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MEP profile Othmar KARAS Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Member of the Bureau    Austria    20.07.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Österreichische Volkspartei    Austria    20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Österreichische Volkspartei - Liste Ursula Stenzel    Austria    14.07.2009 ... : Österreichische Volkspartei   Born on 24 December 1957, Ybbs   Vice-President 18.01.2012 / ... : European Parliament Vice-Chair 14.11.2004 / 14.02.2007 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 15.02.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 14.07.2009 / 24.11.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 25.11.2009 / 02.02.2012 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Treasurer 30.09.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 20.07.2004 / 13.11.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats Member 20.07.1999 / 29.09.1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee 17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 07.02.2002 / 30.04.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee 21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with Japan 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 Economic and Monetary Affairs 31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 12.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Legal Affairs 14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Japan 16.07.2009 / 18.01.2012 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with Canada 08.10.2009 / 31.07.2011 : Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis 06.04.2011 / 14.12.2011 : Committee on Foreign Affairs 15.12.2011 / 18.01.2012 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence 18.01.2012 / ... : Parliament's Bureau 19.01.2012 / ... : Subcommittee on Security and Defence 19.01.2012 / ... : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 03.02.2012 / ... : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Substitute 21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport 17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market 22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 16.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China 25.04.2005 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Legal Affairs 19.01.2006 / 19.06.2007 : Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society 15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Legal Affairs 31.01.2007 / 11.03.2007 : Committee on Legal Affairs 31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China 16.07.2009 / 18.01.2012 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with Japan 16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly 17.06.2010 / 30.06.2011 : Special committee on the policy challenges and budgetary resources for a sustainable European Union after 2013 15.12.2011 / 18.01.2012 : Committee on Foreign Affairs 19.01.2012 / ... : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 19.01.2012 / ... : Committee on Foreign Affairs Parliamentary activities in plenary – 6th parliamentary term Questions [See] Motions for resolutions [See] Reports [See] Opinions [See] Speeches in plenary [See] Written declarations [See] Attendance list [See] Parliamentary activities in plenary – 5th parliamentary term Questions [See] Motions for resolutions [See] Reports [See] Speeches in plenary [See] Written declarations [See]