Pilar Ayuso

Pilar Ayuso (born 16 June 1942, Badajoz) has been an MEP from the Spanish People's Party for the last three terms (20.07.1999 - 19.07.2004, 20.07.2004 - 13.07.2009, and since 14.07.2009).European Parliament, MEP Directory: Pilar Ayuso, accessed 08 September 2010.
==Affiliations==
*Member, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
*Member, Delegation for relations with Mercosur
*Substitute, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
*Substitute, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
*Substitute, Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
==Record and Controversies==
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
*Nothing to declare.European Parliament, Declaración relativa a los intereses económicos de los diputados: Pilar Ayuso, 19 December 2008, accessed 29 April 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
==Personal Information==
===Curriculum Vitae===
*Agricultural engineer (1965).
*PhD in Agricultural Engineering (1970). 
*Diploma in European Community studies. 
*Researcher, Director of agrarian research projects at the National Agrarian Research Institute in Madrid. 
*Director-General for Food Policy and Agri-food Industries, Ministry of Agriculture (1996-1999).
*Secretary of the PP National Committee on Agricultural Studies (1981-1984).
*Member of the Castile-La Mancha Regional Parliament for Ciudad Real (1991-1996).
*Member of the National Executive Committee of the People's Party. 
*Member of the Executive Committee of the PP for Castile-La Mancha. 
*Member of the Ciudad Real Provincial Executive Committee of the PP. 
*Member of the European Union of Women and Vice-Chairwoman of the Association of Women for Democracy
*Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
*Civil Order of Agricultural Merit.
===Contact===	
:Address:
:Parlement européen
:Bât. Altiero Spinelli
:11E165
:60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
:B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
:Phone:
:+32 (0)2 28 45398
:Fax
:+32 (0)2 28 49398
:Email:
:pilar.ayuso@europarl.europa.eu
:Website: 
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==Resources==
*European Parliament, Declaración relativa a los intereses económicos de los diputados: Pilar Ayuso, 19 December 2008, accessed 29 April 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Pilar Ayuso, accessed 29 April 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Pilar Ayuso, accessed 08 September 2010.
*Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 29 April 2009.
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