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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:
Mr Pedro Bacelar de Vasconcelos and Mr Guy Braibant | on behalf of the representatives of the Heads of State and Government |
Mr Gunnar Jannson | on behalf of the representatives of the national parliaments |
Mr Inigo Mendez de Vigo | on behalf of the representatives of the European Parliament |
Mr António Vitorino | representing the President of the Commission |
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
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