Heide Rühle

Heide Rühle (born 05 November 1948, Heilbronn) is a German MEP (1999- ) from Alliance '90/ The Greens.European Parliament, MEP Directory: Heide Rühle, accessed 03 December 2010.
==Affiliations==
===Parliamentary Affiliations===
:Vice-Chair:
:	08.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
:	24.05.2005 / 26.02.2007 : Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
:Treasurer:
:	20.07.1999 / 07.01.2002 : Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
:Member:
:	21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Budgets
:	28.09.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with South-east Europe
:	17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs
:	07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe
:	20.07.2004 / 13.11.2004 : Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
:	21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
:	15.09.2004 / 21.06.2005 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	14.11.2004 / 23.05.2005 : Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
:	19.01.2006 / 19.06.2007 : Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
:	27.02.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
:	14.07.2009 / ... : Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
:	16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
:	16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	16.09.2009 / 06.10.2009 : Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee
:Substitute:
:	22.07.1999 / 11.12.2001 : Committee on Budgetary Control
:	16.12.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Budgetary Control
:	07.02.2002 / 30.10.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	31.10.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Budgetary Control
:	21.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	07.09.2005 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Budgetary Control
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
:	15.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Regional DevelopmentEuropean Parliament, MEP Directory: Heide Rühle, accessed 03 December 2010.
==Record and Controversies==
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
*Nothing to declare.European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Heide Rühle, 06 January 2009, accessed 24 March 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 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 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.
====Election Campaign 2009====
Tobias Pflüger has pledged to all four issues presented by the Election Campaign:
*to provide leadership in lobbying transparency and ethics,
*to provide leadership in reforming financial architecture,
*to promote a full-scale rethink of the EU trade policy,
*to promote corporate accountability.Election Campaign, Tobias Pflüger, accessed 30 May 2009.
==Personal Information==
===Curriculum Vitae===
*Studied psychology at Tübingen.
*Chairwoman of the Greens in Baden-Württemberg (1987-1990). 
*Speaker (chairwoman) of the Federal Executive (1990-1991). 
*Political affairs officer in the Federal Executive of the Greens and of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (1991-1998). 
*Member of the Commercial, Banking and Insurance Workers' Union (HBV).
*Vice-chairwoman and treasurer of the Greens/European Free Alliance Group.
*Member of the German Association for Nature and Environmental Protection (BUND) Member of the members' assembly and former member of the board of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
*Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
===Contact===	
:Address:
:Parlement européen
:Bât. Altiero Spinelli
:08G165
:60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
:B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
:Phone:
:+32 (0)2 28 45609
:Fax
:+32 (0)2 28 49609
:Email:
:heide.ruehle AT europarl.europa.eu
:Website: 
:http://www.heide-ruehle.de
==Resources==
*Election Campaign, Tobias Pflüger, accessed 30 May 2009.
*European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Heide Rühle, 06 January 2009, accessed 24 March 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Heide Rühle, accessed 24 March 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Heide Rühle, accessed 03 December 2010.
*Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 24 March 2009.
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