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Michel ROCARD



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Constituencies

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  • Parti socialiste icon: FR France 2004/07/20 - 2009/01/31
  • Parti socialiste icon: FR France 1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
  • Parti socialiste icon: FR France 1994/07/19 - 1999/07/19

Groups

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  • icon: PSE PSE Member Group of the Party of European Socialists 1994/07/19 - 1999/07/19
  • icon: PSE PSE Member Group of the Party of European Socialists 1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
  • icon: PSE PSE Member Socialist Group in the European Parliament 2004/07/20 - 2009/01/31

EP staff

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  • Member of Conference of Committee Chairs 1999/07/21 - 2002/01/14
  • Member of Conference of Committee Chairs 2002/01/22 - 2004/07/19

Committees

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RoleCommitteeStartEnd
Member of Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy 1994/07/21 1997/01/15
Substitute of Committee on Social Affairs and Employment 1994/07/21 1997/01/15
Substitute of Subcommittee on Security and Disarmament 1994/10/17 1997/01/15
Chair of Committee on Development and Cooperation 1997/01/16 1999/07/19
Substitute of Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 1997/01/16 1999/07/19
Chair of Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 1999/07/21 2002/01/14
Substitute of Committee on Development and Cooperation 1999/07/22 2002/01/14
Member of Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport 2002/01/17 2002/01/21
Substitute of Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy 2002/01/17 2004/07/19
Chair of Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport 2002/01/22 2004/07/19
Member of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2004/07/21 2007/01/14
Substitute of Committee on Legal Affairs 2004/07/21 2007/01/14
Member of Subcommittee on Security and Defence 2004/07/21 2007/01/14
Member of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Substitute of Committee on Legal Affairs 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Member of Subcommittee on Security and Defence 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Member of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2007/01/31 2009/01/31
Substitute of Committee on Legal Affairs 2007/01/31 2009/01/31
Member of Subcommittee on Security and Defence 2007/01/31 2009/01/31

Delegations

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RoleDelegationStartEnd
Member of Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand 1994/11/17 1995/07/11
Member of Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand 1995/07/12 1997/01/15
Member of Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand 1997/01/16 1997/04/06
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) 1997/03/12 1997/10/01
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) 1998/09/14 1999/07/19
Member of 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) 1999/09/14 2002/01/14
Member of Delegation for relations with the United States 1999/10/06 2002/01/14
Member of Delegation for relations with the United States 2002/02/07 2004/07/19
Substitute of Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 2004/09/15 2007/01/24
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the United States 2004/09/15 2007/03/13
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the United States 2007/03/14 2009/01/31

Rapporteur

TypeDossierCommitteeTitle
Committee Opinion 2007/2002(INI) AFET Foreign Affairs State of play of EU-Africa relations
Responsible Committee 2006/2172(INI) AFET Foreign Affairs Reform in the Arab world: what strategy should the EU follow?
Committee Opinion 2006/2138(INI) JURI Legal Affairs Implementing the Community Lisbon Programme: small and medium-sized enterprises SMEs policy for growth and employment
Committee Opinion 2006/0060(AVC) JURI Legal Affairs Intellectual property: agreement on trade-related aspects of rights TRIPS, done at Geneva on 6 December 2005, amending protocol by the WTO
Responsible Committee 2005/0274(CNS) JURI Legal Affairs Industrial property: international registration of industrial designs, measures to give effect to the accession to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement, adopted in Geneva on 2 July 1999
Responsible Committee 2005/0273(CNS) JURI Legal Affairs Industrial property: international registration of industrial designs, accession to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement, adopted in Geneva on 2 July 1999
Former Responsible Committee 2003/0274(COD) CULT Culture and Education European Capital of Culture for the years 2005 to 2019: participation of the new Member States
Responsible Committee 2003/0076(COD) CULT Culture and Education Culture 2000 programme: extention to 2006
Responsible Committee 2002/0101(COD) CULT Culture and Education Community action programme in the field of education "Socrates", second phase: application of cofinancing requirement
Responsible Committee 2002/0047(COD) JURI Legal Affairs Patent law: patentability of computer-implemented inventions
Former Committee Opinion 2002/0047(COD) CULT Culture and Education Patent law: patentability of computer-implemented inventions
Former Responsible Committee 2001/0127(COD) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community
Committee Opinion 2000/2090(COS) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Education and training: innovation and new technologies
Committee Opinion 2000/2089(COS) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Training, education: Socrates programme, socio-economic background of ERASMUS students. Report 1997-1998
Committee Opinion 2000/2087(COS) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Audiovisual policy: media and digital technology
Committee Opinion 2000/2046(COS) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Annual economic report 1999
Committee Opinion 1999/0276(CNS) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Audiovisual industry: development, distribution and promotion of works, MEDIA-Plus 2001-2005
Former Committee Opinion 1999/0275(COD) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Audiovisual industry: training programme for professionals, MEDIA-Training 2001-2005
Former Committee Opinion 1998/0240(COD) DEVE Development Orphan medicinal products
Responsible Committee 1997/2259(COS) DEVE Development EC/ACP agreement: new cooperation agreements with the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
Committee Opinion 1997/0041(CNS) DEVE Development Generalised tariff preferences GSP: exclusion of the Union of Myanmar/Burma of the GSP for agricultural goods
Committee Opinion 1996/0317(CNS) DEVE Development Generalized tariff preferences GSP: exclusion of the Union of Myanmar/Burma of the GSP for industrial goods
Responsible Committee 1994/2145(INI) AFET Foreign Affairs Creation of a European Parliament analysis centre for active crisis prevention

Activities

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By types

Opinions (3)
Plenary speeches (36)
Reports (12)
Written declarations (3)

By dossiers

CountDossier ReferenceTitle
32006/2172(INI)Reform in the Arab world: what strategy should the EU follow?
22007/2627(RSP)Resolution on the ESDP operation in Chad and the Central African Republic
12007/2002(INI)State of play of EU-Africa relations
12006/0060(AVC)Intellectual property: agreement on trade-related aspects of rights TRIPS, done at Geneva on 6 December 2005, amending protocol by the WTO
12006/2524(RSP)Resolution on new financial instruments for development in connection with the Millennium Goals
11997/2259(COS)EC/ACP agreement: new cooperation agreements with the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
11995/2085(INI)Reduction in working time
12003/0274(COD)European Capital of Culture for the years 2005 to 2019: participation of the new Member States
12003/0076(COD)Culture 2000 programme: extention to 2006
12002/0101(COD)Community action programme in the field of education "Socrates", second phase: application of cofinancing requirement
12001/0127(COD)Organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community
12000/2009(INI)Supplementary health insurance
11998/0315(COD)Information and consultation of employees: general framework
11997/0320(COD)Social security: extension to employed persons of third countries resident in the Union
11996/0004(COD)Social security: unemployed persons
11996/0001(COD)Social security: beneficiaries of pre-retirement benefits
11993/1221(COD)Combating social exclusion and encouraging solidarity: programme of support 1994-1999
11992/0449(COD)Safety and health at work: exposure of workers to mechanical vibrations
11992/0420(COD)Health, safety and hygiene: minimum requirements for transport activities
11990/0327(COD)Transport of workers with reduced mobility: minimum requirements
11992/0449A(COD)Safety and health at work: exposure of workers to noise
11992/0449C(COD)Safety and health at work: exposure of workers to electromagnetic fields
11992/0449B(COD)Safety and health at work: exposure of workers to optical radiations
12005/0274(CNS)Industrial property: international registration of industrial designs, measures to give effect to the accession to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement, adopted in Geneva on 2 July 1999
12005/0273(CNS)Industrial property: international registration of industrial designs, accession to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement, adopted in Geneva on 2 July 1999
12002/0047(COD)Patent law: patentability of computer-implemented inventions

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Born

1930/08/20 - Courbevoie (Seine)

  • Arts degree. Graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies. Former student at the ENA (National School of Administration) (1956-1958). Diploma from the Economic Programme Research Centre.
  • Inspector of Finance (1958); Inspector-General of Finance (1985). Lecturer. Consultant.
  • National secretary of the PSU (1967-1973). Member of the Socialist Party executive bureau (since 1975). Socialist party national secretary with responsibility for the public sector (1975-1979). First secretary, Socialist Party (1993-1994). Permanent member of the Socialist Party's national bureau.
  • Mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (1977-1994). Member of the Île-de-France Regional Council (1986-1992). Member of the National Assembly for the fourth constituency (1969-1973) and the third constituency (1978) of Yvelines. Member of the National Assembly for Yvelines (1986). Senator for Yvelines (1995-1997).
  • Minister for Planning and Regional Planning (1981-1983). Minister for Agriculture (1983-1985). Prime Minister (1988-1991).
  • Member of the European Parliament (since 1994). Chairman of the Committee on Development and Cooperation (1997-1999), the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (1999-2002) and the Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-2004).
  • Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit. Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (1988).

History

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

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  • Arts degree. Graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies. Former student at the ENA (National School of Administration) (1956-1958). Diploma from the Economic Programme Research Centre.
  • Inspector of Finance (1958); Inspector-General of Finance (1985). Lecturer. Consultant.
  • National secretary of the PSU (1967-1973). Member of the Socialist Party executive bureau (since 1975). Socialist party national secretary with responsibility for the public sector (1975-1979). First secretary, Socialist Party (1993-1994). Permanent member of the Socialist Party's national bureau.
  • Mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (1977-1994). Member of the Île-de-France Regional Council (1986-1992). Member of the National Assembly for the fourth constituency (1969-1973) and the third constituency (1978) of Yvelines. Member of the National Assembly for Yvelines (1986). Senator for Yvelines (1995-1997).
  • Minister for Planning and Regional Planning (1981-1983). Minister for Agriculture (1983-1985). Prime Minister (1988-1991).
  • Member of the European Parliament (since 1994). Chairman of the Committee on Development and Cooperation (1997-1999), the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (1999-2002) and the Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-2004).
  • Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit. Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (1988).