The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

ANNEX: THE CONVENTION RESPONSIBLE FOR DRAFTING THE CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

The Convention set up by the Cologne European Council to draw up the draft Charter of Fundamental Rights was made up of:

• 15 representatives of the Heads of State and Government
• 30 representatives of the national parliaments
• 16 representatives of the European Parliament
• 1 representative of the Commission

The Convention was chaired by Mr Roman Herzog, former President of the Federal Republic of Germany and of the German Constitutional Court.

The Convention Bureau was made up of:

Members of the Convention:

1. Delegation of the European Parliament

MÉNDEZ DE VIGO, Iñigo (E) PPE-DE, Chairman of the Delegation

BERÈS, Pervenche (F) PSE, Deputy Chairman of the Delegation

KAUFMANN, Sylvia-Yvonne (D) GUE/NGL, Deputy Chairman of the Delegation

Full members

BERTHU, Georges (F) UEN

BONDE, Jens-Peter (DK) EDD

CEDERSCHIÖLD, Charlotte (S) PPE-DE

CORNILLET, Thierry (F) PPE-DE

DUFF, Andrew Nicholas (UK) ELDR

FRIEDRICH, Ingo (D) PPE-DE

KIRKHOPE, Timothy (UK) PPE-DE

LEINEN, Jo (D) PSE

MAIJ-WEGGEN, Hanja (NL) PPE-DE

MARTIN, David W. (GB) PSE

MARTIN Hans-Peter (A) PSE

PACIOTTI, Elena Ornella (I) PSE

VOGGENHUBER, Johannes (A) Verts/ALE

Alternate members

ALMEIDA GARRETT, Teresa (P) PPE-DE

BURG van den, Ieke (NL) PSE

BOUMEDIENNE-THIERY, Alima (NL) Verts/ALE

BUTTIGLIONE, Rocco (I) PPE-DE

DAM van, Rijk (NL) EDD

DEHOUSSE, Jean-Maurice (B) PSE

FRAHM, Pernille (DK) GUE/NGL

HATZIDAKIS, Konstantinos (GR) PPE-DE

HERMANGE, Marie-Thérèse (F) PPE

IIVARI, Ulpu (FIN) PSE

LALUMIERE, Catherine (F) PSE

MOMBAUR, Peter Michael (D) PPE-DE

NOBILIA, Mauro (I) UEN

RACK, Reinhard (A) PPE-DE

WATSON, Graham R. (UK) ELDR

WHITEHEAD, Phillip (UK) PSE

2. Representatives of the national parliaments

Full members

APOSTOLIDIS, Loukas (GR)

AZEVEDO, Maria Eduarda (P)

BARROS MOURA, José (P)

BEISSEL, Simone (L)

BENAKI-PSAROUDA, Anna (GR)

BOWNESS, Lord (UK)

BRAX, Tuija (FIN)

CISNEROS, Gabriel (E)

DE GUCHT, Karel (B)

DURKAN, Bernard (IRL)

EINEM, Caspar (A)

FAYOT, Ben (L)

GNAUCK, Jürgen (D)

GRIFFITHS, Wyn (UK)

HAENEL, Hubert (F)

HIRSCH BALLIN, Ernst (NL)

JANSSON, Gunnar (FIN)

JENSEN, Claus Larsen (DK)

LALLEMAND, Roger (B)

LONCLE, François (F)

MAGNUSSON, Göran (S)

MANZELLA, Andrea (I)

MELOGRANI, Piero (I)

MEYER, Jürgen (D)

O'MALLEY, Desmond (IRL)

OFNER, Harald (A)

PATIJN, Michiel (NL)

SOLÉ TURA, Jordi (E)

TOBISSON, Lars F. (S)

TØRNAES, Ulla (DK)

Alternate members

ALTMAIER, Peter (D)

AMELINE, Nicole (F)

BOSELLO, Furio (I)

BRAUNEDER, Willi (A)

CHIDGEY, David (UK)

CHRISTMAS-MØLLER, Pia (DK)

DE CASTRO MASAVEU, Alicia (E)

DIEULANGARD, Marie-Madeleine (F)

ERDMAN, Fred (B)

HANSEN, Knud Erik (DK)

HOLOUBEK, Michael (A)

HOWELLS OF ST. DAVIDS, Baroness (UK)

JURGENS, Erik (NL)

KVIST, Kenneth (S)

LEPPÂNEN, Johannes (FIN)

MOONEY, Paschal (IRL)

MORAEL, Jacky (B)

van OVEN, Gerritjan (NL)

PRUSTI, Riitaa (FIN)

SVENSSON, Ingvar (S)

TAYLOR QUINN, Madeleine (IRL)

VALETTO BITELLI, Maria Pia (I)

WEBER, Wolf (D)

3. Personal representatives of the Governments of the Member States

Full members

HERZOG, Roman (D), President of the Convention

BACELAR DE VASCONCELLOS, Pedro (P)

BRAIBANT, Guy (F)

DEHAENE, Jean-Luc (B)

GOLDSMITH QC, Lord (UK)

KORTHALS ALTES, Frits (NL)

MEYERS, Paul-Henri (L)

NEISSER, Heinrich (A)

NIKULA, Paavo (FIN)

O'KENNEDY, Michael (IRL)

OLSEN, Erling (DK)

PAPADIMITRIOU, George (GR)

RODOTÀ, Stefano (I)

RODRIGUEZ-BEREIJO, Alvaro (E)

TARSCHYS, Daniel (S)

Alternate members

BOT, Bernard (NL)

DERYCKE, Erik (B)

DE SERPA SOARES, Miguel (P)

DOSSI, Harald (A)

DUTHEIL de la ROCHÈRE, Jacqueline (F)

EATON, Martin (UK)

HAYES, Mahon (IRL)

LEHMANN, Tyge (DK)

MAGNUSON, Lars (S)

ROTKIRCH, Holger (FIN)

SANZ GANDASEGUI, Francisco (E)

4. Representative of the Commission

Full members

VITORINO, Antonio(Commissaire)

Alternate members

O'SULLIVAN, David (Secretary-General)

Observers

1. Court of Justice of the European Communities

ALBER, Siegbert (Advocate General)

SKOURIS, Vassilios (Judge)

2. The Committee of the Regions

BORE, Albert

du GRANRUT, Claude

3. The Economic and Social Committee

SIGMUND, Anne-Marie

BRIESCH, Roger

HORNUNG-DRAUS, Renate

4. The Ombudsman

SÖDERMANN, Jacob

5. Council of Europe

Full members

FISCHBACH, Marc (Judge)

KRÜGER, Hans Christian (Deputy Secretary General)

Alternate members

BARTLING, Alexander

CALLEWAERT, Johan