José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil

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José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, MEP

José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil (born 13 August 1944, Madrid) is an MEP from the Spanish People's Party (PP).

Affiliations

• Vice-Chairman, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
• Vice-Chairman, Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America
• Member, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
• Substitute, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• García-Margallo y Méndez de Vigo - consultation and legal advice

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 against 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 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 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 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 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.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Graduate in law (1965).
• Master of Laws (Harvard, 1972).
• Doctorate in law from the Miguel Hernandez University (Alicante) (2002).
• Tax inspector (1968).
• Director General for Community Development, Ministry of Culture (1977-1979).
• Practising lawyer (since 1990).
• Member of the Congress of Deputies (1977-1979).
• Chairman of the Committee of Petitions of the Spanish Parliament (1979-1982).
• Spokesman on economic and financial affairs (1986-1989; 1989-1993; 1993-1994).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1994).

• Vice-Chairman of the Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs (1994-1999).
• Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (1999-2004).

• Grand Cross of Civil Merit (1982). Order of Constitutional Merit (1983).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

11E253

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45904

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49904

Email:

josemanuel.garcia-margalloymarfil@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

Resources

Professional Activities:

• European Parliament, Declaración relativa a los intereses económicos de los diputados: José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, 12 January 2009, accessed 29 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, accessed 29 April 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 29 April 2009.
• Iñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo, Biografia, accessed 29 April 2009.