David Martin (politician)

David Martin (born 26 August 1954, Edinburgh) is an MEP (1984- ) for Scotland from the Labour Party.European Parliament, MEP Directory: David Martin, accessed 01 December 2010.
==Affiliations==
===Parliamentary Affiliations===
:Chair:
:	08.09.2010 / ... : Delegation to the Cariforum — EU Parliamentary Committee
:Vice-President:
:	25.07.1989 / 13.01.1992 : European Parliament
:	25.07.1989 / 13.01.1992 : Parliament's Bureau
:	14.01.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Parliament's Bureau
:	14.01.1992 / 18.07.1994 : European Parliament
:	19.07.1994 / 13.01.1997 : European Parliament
:	19.07.1994 / 13.01.1997 : Parliament's Bureau
:	14.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : European Parliament
:	14.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Parliament's Bureau
:	20.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Parliament's Bureau
:	20.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : European Parliament
:	15.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : European Parliament
:	15.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Parliament's Bureau
:Vice-Chair:
:	26.07.1984 / 20.01.1987 : Committee on Budgetary Control
:	12.10.1987 / 25.10.1987 : Socialist Group
:	26.10.1987 / 06.09.1988 : Socialist Group
:Member:
:	24.07.1984 / 11.10.1987 : Socialist Group
:	26.07.1984 / 20.01.1987 : Committee on Regional Policy and Regional Planning
:	12.02.1985 / 09.03.1986 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South America
:	10.03.1986 / 20.01.1987 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South America
:	21.01.1987 / 13.03.1989 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South America
:	21.01.1987 / 12.06.1988 : Committee on Budgets
:	13.06.1988 / 24.07.1989 : Committee on Institutional Affairs
:	07.09.1988 / 24.07.1989 : Socialist Group
:	14.03.1989 / 24.07.1989 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia
:	25.07.1989 / 20.04.1993 : Socialist Group
:	26.07.1989 / 14.01.1992 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
:	26.07.1989 / 13.07.1990 : Committee on Regional Policy and Regional Planning
:	26.07.1989 / 14.01.1992 : Committee on Institutional Affairs
:	15.01.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Committee on External Economic Relations
:	15.01.1992 / 10.02.1993 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
:	15.01.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Committee on Institutional Affairs
:	11.02.1993 / 31.01.1994 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
:	21.04.1993 / 18.07.1994 : Group of the Party of European Socialists
:	01.02.1994 / 18.07.1994 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
:	19.07.1994 / 05.09.1994 : Group of the Party of European Socialists
:	21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Institutional Affairs
:	06.09.1994 / 19.07.1999 : Group of the Party of European Socialists
:	17.11.1994 / 11.07.1995 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
:	13.02.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights
:	12.07.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
:	16.01.1997 / 13.10.1997 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
:	16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights
:	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
:	20.07.1999 / 07.03.2000 : Group of the Party of European Socialists
:	21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Budgets
:	14.09.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)
:	08.03.2000 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the Party of European Socialists
:	17.01.2002 / 03.02.2002 : Committee on Budgets
:	04.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
:	07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with Canada
:	20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament
:	21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on International Trade
:	15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
:	13.10.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Petitions
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on International Trade
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Petitions
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on International Trade
:	15.02.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Petitions
:	14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
:	23.05.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
:	14.07.2009 / ... : Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
:	16.07.2009 / ... : Subcommittee on Human Rights
:	16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on International Trade
:	16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
:	17.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula
:	10.03.2010 / ... : Committee on Constitutional Affairs
:	16.06.2010 / 07.09.2010 : Delegation to the Cariforum — EU Parliamentary Committee
:	08.09.2010 / ... : Conference of Delegation Chairs
:Substitute:
:	26.07.1984 / 09.09.1985 : Committee on Development and Cooperation
:	10.09.1985 / 20.01.1987 : Committee on External Economic Relations
:	21.01.1987 / 24.07.1989 : Committee on Regional Policy and Regional Planning
:	26.07.1989 / 23.11.1989 : Committee on Social Affairs, Employment and the Working Environment
:	24.11.1989 / 14.01.1992 : Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credencials and Immunities
:	13.09.1990 / 14.01.1992 : Political Affairs Committee
:	15.01.1992 / 30.01.1992 : Committee on Foreign Affairs and Security
:	15.01.1992 / 17.03.1992 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico
:	15.01.1992 / 08.12.1992 : Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media
:	16.03.1992 / 10.02.1993 : Delegation to the EC-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	09.12.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights
:	11.02.1993 / 31.01.1994 : Delegation to the EC-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	01.02.1994 / 18.07.1994 : Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy
:	16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs
:	22.07.1999 / 16.02.2000 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism
:	16.02.2000 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Development and Cooperation
:	17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs
:	17.01.2002 / 29.01.2002 : Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market
:	21.07.2004 / 15.03.2006 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
:	21.07.2004 / 12.10.2004 : Committee on Petitions
:	15.09.2004 / 31.12.2006 : Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	16.03.2006 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
:	31.01.2007 / 14.02.2007 : Committee on Petitions
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
:	15.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council
:	10.05.2007 / 04.02.2009 : Temporary Committee on Climate Change
:	16.07.2009 / 09.03.2010 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs
:	16.09.2009 / 16.09.2009 : Delegation for relations with the Korean PeninsulaEuropean Parliament, MEP Directory: David Martin, accessed 01 December 2010.
==Record and Controversies==
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
*Nothing to declare.European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: David Martin, 09 January 2009, accessed 07 February 2009.European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: David Martin, 30 June 2009, accessed 03 November 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 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 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 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.
*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===
*BA (Economics) (1984). 
*MA (European Law) (1996). 
*Stockbroker's assistant (1970-1974). 
*Animal welfare campaigner (1974-1978).
*Councillor, Lothian Regional Council (1982-1984).
*Member of the European Parliament (since 1984). 
*Vice-Chairman, Socialist Group (1987-1988). Vice-President of the European Parliament (1989-2004).
===Contact===	
:Address:
:Parlement européen
:Bât. Altiero Spinelli
:13G354
:60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
:B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
:Phone:
:+32 (0)2 28 45539
:Fax:
:+32 (0)2 28 49539
:Email:
:david.martin AT europarl.europa.eu
:Website: 
:http://www.martinmep.com
==Resources==
*European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: David Martin, 09 January 2009, accessed 07 February 2009.
*European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: David Martin, 30 June 2009, accessed 03 November 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: David Martin, accessed 07 February 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: David Martin, accessed 01 December 2010.
*Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 07 February 2009.
==Notes==
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