Gunnar Hökmark
Gunnar Hökmark (born 19 September 1952, Ystad) is a Swedish MEP from the Moderate Party (Moderata Samlingspartiet) since 2004.[1] He is the Chairman of the Steering Group of European Friends of Israel (EFI) in the European Parliament and President of the Swedish-Israel Friendship Association. Hökmark is a frequent user and promoter of the materials put out by MEMRI.[2]
Contents
Affiliations
- Chairman, European Friends of Israel[3]
- Sweden-Israel Friendship Association - Chairman
Parliamentary Affiliations
- Chair:
- 17.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee
- Vice-Chair:
- 15.02.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
- 25.11.2009 / ... : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
- Member:
- 20.07.2004 / 30.08.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
- 21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
- 31.08.2004 / 14.02.2007 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
- 15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
- 15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
- 31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
- 15.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Afghanistan
- 14.07.2009 / 24.11.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
- 16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
- 16.09.2009 / 16.09.2009 : Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee
- 17.09.2009 / ... : Conference of Delegation Chairs
- 08.10.2009 / ... : Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis
- 17.06.2010 / ... : Special committee on the policy challenges and budgetary resources for a sustainable European Union after 2013
- Substitute:
- 22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
- 15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with Israel
- 14.10.2004 / 08.06.2005 : Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013
- 15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
- 31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
- 14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Israel
- 23.05.2007 / 04.02.2009 : Temporary Committee on Climate Change
- 16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
- 16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees
- 16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
European Friends of Israel
Hökmark's speech at the launch of EFI states (14 Sept 2006):
Tonight, when we together are launching European Friends of Israel we have made history and we shall change the political agenda of the European Union.
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I believe EFI can help us change the debate in our parliaments, by both identifying and indeed helping many more colleagues who think like we do. Wherever in Europe we may have been elected, we all recognize the strength of the bonds that our continent shares with Israel. Many Israelis have their roots here. Israel is our natural ally in democratic freedom and human rights in the Middle East. It is a strong trading partner. The historical, cultural, economic and political bonds between us are profound.
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Let it be said here tonight, once and for all, the oppressed people of the Middle East are not oppressed by anyone else than by their own oppressors. Not by Israel, not by US, not by European Union. When we are defending the democracy of Israel we are at the same time standing up for the freedom of all people in the Middle East, wherever they live. Our support to Israel it not at the cost of anyone but to the benefit of everyone, may he or she be Arab, Palestinian, Iranian or Lebanese. It is their right to democracy as well as the Israelis we are defending, against their own dictatorships.[4]
Contact
- Address:
- Parlement européen
- Bât. Altiero Spinelli
- 05F365
- 60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
- B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
- Website:
- http://hokmark.eu/
- E-mail:
- gunnar.hokmark@europarl.europa.eu
- ghokmark@europarl.eu.int
- Youtube Page:
- http://www.youtube.com/user/gunnarhokmark
- Twitter Page:
- http://twitter.com/ghokmark
- Phone:
- Brussels: +32 2 284 5822
- Strasbourg: +33 3 8817 5822
- press officers: Per Heister +46 736 82 80 90 (mobile Sweden)
- +32 496 645 530 (office Brussels)
- +32 228 426 97 (mobile Belgium)
- Gunnar Larsson +32 497 915 189 (mobile Belgium)
Resources
- EFI, Executive Committee EP, accessed 19 November 2010.
- European Parliament, MEP Directory: Gunnar Hökmark, accessed 19 November 2010.
- Gunnar Hökmark, Gunnar Hökmark Website, accessed 22 September 2010.
- Gunnar Hökmark, "Speech at the launch of European Friends of Israel", Gunnar Hökmark Website, 14 September 2006, accessed 22 September 2010.
Notes
- ↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Gunnar Hökmark, accessed 19 November 2010.
- ↑ Gunnar Hökmark, Gunnar Hökmark Website, accessed 22 September 2010.
- ↑ EFI, Executive Committee EP, accessed 19 November 2010.
- ↑ Gunnar Hökmark, "Speech at the launch of European Friends of Israel", Gunnar Hökmark Website, 14 September 2006, accessed 22 September 2010.
