Richard Seeber

Richard Seeber (born 15 January 1962, Innsbruck) is an MEP (2004- ) from the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) - Ursula Stenzel List.European Parliament, MEP Directory: Richard Seeber, accessed 05 December 2010. 
==Affiliations==
===Parliamentary Affiliations===
:Member:
:	20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
:	21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
:	21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Petitions
:	15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Petitions
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Petitions
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
:	14.07.2009 / 23.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
:	16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
:	24.07.2009 / ... : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
:	16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America
:	16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
:Substitute:
:	22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Regional Development
:	15.09.2004 / 01.05.2005 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	02.05.2005 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Regional Development
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Regional Development
:	16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Regional Development
:	16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation CommitteeEuropean Parliament, MEP Directory: Richard Seeber, accessed 05 December 2010.
==Record and Controversies==
===Water activity===
As a member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Richard Seeber was the Rapporteur of a report 'On addressing the challenge of water scarcity and droughts in the European Union'. This report was a response to the 2007 European Commission report 'Addressing the challenge of Water Scarcity and Droughts in the European Union'. 
 
Mr Seeber is listed as one of the main actors in founding the water think tank, the European Water Partnership. 
Richard Seeber also helped develop, alongside others like the European Water Partnership, the European Water Vision. 
On November 5th 2008 he was a keynote speaker at the Friends of Europe event 'Saving Europe's Water: Its Place in the EU's Green Strategy'.
Richard Seeber, alongside Spanish MEP Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines, is involved in the informal Issue Group on water within the European Parliament. This is known as the Dolphin Group. This initiative was announced On June, 7th, 2007 at a European Policy Summit titled "Water Security - does Europe have a Strategy?", organised by the European Water Partnership and Friends of Europe.
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
*Nothing to declare.European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Richard Seeber, 18 February 2009, accessed 27 April 2009.
===Record of Parliamentary Votes===
====Election Campaign 2009====
Richard Seeber has not pledged to any of the four issues presented by the Election Campaign.Election Campaign, Richard Seeber, accessed 05 June 2009.
==Personal Information==
===Curriculum Vitae===
*Dr. jur. Innsbruck University (1984). 
*Studied economics, Mag. rer. soc. oec. Innsbruck University (1988). 
*Barrister and solicitor (1987-1990). 
*Tyrol Chamber of Commerce (1991-1995). 
*Director, Tyrol EU Office, Brussels (1995-2004).
===Contact===	
:Address:
:Parlement européen
:Bât. Altiero Spinelli
:08F163
:60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
:B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
:Phone:
:+32 (0)2 28 45468
:Fax
:+32 (0)2 28 49468
:Email:
:richard.seeber AT europarl.europa.eu
:Website: 
:http://www.richard-seeber.at
==Resources==
*Election Campaign, Richard Seeber, accessed 05 June 2009.
*European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Richard Seeber, 18 February 2009, accessed 27 April 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Richard Seeber, accessed 27 April 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Richard Seeber, accessed 05 December 2010.
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