James Nicholson

James Nicholson (born 29 January 1945, Armagh, Northern Ireland) is a British MEP (1989- ) for Northern Ireland.European Parliament, MEP Directory: James Nicholson, accessed 02 December 2010. Originally from Ulster Unionist Party, Nicholson has been elected to the EP in 2009 elections from the bipartisan electoral alliance between the Ulster Unionist Party and the Conservative Party called Ulster Conservatives and Unionists - New Force (UCUNF).
==Affiliations==
===Parliamentary Affiliations===
:Chair:
:	30.01.1997 / 13.10.1997 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
:	14.10.1997 / 23.02.1999 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
:	24.02.1999 / 19.07.1999 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
:	22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
:	07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with the United States
:Vice-Chair:
:	13.05.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Group of Independents for a Europe of Nations
:	17.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
:Quaestor:
:	21.07.2004 / 15.01.2007 : European Parliament
:	21.07.2004 / 15.01.2007 : Parliament's Bureau
:	16.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : European Parliament
:	16.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Parliament's Bureau
:Member:
:	25.07.1989 / 18.07.1994 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
:	26.07.1989 / 14.01.1992 : Committee on Regional Policy and Regional Planning
:	15.01.1992 / 10.02.1993 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
:	15.01.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Committee on Regional Policy, Regional Planning and Relations with Regional and Local Authorities
:	28.01.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Subcommittee on Fisheries
:	11.02.1993 / 31.01.1994 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
:	01.02.1994 / 18.07.1994 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
:	19.07.1994 / 27.07.1994 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
:	21.07.1994 / 29.09.1994 : Committee on Budgets
:	28.07.1994 / 12.01.1997 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
:	29.09.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Transport and Tourism
:	17.11.1994 / 11.07.1995 : Delegation for relations with Russia
:	12.07.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Delegation for relations with Russia
:	13.01.1997 / 12.05.1997 : Group of Independents for a Europe of Nations
:	16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
:	16.01.1997 / 30.01.1997 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
:	14.05.1998 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Regional Policy
:	20.07.1999 / 11.10.1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
:	22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen
:	13.09.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Fisheries
:	12.10.1999 / 07.03.2002 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
:	17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism
:	07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen
:	08.03.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
:	20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
:	21.07.2004 / 15.01.2007 : Quaestors
:	21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Regional Development
:	15.09.2004 / 12.10.2004 : Delegation for relations with South Africa
:	13.10.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
:	24.10.2005 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Regional Development
:	16.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Quaestors
:	31.01.2007 / 17.02.2008 : Committee on Fisheries
:	12.02.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Regional Development
:	14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
:	15.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia
:	18.02.2008 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
:	14.07.2009 / ... : European Conservatives and Reformists
:	16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
:	16.09.2009 / 16.09.2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
:Substitute:
:	26.07.1989 / 14.01.1992 : Committee on Agriculture, Fischeries and Rural Development
:	15.01.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development
:	05.02.1992 / 10.02.1993 : Delegation for relations with Israel
:	11.02.1993 / 31.01.1994 : Delegation for relations with Israel
:	01.02.1994 / 18.07.1994 : Delegation for relations with Israel
:	21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Fisheries
:	21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
:	16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Fisheries
:	16.01.1997 / 13.05.1998 : Committee on Regional Policy
:	16.01.1997 / 20.02.1997 : Temporary committee of inquiry into BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)
:	24.04.1997 / 19.11.1997 : Temporary committee instructed to monitor the action taken on the recommendations made concerning BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)
:	21.07.1999 / 08.09.1999 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy
:	21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
:	02.02.2000 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism
:	17.01.2002 / 17.12.2002 : Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease
:	17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
:	17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Fisheries
:	20.11.2003 / 21.04.2004 : Temporary committee on improving safety at sea
:	22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Fisheries
:	22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
:	15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the United States
:	16.09.2004 / 23.10.2005 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
:	21.10.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Fisheries
:	31.01.2007 / 17.02.2008 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
:	31.01.2007 / 11.02.2007 : Committee on Regional Development
:	14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula
:	14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the United States
:	15.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with India
:	21.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Regional Development
:	07.09.2009 / ... : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
:	16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the Korean PeninsulaEuropean Parliament, MEP Directory: James Nicholson, accessed 02 December 2010.
==Record and Controversies==
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
*Part owner of farm at 147 Keddy Road, ArmaghEuropean Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: James Nicholson, 12 June 2009, accessed 03 November 2009.
====Former Declaration of Financial Interests====
*Visit to Israel as guest of Israel Government for which they paid the Hotel accommodation for five nights.European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: James Nicholson, 28 February 2008, accessed 07 February 2009.
===Record of Parliamentary Votes===
*Abstained from voting the directive on "establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy" (A5-0027/2000). The directive covers all water management aspects in order to achieve a 'good status' of all waters by 2015.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted in favour of the directive on "national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants" (A5-0063/2000). The amendment allows setting less ambitious national emission ceilings for sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), which would result in more damage to human health and the environment.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted in favour of the Commission White Paper on "Strategy for a future Chemicals Policy" (A5-0356/2001). The amendment helps avoid the necessary precautionary approach towards some chemical substances that are not proven to be completely safe.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted against the directive on "waste electrical and electronic equipment" (A5-0100/2002). The amendment sets higher reuse and recycling rates for IT and telecommunication equipment.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
*Voted in favour of the report on "Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network" (A5-0135/2002). The Trans-European Network of Transport (TEN-T) is a network of so-called 'transport corridors' through Europe. This amendment calls for a full Strategic Environmental Assessment of these transport corridors and calls on the Commission to improve methods for analysing the environmental and economic impact of the TEN-T.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted against the report towards a "thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides" (A5-0061/2003). The amendment proposes to ban or severely restrict use of pesticides in areas around sources of drinking water and nature protected zones.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted against the directive on "environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage" (A5-0145/2003). According to the amendment, polluters have to pay for environmental clean-up, and it supports an EU-wide regime which makes polluters liable for the damage they cause to wildlife, water and land.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted against the directive on restructuring the "Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity" (A5-0302/2003). The amendment aims at giving tax benefits to environmentally friendly sources of energy, which would make them cheaper and more competitive to conventional (more polluting) sources of energy. It also gives tax benefits to environmentally friendly uses of energy for transport, for instance trains.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
*Voted against the amendment on Bulgaria’s progress towards accession (A5-0105/2004). The report objects to extending the life of the nuclear power stations in Bulgaria.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
==Personal Information==
===Curriculum Vitae===
*Farmer and full-time politician.
*Vice-President of the Ulster Unionist Council.
*Mayor of Armagh (1996). 
*Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (1982-1986). 
*Member of the House of Commons (1983-1986).
*Member of the European Parliament (since 1989). 
*Chairman of the Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (1997-2002). 
*Chairman of the Delegation for relations with the United States (2002-2004).
===Contact===	
:Address:
:Parlement européen
:Bât. Willy Brandt
:04M097
:60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
:B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
:Phone:
:+32 (0)2 28 45933
:Fax:
:+32 (0)2 28 49933
:Email:
:james.nicholson AT europarl.europa.eu
:Website: 
:
==Resources==
*European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: James Nicholson, 28 February 2008, accessed 07 February 2009.
*European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: James Nicholson, 12 June 2009, accessed 03 November 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: James Nicholson, accessed 07 February 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: James Nicholson, accessed 07 February 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: James Nicholson, accessed 02 December 2010.
*Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 07 February 2009.
*Trimble Fury at Sleaze Tactics, The People, 7 March 2009, archived at the Free Library.
*Sam McBride, UUP MLA Jim Nicholson’s details found in hacker Mulcaire’s notebook, Belfast News Letter, 29 March 2014.
==Notes==
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