Ingo Friedrich

Ingo Friedrich (born 24 January 1942, Kutno) is a former German MEP from Christian Social Union in Bavaria (17.07.1979-18.07.1994 and 20.07.1999-13.07.2009).European Parliament, MEP Directory: Ingo Friedrich, accessed 17 November 2010.
==Affiliations==
*Member, Quaestors
*Member, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
*Member, Delegation for relations with Iran
*Substitute, Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
==Record and Controversies==
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
*Nothing to declare.European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Ingo Friedrich, 12 August 2008, accessed 09 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 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 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.
==Personal Information==
===Curriculum Vitae===
*Degree in economics (1967). 
*Dr. rer. pol. (1971). 
*Senior executive (1970-1980). 
*Head of chairman's office of an international electrical company, 1978-1980.
*Land Chairman of the Protestant Working Group (EAK) (since 1993). 
*Member of the CSU Executive (since 1989). 
*Deputy chairman of the CSU (since 1993). 
*Vice-President of the International Pan-European Union (since 1981). 
*President of the European Small Businesses Association (1990-1994). 
*Member of the Bureau of the European People's Party (EPP) (since 1996).
*Member of Weissenburg-Gunzenhausen district council (until 2004).
*Member of the European Parliament (since 1979). 
*CSU Group Chairman in the European Parliament (1992-1999). 
*Member of the bureau of the EPP (since 1996). 
*Vice-President of the European Parliament (since 1999). 
*Chairman, Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and Gulf States (1994-1999).
*Bavarian Order of Merit. Grand Federal Order of Merit, Germany. Grand Decoration of the Republic of Austria. Gold European Order of Merit, Luxembourg.
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:http://www.ingo-friedrich.de
==Resources==
*European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Ingo Friedrich, 12 August 2008, accessed 09 March 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Ingo Friedrich, accessed 09 March 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Ingo Friedrich, accessed 17 November 2010.
*Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 09 March 2009.
==Notes==
Friedrich, Ingo