Jim Higgins

Jim Higgins, MEP

Jim Higgins (born 04 May 1945, Ballyhaunis) is an Irish MEP from Fine Gael.

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Regional Development
• Member, Delegation for relations with Canada
• Substitute, Committee on Transport and Tourism
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with Japan

Record of Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Nothing to declare.

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• Abstained from voting on the Data Retention Directive.
• Voted in favour of the Lisbon Treaty.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• BA. Higher Diploma in Education. Post-primary teacher (1966-1984).
• Chairman of Fine Gael Parliamentary Party (1994); former member of party's national executive.
• Vice-Chairman of Mayo County Council (1980-1981).
• In the Irish Parliament: Opposition Chief Whip (1988); spokesman on education (1991); spokesman on justice, equality and law reform (1997); spokesman on public enterprise and tourism (2000).
• Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1995).
• Minister of State at the Department of Defence and Government Chief Whip (1995-1997).
• Member of the Council of Europe (2002- 2004).
• In Junior Chamber Ireland: debating champion (1977, 1978); captain of debating team that won the International Tripartite Championship.

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

08F353

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45843

Email:

jim.higgins@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.jimhiggins.ie

Resources

• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Jim Higgins, 04 December 2008, accessed 02 February 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Jim Higgins, accessed 02 February 2009.