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'''Gunnar Hökmark''' is a Swedish MEP. 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]]. His biography from his personal website can be found [http://gunnar.moderat.se/?page=10&use=politik here]
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[[Gunnar Hökmark]] (born 19 September 1952, Ystad) is a Swedish [[MEP]] from the [[Moderate Party]] (''Moderata Samlingspartiet'') since 2004.<ref>European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=28124 MEP Directory: Gunnar Hökmark], accessed 19 November 2010.</ref> 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 [[Middle East Media Research Institute]] (MEMRI).<ref>Gunnar Hökmark, [http://hokmark.eu/ Gunnar Hökmark Website], accessed 22 September 2010.</ref>
  
H&ouml;kmark is a frequent user and promoter of the materials put out by [[MEMRI]].[http://gunnar.moderat.se/?use=artikel&id=34]
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==Affiliations==
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*Chairman, [[Sweden-Israel Friendship Association]]
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*Former Chairman, [[European Friends of Israel]] (2006-2011)<ref>EFI, [http://www.efi-eu.org/content/view/18/58/ Executive Committee EP], accessed 19 November 2010.</ref>
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===Parliamentary Affiliations===
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:'''Chair:'''
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:D-HR Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee
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:'''Member:'''
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:CPDE Conference of Delegation Chairs
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:ECON Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
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:D-BY Delegation for relations with Belarus
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:'''Substitute:'''
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:ITRE Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
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:DSCA Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees
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:DEPA Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
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(Former parliamentary duties: EP Archives, MEP Directory: [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parlArchives/mepArch/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=28124 Gunnar HÖKMARK])
  
 
==European Friends of Israel==
 
==European Friends of Israel==
H&ouml;kmark's [http://gunnar.moderat.se/?use=artikel&id=217 speech] at the launch of EFI states (14 Sept 2006):
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Hökmark's [http://gunnar.moderat.se/?use=artikel&id=217 speech] at the launch of EFI states (14 Sept 2006):
 
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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.
 
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 recognise 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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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.
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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.<ref>Gunnar Hökmark, "[http://hokmark.eu/speech-at-the-launch-of-european-friends-of-israel/ Speech at the launch of European Friends of Israel]", Gunnar Hökmark Website, 14 September 2006, accessed 22 September 2010.</ref>
<br>[http://gunnar.moderat.se/?use=artikel&id=217 Source]
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==Affiliations==
 
*[[European Friends of Israel]]
 
*[[Sweden-Israel Friendship Association]] - Chairman
 
  
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==
:tel Brussels: +32 2 284 5822
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:Address:
:Strasbourg: +33 3 8817 5822
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:Parlement européen
:e-mail: ghokmark@europarl.eu.int
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:Bât. Altiero Spinelli
:pressofficers: Per Heister +46 736 82 80 90 (mobile Sweden)
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:05F365
:+32 496 645 530 (office Brussels)
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:60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
:+32 228 426 97 (mobile Belgium)
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:B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
:Gunnar Larsson +32 497 915 189 (mobile Belgium)
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:Phone:
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:Brussels: +32 2 284 5822
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:Website:
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:http://hokmark.eu/
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:E-mail:
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:gunnar.hokmark@europarl.europa.eu
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:ghokmark@europarl.eu.int
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:Facebook Page:
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:http://www.facebook.com/ghokmark?sid=66a6fe00498bad52df085f5c697ade78&ref=search
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:Youtube Page:
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:http://www.youtube.com/user/gunnarhokmark
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:Twitter Page:
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:http://twitter.com/ghokmark
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==Resources==
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*EFI, [http://www.efi-eu.org/content/view/18/58/ Executive Committee EP], accessed 19 November 2010.
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*European Parliament, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=28124 MEP Directory: Gunnar Hökmark], accessed 19 November 2010.
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*Gunnar Hökmark, [http://hokmark.eu/ Gunnar Hökmark Website], accessed 22 September 2010.
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*Gunnar Hökmark, "[http://hokmark.eu/speech-at-the-launch-of-european-friends-of-israel/ Speech at the launch of European Friends of Israel]", Gunnar Hökmark Website, 14 September 2006, accessed 22 September 2010.
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Latest revision as of 18:52, 16 October 2012

Gunnar Hökmark, MEP

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 Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).[2]


Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Chair:
D-HR Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee
Member:
CPDE Conference of Delegation Chairs
ECON Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
D-BY Delegation for relations with Belarus
Substitute:
ITRE Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
DSCA Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees
DEPA Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly

(Former parliamentary duties: EP Archives, MEP Directory: Gunnar HÖKMARK)

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.

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.

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
Phone:
Brussels: +32 2 284 5822
Website:
http://hokmark.eu/
E-mail:
gunnar.hokmark@europarl.europa.eu
ghokmark@europarl.eu.int
Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/ghokmark?sid=66a6fe00498bad52df085f5c697ade78&ref=search
Youtube Page:
http://www.youtube.com/user/gunnarhokmark
Twitter Page:
http://twitter.com/ghokmark


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Resources

Notes

  1. European Parliament, MEP Directory: Gunnar Hökmark, accessed 19 November 2010.
  2. Gunnar Hökmark, Gunnar Hökmark Website, accessed 22 September 2010.
  3. EFI, Executive Committee EP, accessed 19 November 2010.
  4. Gunnar Hökmark, "Speech at the launch of European Friends of Israel", Gunnar Hökmark Website, 14 September 2006, accessed 22 September 2010.