Ari Vatanen

Ari Vatanen (born 27 April 1952, Tuupovaara) is a former MEP, who was elected from the Finnish Kansallinen Kokoomus (1999-2004) and the French Union for a Popular Movement (2004-2009).European Parliament, MEP Directory: Ari Vatanen, accessed 05 December 2010.
==Affiliations==
===Parliamentary Affiliations===
:Member:
:	20.07.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
:	21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism
:	06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	11.11.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia
:	17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism
:	07.02.2002 / 30.04.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	07.03.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia
:	20.11.2003 / 21.04.2004 : Temporary committee on improving safety at sea
:	20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
:	21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
:Substitute:
:	21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
:	17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
:	22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Transport and Tourism
:	23.07.2004 / 31.08.2004 : Committee on Development
:	15.09.2004 / 15.09.2004 : Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
:	15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the United States
:	15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
:	28.10.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Transport and Tourism
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Transport and Tourism
:	14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the United StatesEuropean Parliament, MEP Directory: Ari Vatanen, accessed 05 December 2010.
==Record and Controversies==
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
*Nothing to declare.European Parliament, Ilmoitus jäsenten taloudellisista eduista: Ari Vatanen, 13 November 2008, accessed 07 April 2009.
===Record of Parliamentary Votes===
==Personal Information==
===Curriculum Vitae===
*Motor technician (Mikkeli Technical College, 1974).
*World Rally Champion (1981). 
*Desert Rally Champion (1997).
*Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
*Officier de l'ordre national du Mérite (France).
===Contact===	
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:http://www.arivatanen.com
==Resources==
*European Parliament, Ilmoitus jäsenten taloudellisista eduista: Ari Vatanen, 13 November 2008, accessed 07 April 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Ari Vatanen, accessed 07 April 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Ari Vatanen, accessed 05 December 2010.
==Notes==
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