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Viviane REDING



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Constituencies

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  • Parti chrétien social luxembourgeois icon: LU Luxembourg 2014/07/01 - 2018/09/01
  • Parti chrétien social icon: LU Luxembourg 1999/08/07 - 1999/09/15
  • Parti chrétien social icon: LU Luxembourg 1994/07/19 - 1999/07/19
  • Parti chrétien social icon: LU Luxembourg 1989/07/25 - 1994/07/18

Groups

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  • icon: PPE PPE Member of the Bureau Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) 1989/07/25 - 1994/07/18
  • icon: PPE PPE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) 1994/07/19 - 1994/07/27
  • icon: PPE PPE Member of the Bureau Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) 1994/07/28 - 1999/07/19
  • icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 1999/08/07 - 1999/09/15
  • icon: PPE PPE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 2014/07/01 - 2018/09/01

Committees

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RoleCommitteeStartEnd
Chair of Committee on Petitions 1989/07/26 1992/01/14
Member of Political Affairs Committee 1989/07/26 1992/01/14
Substitute of Committee on Foreign Affairs and Security 1992/01/15 1994/07/18
Substitute of Committee on Petitions 1992/01/15 1994/07/18
Vice-Chair of Committee on Social Affairs, Employment and the Working Environment 1992/01/15 1994/07/18
Member of Subcommittee on Security and Disarmament 1992/01/28 1994/07/18
Substitute of Temporary committee on employment 1994/07/21 1995/07/19
Member of Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs 1994/07/21 1997/01/15
Substitute of Committee on Social Affairs and Employment 1994/07/21 1997/01/15
Vice-Chair of Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs 1997/01/16 1999/07/19
Substitute of Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 1997/01/16 1999/07/19
Substitute of Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2014/07/01 2017/01/18
Member of Committee on International Trade 2014/07/01 2017/01/18
Substitute of Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2017/01/19 2018/07/11
Member of Committee on International Trade 2017/01/19 2018/09/01
Substitute of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 2018/07/12 2018/09/01

Delegations

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RoleDelegationStartEnd
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China 1992/01/15 1992/02/24
Member of Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico 1992/01/15 1993/02/10
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union 1992/02/25 1993/02/10
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union 1993/02/11 1994/01/31
Member of Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico 1993/02/11 1994/01/31
Substitute of Delegation to the EC-European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee 1993/05/26 1994/01/31
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union 1994/02/01 1994/07/18
Member of Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico 1994/02/01 1994/07/18
Substitute of Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee 1994/02/01 1994/07/18
Member of Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, South-east Asia and the Republic of Korea 1994/11/17 1995/07/11
Member of Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, South-east Asia and the Republic of Korea 1995/07/12 1997/01/15
Member of Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) 1998/10/05 1999/07/19
Substitute of Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand 2014/07/14 2018/09/01
Member of Delegation to the Cariforum-EU Parliamentary Committee 2014/07/14 2018/09/01

Rapporteur

TypeDossierCommitteeTitle
Responsible Committee Shadow 2017/2065(INI) INTA International Trade Towards a digital trade strategy
Responsible Committee 2015/2233(INI) INTA International Trade Recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA)
Responsible Committee 1999/0905(CNS) LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Migration and asylum policy: European strategy and the Union's future policy
Responsible Committee 1998/0901(CNS) LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Road regulations: driving disqualifications
Responsible Committee 1996/2134(INI) LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Combating terrorism in the European Union
Committee Opinion 1995/2106(INI) LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Improving the adoption law

Activities

Stats

Amendment Co-authors
Name Group Country Ams
Franck PROUST icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 35
Tokia SAÏFI icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 33
Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ icon: PPE PPE icon: Spain Spain 29
Jan Philipp ALBRECHT icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Germany Germany 26
Judith SARGENTINI icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Netherlands Netherlands 23
Carlos COELHO icon: PPE PPE icon: Portugal Portugal 8
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ icon: PPE PPE icon: Czechia Czechia 8
Paulo RANGEL icon: PPE PPE icon: Portugal Portugal 8
Cristian Dan PREDA icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 8
Fernando RUAS icon: PPE PPE icon: Portugal Portugal 7
Michał BONI icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 7
Frank ENGEL icon: PPE PPE icon: Luxembourg Luxembourg 7
Alain LAMASSOURE icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 7
Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI icon: PPE PPE icon: Greece Greece 6
Iuliu WINKLER icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 5
Constance LE GRIP icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 4
Daniel CASPARY icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 3
Pál CSÁKY icon: PPE PPE icon: Slovakia Slovakia 3
Roberta METSOLA icon: PPE PPE icon: Malta Malta 2
Bernd LANGE icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 1
Heidi HAUTALA icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Finland Finland 1
Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ icon: S&D S&D icon: Austria Austria 1
Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 1
Dariusz ROSATI icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 1
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN icon: PPE PPE icon: Finland Finland 1
Renate WEBER icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Romania Romania 1
Alojz PETERLE icon: PPE PPE icon: Slovenia Slovenia 1
Tibor SZANYI icon: S&D S&D icon: Hungary Hungary 1
Eric ANDRIEU icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 1
Marian-Jean MARINESCU icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 1
Viorica DĂNCILĂ icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 1
Ivan JAKOVČIĆ icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Croatia Croatia 1
Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET icon: PPE PPE icon: Spain Spain 1
Ivan ŠTEFANEC icon: PPE PPE icon: Slovakia Slovakia 1
Pascal ARIMONT icon: PPE PPE icon: Belgium Belgium 1
Georges BACH icon: PPE PPE icon: Luxembourg Luxembourg 1
Pavel TELIČKA icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Czechia Czechia 1
Pina PICIERNO icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 1
Anne SANDER icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 1
Robert ROCHEFORT icon: ALDE ALDE icon: France France 1
Carolina PUNSET icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Spain Spain 1
Patrizia TOIA icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 1
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Lithuania Lithuania 1
Nathalie GRIESBECK icon: ALDE ALDE icon: France France 1
Jean LAMBERT icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 1
Maria GRAPINI icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 1
Rachida DATI icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 1
Brice HORTEFEUX icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 1
Csaba SÓGOR icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 1

By types

Amendments (128)
Institutional motions (2)
Oral questions (4)
Plenary speeches (17)
Reports (4)
Shadow reports (1)
Written questions (14)

By dossiers

CountDossier ReferenceTitle
332017/2065(INI)Towards a digital trade strategy
302017/0003(COD)Privacy and Electronic Communications
152015/2105(INI)New forward-looking and innovative future strategy on trade and investment
152014/2228(INI)Recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
92012/0060(COD)International public procurement instrument
92014/2248(INI)Possible evolutions and adjustments of the current institutional set up of the European Union
82015/2035(INL)Reform of the electoral law of the European Union
72016/0351(COD)Protection against dumped and subsidised imports from countries not members of the EU
62015/2233(INI)Recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA)
22012/0011(COD)Personal data protection: processing and free movement of data (General Data Protection Regulation)
12016/0288(COD)European Electronic Communications Code. Recast
12017/2964(RSP)Resolution on the state of play of negotiations with the United Kingdom
12013/0255(APP)European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
12017/2593(RSP)Resolution on negotiations with the United Kingdom following its notification that it intends to withdraw from the European Union
12016/3018(RSP)Resolution on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-US Privacy Shield
12016/0205(NLE)EU/Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
11999/0905(CNS)Migration and asylum policy: European strategy and the Union's future policy
11998/0901(CNS)Road regulations: driving disqualifications
11996/2134(INI)Combating terrorism in the European Union
12017/2525(RSP)Conclusion of the EU-Canada CETA
12014/2976(RSP)Resolution on the steel sector in the EU: protecting workers and industries
12017/2526(RSP)Resolution on the Commission’s approval of Germany’s revised plan to introduce a road toll

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Born

1951/04/27 - Esch-sur-Alzette

Education (qualifications and diplomas)

  • 1977 : Doctor of social sciences, Paris-Sorbonne University

Professional career

  • 1978-1999 : Journalist at the Luxemburger Wort newspaper (Other)

Political career

  • 1989-1999 : Vice-Chair of the CSV party
  • 1986-1998 : Chair of the Luxembourg Union of Journalists
  • 1988-1993 : Chair of the Christian Social Women (CSF) movement
  • 1981-1999 : Member of Esch-sur-Alzette Municipal Council
  • 1979-1989 : Member of the Benelux Parliamentary Assembly
  • 1979-1989 : Member of the Luxembourg Parliament
  • 2010-2014 : Vice-President of the European Commission with responsibility for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship
  • 2004-2010 : Member of the European Commission with responsibility for the information society and media
  • 1999-2004 : Member of the European Commission with responsibility for education, culture, youth, media and sport
  • 1989-1999 : Member of the European Parliament
  • 1979-1989 : Member of the North Atlantic Assembly (leader of Christian Democrat/Conservative group)

Honours

  • 2016 - Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, Republic of France
  • 2016 - ERI Prize awarded by the Land of Lower Austria and the Donau-Universität Krems (European Regional Integration award)
  • 2016 - Data Protection Prize 2016 of the GDD (Gesellschaft für Datenschutz und Datensicherheit e.V. - Society for Data Protection and Data Security)
  • 2016 - Order of the Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon, Republic of China (Taïwan)
  • 2016 - 2015 Prize of the Dr Alois Mock Europe Foundation
  • 2016 - MEP Award 2016, trade and the internal market
  • 2016 - International Defender of Freedom Prize, EPIC
  • 2015 - Beaumarchais Medal of the French Dramatic Writers' and Composers' Association (SACD)
  • 2015 - Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria
  • 2015 - Commander of the Crown of the Civil and Military Order of Merit of Adolphe of Nassau
  • 2014 - .eu Champion award (Web Awards 2014)
  • 2014 - Global Women's Leadership Award
  • 2014 - Aenne Burda Award for political courage
  • 2013 - International Prize (Madrid Woman's Week)
  • 2013 - World of Difference 100 Award, Washington
  • 2012 - Digital Power Index (Daily Beast)
  • 2012 - Chip Award 2012 (IT personality of the year)
  • 2012 - Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Glasgow
  • 2012 - Top 100 Global Thinkers
  • 2011 - Concordia Prize awarded by the Catalan Federation of Roma Associations
  • 2010 - BeNeLux-Europa Prize
  • 2009 - Doctor Honoris Causa, Sacred Heart University (Luxembourg)
  • 2009 - Honorary citizen of Amfikleia (Greece)
  • 2008 - ADAC Gelber Engel award
  • 2008 - 112 Award for political initiative
  • 2008 - Optical Society of America (OSA) award
  • 2007 - Commissioner of the Year, European Voice
  • 2007 - Most Influential Person, World Communication Awards
  • 2007 - Deutscher Mittelstandspreis (German small-business award)
  • 2005 - Gloria Artis Medal of Honour (Poland)
  • 2005 - Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour (France)
  • 2005 - Honorary award for the promotion of journalism, Association of European Journalists
  • 2005 - Honorary award from the Botsis Foundation for the Promotion of Journalism
  • 2004 - Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Fu Jen (Taiwan)
  • 2004 - eminent European of the year, San Sebastian international film festival
  • 2004 - Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Genoa
  • 2004 - Robert Schuman Medal
  • 2004 - Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Turin
  • 2002 - Marisa Bellisario Foundation International Award
  • 2002 - Memorial Medal awarded by the University of Bratislava
  • 2002 - Honorary Award from the Association of Sports Journalists (Greece)
  • 2001 - Gold Medal for European Merit
  • 1992 - Cross of St George, awarded by the autonomous government of Catalonia

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

CV/Education (qualifications and diplomas)
  • 1977 : Doctor of social sciences, Paris-Sorbonne University
CV/Honours
  • 2016 - Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, Republic of France
  • 2016 - ERI Prize awarded by the Land of Lower Austria and the Donau-Universität Krems (European Regional Integration award)
  • 2016 - Data Protection Prize 2016 of the GDD (Gesellschaft für Datenschutz und Datensicherheit e.V. - Society for Data Protection and Data Security)
  • 2016 - Order of the Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon, Republic of China (Taïwan)
  • 2016 - 2015 Prize of the Dr Alois Mock Europe Foundation
  • 2016 - MEP Award 2016, trade and the internal market
  • 2016 - International Defender of Freedom Prize, EPIC
  • 2015 - Beaumarchais Medal of the French Dramatic Writers' and Composers' Association (SACD)
  • 2015 - Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria
  • 2015 - Commander of the Crown of the Civil and Military Order of Merit of Adolphe of Nassau
  • 2014 - .eu Champion award (Web Awards 2014)
  • 2014 - Global Women's Leadership Award
  • 2014 - Aenne Burda Award for political courage
  • 2013 - International Prize (Madrid Woman's Week)
  • 2013 - World of Difference 100 Award, Washington
  • 2012 - Digital Power Index (Daily Beast)
  • 2012 - Chip Award 2012 (IT personality of the year)
  • 2012 - Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Glasgow
  • 2012 - Top 100 Global Thinkers
  • 2011 - Concordia Prize awarded by the Catalan Federation of Roma Associations
  • 2010 - BeNeLux-Europa Prize
  • 2009 - Doctor Honoris Causa, Sacred Heart University (Luxembourg)
  • 2009 - Honorary citizen of Amfikleia (Greece)
  • 2008 - ADAC Gelber Engel award
  • 2008 - 112 Award for political initiative
  • 2008 - Optical Society of America (OSA) award
  • 2007 - Commissioner of the Year, European Voice
  • 2007 - Most Influential Person, World Communication Awards
  • 2007 - Deutscher Mittelstandspreis (German small-business award)
  • 2005 - Gloria Artis Medal of Honour (Poland)
  • 2005 - Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour (France)
  • 2005 - Honorary award for the promotion of journalism, Association of European Journalists
  • 2005 - Honorary award from the Botsis Foundation for the Promotion of Journalism
  • 2004 - Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Fu Jen (Taiwan)
  • 2004 - eminent European of the year, San Sebastian international film festival
  • 2004 - Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Genoa
  • 2004 - Robert Schuman Medal
  • 2004 - Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Turin
  • 2002 - Marisa Bellisario Foundation International Award
  • 2002 - Memorial Medal awarded by the University of Bratislava
  • 2002 - Honorary Award from the Association of Sports Journalists (Greece)
  • 2001 - Gold Medal for European Merit
  • 1992 - Cross of St George, awarded by the autonomous government of Catalonia
CV/Political career
  • 1989-1999 : Vice-Chair of the CSV party
  • 1986-1998 : Chair of the Luxembourg Union of Journalists
  • 1988-1993 : Chair of the Christian Social Women (CSF) movement
  • 1981-1999 : Member of Esch-sur-Alzette Municipal Council
  • 1979-1989 : Member of the Benelux Parliamentary Assembly
  • 1979-1989 : Member of the Luxembourg Parliament
  • 2010-2014 : Vice-President of the European Commission with responsibility for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship
  • 2004-2010 : Member of the European Commission with responsibility for the information society and media
  • 1999-2004 : Member of the European Commission with responsibility for education, culture, youth, media and sport
  • 1989-1999 : Member of the European Parliament
  • 1979-1989 : Member of the North Atlantic Assembly (leader of Christian Democrat/Conservative group)
CV/Professional career
  • 1978-1999 : Journalist at the Luxemburger Wort newspaper (Other)
CV/updated
2017-01-05T00:00:00
CV/Education (qualifications and diplomas)
  • 1977 : Doctor of social sciences, Paris-Sorbonne University
CV/Honours
  • 2016 - Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, Republic of France
  • 2016 - ERI Prize awarded by the Land of Lower Austria and the Donau-Universität Krems (European Regional Integration award)
  • 2016 - Data Protection Prize 2016 of the GDD (Gesellschaft für Datenschutz und Datensicherheit e.V. - Society for Data Protection and Data Security)
  • 2016 - Order of the Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon, Republic of China (Taïwan)
  • 2016 - 2015 Prize of the Dr Alois Mock Europe Foundation
  • 2016 - MEP Award 2016, trade and the internal market
  • 2016 - International Defender of Freedom Prize, EPIC
  • 2015 - Beaumarchais Medal of the French Dramatic Writers' and Composers' Association (SACD)
  • 2015 - Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria
  • 2015 - Commander of the Crown of the Civil and Military Order of Merit of Adolphe of Nassau
  • 2014 - .eu Champion award (Web Awards 2014)
  • 2014 - Global Women's Leadership Award
  • 2014 - Aenne Burda Award for political courage
  • 2013 - International Prize (Madrid Woman's Week)
  • 2013 - World of Difference 100 Award, Washington
  • 2012 - Digital Power Index (Daily Beast)
  • 2012 - Chip Award 2012 (IT personality of the year)
  • 2012 - Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Glasgow
  • 2012 - Top 100 Global Thinkers
  • 2011 - Concordia Prize awarded by the Catalan Federation of Roma Associations
  • 2010 - BeNeLux-Europa Prize
  • 2009 - Doctor Honoris Causa, Sacred Heart University (Luxembourg)
  • 2009 - Honorary citizen of Amfikleia (Greece)
  • 2008 - ADAC Gelber Engel award
  • 2008 - 112 Award for political initiative
  • 2008 - Optical Society of America (OSA) award
  • 2007 - Commissioner of the Year, European Voice
  • 2007 - Most Influential Person, World Communication Awards
  • 2007 - Deutscher Mittelstandspreis (German small-business award)
  • 2005 - Gloria Artis Medal of Honour (Poland)
  • 2005 - Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour (France)
  • 2005 - Honorary award for the promotion of journalism, Association of European Journalists
  • 2005 - Honorary award from the Botsis Foundation for the Promotion of Journalism
  • 2004 - Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Fu Jen (Taiwan)
  • 2004 - eminent European of the year, San Sebastian international film festival
  • 2004 - Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Genoa
  • 2004 - Robert Schuman Medal
  • 2004 - Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Turin
  • 2002 - Marisa Bellisario Foundation International Award
  • 2002 - Memorial Medal awarded by the University of Bratislava
  • 2002 - Honorary Award from the Association of Sports Journalists (Greece)
  • 2001 - Gold Medal for European Merit
  • 1992 - Cross of St George, awarded by the autonomous government of Catalonia
CV/Political career
  • 1989-1999 : Vice-Chair of the CSV party
  • 1986-1998 : Chair of the Luxembourg Union of Journalists
  • 1988-1993 : Chair of the Christian Social Women (CSF) movement
  • 1981-1999 : Member of Esch-sur-Alzette Municipal Council
  • 1979-1989 : Member of the Benelux Parliamentary Assembly
  • 1979-1989 : Member of the Luxembourg Parliament
  • 2010-2014 : Vice-President of the European Commission with responsibility for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship
  • 2004-2010 : Member of the European Commission with responsibility for the information society and media
  • 1999-2004 : Member of the European Commission with responsibility for education, culture, youth, media and sport
  • 1989-1999 : Member of the European Parliament
  • 1979-1989 : Member of the North Atlantic Assembly (leader of Christian Democrat/Conservative group)
CV/Professional career
  • 1978-1999 : Journalist at the Luxemburger Wort newspaper (Other)
CV
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Political career
Professional career
1978-1999 : Journalist at the Luxemburger Wort newspaper (Other)
Education (qualifications and diplomas)
1977 : Doctor of social sciences, Paris-Sorbonne University
Honours
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Doctor of social sciences of the University of the Sorbonne (Paris).
CV/1
Deputy Chairman of the PCS.
CV/2
Member of the Luxembourg Parliament (1975-1985).
CV/3
President of the Luxembourg Union of Journalists.
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Holds numerous decorations.
CV
  • Doctor of social sciences of the University of the Sorbonne (Paris).
  • Deputy Chairman of the PCS.
  • Member of the Luxembourg Parliament (1975-1985).
  • President of the Luxembourg Union of Journalists.
  • Holds numerous decorations.