

http://www.arivatanen.com

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Ilmoitus jäsenten taloudellisista eduista: Ari Vatanen, 13 November 2008, accessed 07 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Ari Vatanen, accessed 07 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Ari Vatanen, accessed 05 December 2010.