Hans-Peter Martin

Hans-Peter Martin (born 11 August 1957, Bregenz) is an MEP (1999- ) for Austria from the pro-transparency political party Hans-Peter Martin's List – For genuine control in Brussels (later For Democracy, Control, Justice) since 2004. He previously served another parliamentary term (1999-2004) as an independent MEP.European Parliament, MEP Directory: Hans-Peter Martin, accessed 01 December 2010.
==Affiliations==
===Parliamentary Affiliations===
:Chair:
:	22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	07.02.2002 / 30.04.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee
:Member:
:	20.07.1999 / 11.02.2004 : Group of the Party of European Socialists
:	21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs
:	22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen
:	17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs
:	07.02.2002 / 30.04.2004 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen
:	12.02.2004 / 19.07.2004 : Non-attached
:	20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Non-attached Members
:	21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Budgetary Control
:	21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
:	13.10.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with Iran
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Budgetary Control
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Budgetary Control
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
:	14.03.2007 / 14.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with Iran
:	15.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
:	14.07.2009 / ... : Non-attached Members
:	16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
:	16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
:	08.10.2009 / ... : Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis
:Substitute:
:	22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy
:	17.01.2002 / 11.02.2004 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy
:	04.03.2004 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy
:	21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Budgets
:	15.09.2004 / 23.11.2004 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
:	22.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
:	14.10.2004 / 08.06.2005 : Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013
:	08.09.2005 / 14.01.2007 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Budgets
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Budgets
:	14.03.2007 / 14.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
:	16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Culture and Education
:	16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the United StatesEuropean Parliament, MEP Directory: Hans-Peter Martin, accessed 01 December 2010.
==Record and Controversies==
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
Professional Activities:
*Member of the European Parliament
*Author
*Journalist
*Managing director, Global Informations GmbH
Paid Functions or Activities:
*Member of the European Parliament
*Author
*Journalist
*Managing director, Global Informations GmbHEuropean Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Hans-Peter Martin, 14 January 2009, accessed 25 April 2009.
===Record of Parliamentary Votes===
*Voted in favour of 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 against 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 against 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 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 in favour of the regulation concerning "traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms" (A5-0229/2002). The amendment allows customers the right to choose GM free food.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted in favour of 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 in favour of 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 in favour of 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 in favour of 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===
*Graduate of Acalanes High School, California (1974). 
*Doctor of laws (Vienna university) (1984). 
*Journalist and author (1977-1985). 
*Correspondent for the German news magazine Der Spiegel and author (1986-1999).
*Supervisory board of Greenpeace Deutschland (1996-1999). 
*Member of the Club of Rome (since 1997). 
*Dr Karl Renner award for journalism (1980). 
*Dr Bruno Kreisky prize for political writing (1997).
*Member of the European Parliament (since 1999). 
*Delegation Chairman, EU - Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-2004).
===Contact===	
:Address:
:Parlement européen
:Bât. Altiero Spinelli
:07F362
:60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
:B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
:Phone:
:+32 (0)2 28 45157
:Fax
:+32 (0)2 28 49157
:Email:
:office AT hpmartin.net
:hans-peter.martin AT europarl.europa.eu
:Website: 
:http://www.hpmartin.net
==Resources==
*European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Hans-Peter Martin, 14 January 2009, accessed 25 April 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Hans-Peter Martin, accessed 25 April 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Hans-Peter Martin, accessed 01 December 2010.
*Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 25 April 2009.
==Notes==
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