Press release
British and Irish Members appointments to EP Committees
Institutions - 16-07-2009 - 13:12
Plenary sessions
Plenary sessions
A list of British and Irish MEPs appointments to the 20 EP Committee and 2 sub-Committees. Sharon BOWLES (ALDE, UK), Malcolm HARBOUR (ECR, UK) and Brian SIMPSON (S&D, UK) have been appointed chairs of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee and the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee and Transport and Tourism Committee respectively.
List of British MEPs appointments to EP committees (provisional, see links below):
Committee on -Foreign Affairs
Richard HOWITT (S&D)
Graham WATSON (ALDE)
Robert ATKINS (ECR)
Charles TANNOCK (ECR)
Geoffrey VAN ORDEN (ECR)
Substitutes:
David CAMPBELL BANNERMAN (EFD)
Andrew DUFF (ALDE)
Sarah LUDFORD (ALDE)
Nikki SINCLAIRE (EFD)
Sub-Committee on Human Rights
Richard HOWITT (S&D)
David MARTIN (S&D)
Nirj DEVA (ECR)
Charles TANNOCK (ECR)
Nikki SINCLAIRE (EFD)
Substitute:
Sarah LUDFORD (ALDE)
Sub-Committee on Security and Defence
Richard HOWITT (S&D)
Geoffrey VAN ORDEN (ECR)
David CAMPBELL BANNERMAN (EFD)
Substitute:
Andrew DUFF (ALDE)
Committee on Development
Michael CASHMAN (S&D)
Bill NEWTON DUNN (ALDE)
Nirj DEVA (ECR, UK)
Substitutes:
Fiona HALL (ALDE)
Linda McAVAN (S&D)
Committee on International Trade
Robert STURDY (EC) - Second Vice-chair
Caroline LUCAS (Greens/EFA)
David MARTIN (S&D)
William DARTMOUTH (EFD)
Substitutes:
Catherine BEARDER (ALDE)
Committee on Budgets
James ELLES (ECR)
Substitutes:
Marta ANDREASEN (EFD)
Derek VAUGHAN (S&D)
Committee on Budgetary Control
Marta ANDREASEN (EFD)
Substitutes:
Chris DAVIES (ALDE)
Derek VAUGHAN (S&D)
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Sharon BOWLES, Chairperson (ALDE)
Arlene McCARTHY (S&D) - Second Vice-chair
Peter SKINNER (S&D)
Vicky FORD (ECR)
Godfrey BLOOM (EFD)
Kay SWINBURNE (ECR)
Substitute:
Cahterine STIHLER (S&D)
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Elizabeth LYNNE (ALDE) - First Vice-chair
Stephen HUGHES (S&D)
Jean LAMBERT (Greens/EFA)
Philip BRADBOURN (ECR)
Derek Roland CLARK (EFD)
Substitute:
Claude MORAES (S&D)
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Linda MCAVAN (S&D)
Glenis WILLMOTT (S&D)
Chris DAVIES (ALDE)
Jill EVANS (Greens/EFA)
Martin CALLANAN (ECR)
Nick GRIFFIN (NI)
Paul NUTTALL (EFD)
Julie GIRLING (ECR)
Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS (ECR)
Bairbre DE BRÚN (GUE/NGL)
Substitutes:
Godfrey BLOOM (EFD)
Bill NEWTON-DUNN (ALDE)
Caroline LUCAS (GREENS/EFA)
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Derek VAUGHAN (S&D)
Fiona HALL (ALDE)
Giles CHICHESTER (ECR)
Sajjad KARIM (ECR)
Substitutes:
Nick GRIFFIN (NI)
Peter SKINNER (S&D)
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Malcolm HARBOUR, Chairperson (ECR)
Catherine STIHLER (S&D)
Trevor COLMAN (EFD)
Substitutes:
Ian HUDGHTON (GREENS/EFA)
George LYON (ALDE)
Arlene McCARTHY (S&D)
Committee on Transport and Tourism
Brian SIMPSON (S&D) - Chair
Jacqueline FOSTER (ECR)
Mike NATRASS (EFD)
Committee on Regional Development
Catherine BEARDER (ALDE
Ian HUDGHTON (GREENS/EFA)
John BUFTON (EFD)
Roger HELMER (ECR)
Substitutes:
Bairbre DE BRÚN (GUE/NGL)
Mary HONEYBALL (S&D)
Elizabeth LYNNE (ALDE)
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
George Lyon (ALDE)
Alyn SMITH (GREENS/EFA)
Richard ASHWORTH (ECR)
James NICHOLSON (ECR)
John Stuart AGNEW (EFD)
Diane DODDS (NI)
Substitutes:
Brian Simpson (S&D)
John BUFTON (EFD)
Jill EVANS (GREENS/EFA)
Committee on Fisheries
Ian HUDGHTON (GREENS/EFA)
Struan STEVENSON (ECR)
Nigel FARAGE (EFD)
Substitutes:
Chris DAVIES (ALDE)
Diana DODDS (NI)
Graham WATSON (ALDE)
Committee on Culture and Education
Mary HONEYBALL (S&D)
Emma McCLARKIN (ECR)
Substitutes:
Stephen HUGHES (S&D)
Paul NUTTALL (EFD)
Alyn SMITH (GREENS/EFA)
Committee on Legal Affairs
Diane WALLIS (ALDE)
Daniel HANNAN (ECR)
Substitutes:
Gerard BATTEN (EFD)
Richard HOWITT (S&D)
Sharon BOWLES (S&D)
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Sarah LUDFORD (ALDE)
Claude MORAES (S&D)
Timothy KIRKHOPE (ECR)
Edward MCMILLAN-SCOTT (ECR)
Gerard BATTEN (EFD)
Substitutes:
Andrew BRONS (NI)
Michael CASHMAN (S&D)
Jean LAMBERT (GREENS/EFA)
Nikki SINCLAIRE (EFD)
Glenis WILLMOTT (S&D)
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Andrew DUFF (ALDE)
Ashley FOX (ECR)
Syed KAMALL (ECR)
Andrew BRONS (NI)
Substitutes:
Trevor COLMAN (EFD)
David MARTIN (S&D)
Alyn SMITH (GREENS/EFA)
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Timothy KIRKHOPE (ECR)
Mary HONEYBALL (S&D)
Caroline LUCAS (Greens/EFA)
Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS (ECR)
Nikki SINCLAIRE (EFD)
Committee on Petitions
Michael CASHMAN (S&D)
Diana WALLIS (ALDE)
Roger HELMER (ECR)
Timothy KIRKHOPE (ECR)
Bairbre DE BRUN (GUE/NGL)
Committee on -Foreign Affairs
Richard HOWITT (S&D)
Graham WATSON (ALDE)
Robert ATKINS (ECR)
Charles TANNOCK (ECR)
Geoffrey VAN ORDEN (ECR)
Substitutes:
David CAMPBELL BANNERMAN (EFD)
Andrew DUFF (ALDE)
Sarah LUDFORD (ALDE)
Nikki SINCLAIRE (EFD)
Sub-Committee on Human Rights
Richard HOWITT (S&D)
David MARTIN (S&D)
Nirj DEVA (ECR)
Charles TANNOCK (ECR)
Nikki SINCLAIRE (EFD)
Substitute:
Sarah LUDFORD (ALDE)
Sub-Committee on Security and Defence
Richard HOWITT (S&D)
Geoffrey VAN ORDEN (ECR)
David CAMPBELL BANNERMAN (EFD)
Substitute:
Andrew DUFF (ALDE)
Committee on Development
Michael CASHMAN (S&D)
Bill NEWTON DUNN (ALDE)
Nirj DEVA (ECR, UK)
Substitutes:
Fiona HALL (ALDE)
Linda McAVAN (S&D)
Committee on International Trade
Robert STURDY (EC) - Second Vice-chair
Caroline LUCAS (Greens/EFA)
David MARTIN (S&D)
William DARTMOUTH (EFD)
Substitutes:
Catherine BEARDER (ALDE)
Committee on Budgets
James ELLES (ECR)
Substitutes:
Marta ANDREASEN (EFD)
Derek VAUGHAN (S&D)
Committee on Budgetary Control
Marta ANDREASEN (EFD)
Substitutes:
Chris DAVIES (ALDE)
Derek VAUGHAN (S&D)
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Sharon BOWLES, Chairperson (ALDE)
Arlene McCARTHY (S&D) - Second Vice-chair
Peter SKINNER (S&D)
Vicky FORD (ECR)
Godfrey BLOOM (EFD)
Kay SWINBURNE (ECR)
Substitute:
Cahterine STIHLER (S&D)
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Elizabeth LYNNE (ALDE) - First Vice-chair
Stephen HUGHES (S&D)
Jean LAMBERT (Greens/EFA)
Philip BRADBOURN (ECR)
Derek Roland CLARK (EFD)
Substitute:
Claude MORAES (S&D)
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Linda MCAVAN (S&D)
Glenis WILLMOTT (S&D)
Chris DAVIES (ALDE)
Jill EVANS (Greens/EFA)
Martin CALLANAN (ECR)
Nick GRIFFIN (NI)
Paul NUTTALL (EFD)
Julie GIRLING (ECR)
Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS (ECR)
Bairbre DE BRÚN (GUE/NGL)
Substitutes:
Godfrey BLOOM (EFD)
Bill NEWTON-DUNN (ALDE)
Caroline LUCAS (GREENS/EFA)
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Derek VAUGHAN (S&D)
Fiona HALL (ALDE)
Giles CHICHESTER (ECR)
Sajjad KARIM (ECR)
Substitutes:
Nick GRIFFIN (NI)
Peter SKINNER (S&D)
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Malcolm HARBOUR, Chairperson (ECR)
Catherine STIHLER (S&D)
Trevor COLMAN (EFD)
Substitutes:
Ian HUDGHTON (GREENS/EFA)
George LYON (ALDE)
Arlene McCARTHY (S&D)
Committee on Transport and Tourism
Brian SIMPSON (S&D) - Chair
Jacqueline FOSTER (ECR)
Mike NATRASS (EFD)
Committee on Regional Development
Catherine BEARDER (ALDE
Ian HUDGHTON (GREENS/EFA)
John BUFTON (EFD)
Roger HELMER (ECR)
Substitutes:
Bairbre DE BRÚN (GUE/NGL)
Mary HONEYBALL (S&D)
Elizabeth LYNNE (ALDE)
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
George Lyon (ALDE)
Alyn SMITH (GREENS/EFA)
Richard ASHWORTH (ECR)
James NICHOLSON (ECR)
John Stuart AGNEW (EFD)
Diane DODDS (NI)
Substitutes:
Brian Simpson (S&D)
John BUFTON (EFD)
Jill EVANS (GREENS/EFA)
Committee on Fisheries
Ian HUDGHTON (GREENS/EFA)
Struan STEVENSON (ECR)
Nigel FARAGE (EFD)
Substitutes:
Chris DAVIES (ALDE)
Diana DODDS (NI)
Graham WATSON (ALDE)
Committee on Culture and Education
Mary HONEYBALL (S&D)
Emma McCLARKIN (ECR)
Substitutes:
Stephen HUGHES (S&D)
Paul NUTTALL (EFD)
Alyn SMITH (GREENS/EFA)
Committee on Legal Affairs
Diane WALLIS (ALDE)
Daniel HANNAN (ECR)
Substitutes:
Gerard BATTEN (EFD)
Richard HOWITT (S&D)
Sharon BOWLES (S&D)
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Sarah LUDFORD (ALDE)
Claude MORAES (S&D)
Timothy KIRKHOPE (ECR)
Edward MCMILLAN-SCOTT (ECR)
Gerard BATTEN (EFD)
Substitutes:
Andrew BRONS (NI)
Michael CASHMAN (S&D)
Jean LAMBERT (GREENS/EFA)
Nikki SINCLAIRE (EFD)
Glenis WILLMOTT (S&D)
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Andrew DUFF (ALDE)
Ashley FOX (ECR)
Syed KAMALL (ECR)
Andrew BRONS (NI)
Substitutes:
Trevor COLMAN (EFD)
David MARTIN (S&D)
Alyn SMITH (GREENS/EFA)
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Timothy KIRKHOPE (ECR)
Mary HONEYBALL (S&D)
Caroline LUCAS (Greens/EFA)
Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS (ECR)
Nikki SINCLAIRE (EFD)
Committee on Petitions
Michael CASHMAN (S&D)
Diana WALLIS (ALDE)
Roger HELMER (ECR)
Timothy KIRKHOPE (ECR)
Bairbre DE BRUN (GUE/NGL)
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Irish MEPs appointed to European Parliament committees
Committee on Development
Gay MITCHELL (EPP - Fine Gael)
Proinsias DE ROSSA (S&D, Labour) (substitute)
Committee on International Trade
Joe HIGGINS (GUE/NGL - Socialist Party)
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Proinsias De ROSSA (S&D - Labour)
Marian HARKIN (ALDE - Independent)
Joe HIGGINS (GUE/NGL - Socialist Party) (substitute)
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Gay MITCHELL (EPP - Fine Gael) (substitute)
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Nessa CHILDERS (S&D)
Mairead McGUINNESS (EPP - Fine Gael) (substitute)
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Brian CROWLEY (ALDE - Fianna Fáil)
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Alan KELLY (S&D - Labour)
Committee on Transport and Tourism
Jim HIGGINS (EPP - Fine Gael)
Committee on Regional Development
Sean KELLY (EPP - Fine Gael)
Pat the Cope GALLAGHER (ALDE - Fianna Fáil) substitute
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Mairead McGUINNESS (EPP - Fine Gael)
Liam AYLWARD (ALDE - Fianna Fáil)
Marian HARKIN (ALDE - Independent) (substitute)
Alan KELLY (S&D - Labour) (substitute)
Committee on Fisheries
Pat the Cope GALLAGHER (ALDE - Fianna Fáil)
Jim Higgins (EPP - Fine Gael) (substitute)
Committee on Petitions
Mairead McGUINNESS (EPP - Fine Gael)
Marian HARKIN (ALDE - Independent) (substitute)
Jim HIGGINS (EPP - Fine Gael) (substitute)
Joe HIGGINS (GUE/NGL - Socialist Party) (substitute)
Culture & Education
Liam AYLWARD (ALDE - Fianna Fáil) (substitute)
Nessa CHILDERS (S&D - Labour) (substitute)
Sean KELLY (EPP-Fine Gael) (substitute)
Legal Affairs
Brian CROWLEY (ALDE, Fianna Fáil) (substitute)
Gay MITCHELL (EPP - Fine Gael)
Proinsias DE ROSSA (S&D, Labour) (substitute)
Committee on International Trade
Joe HIGGINS (GUE/NGL - Socialist Party)
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Proinsias De ROSSA (S&D - Labour)
Marian HARKIN (ALDE - Independent)
Joe HIGGINS (GUE/NGL - Socialist Party) (substitute)
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Gay MITCHELL (EPP - Fine Gael) (substitute)
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Nessa CHILDERS (S&D)
Mairead McGUINNESS (EPP - Fine Gael) (substitute)
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Brian CROWLEY (ALDE - Fianna Fáil)
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Alan KELLY (S&D - Labour)
Committee on Transport and Tourism
Jim HIGGINS (EPP - Fine Gael)
Committee on Regional Development
Sean KELLY (EPP - Fine Gael)
Pat the Cope GALLAGHER (ALDE - Fianna Fáil) substitute
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Mairead McGUINNESS (EPP - Fine Gael)
Liam AYLWARD (ALDE - Fianna Fáil)
Marian HARKIN (ALDE - Independent) (substitute)
Alan KELLY (S&D - Labour) (substitute)
Committee on Fisheries
Pat the Cope GALLAGHER (ALDE - Fianna Fáil)
Jim Higgins (EPP - Fine Gael) (substitute)
Committee on Petitions
Mairead McGUINNESS (EPP - Fine Gael)
Marian HARKIN (ALDE - Independent) (substitute)
Jim HIGGINS (EPP - Fine Gael) (substitute)
Joe HIGGINS (GUE/NGL - Socialist Party) (substitute)
Culture & Education
Liam AYLWARD (ALDE - Fianna Fáil) (substitute)
Nessa CHILDERS (S&D - Labour) (substitute)
Sean KELLY (EPP-Fine Gael) (substitute)
Legal Affairs
Brian CROWLEY (ALDE, Fianna Fáil) (substitute)
REF.: 20090715IPR58345