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Kurt LECHNER



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Constituencies

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  • Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands icon: DE Germany 2009/07/14 - 2012/03/16
  • Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands icon: DE Germany 2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
  • Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands icon: DE Germany 1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19

Groups

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  • icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
  • icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
  • icon: PPE PPE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 2009/07/14 - 2012/03/16

Committees

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RoleCommitteeStartEnd
Substitute of Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs 1999/07/21 2002/01/14
Member of Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market 1999/07/21 2002/01/14
Substitute of Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs 2002/01/17 2004/07/19
Member of Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market 2002/01/17 2004/07/19
Member of Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 2004/07/21 2007/01/14
Substitute of Committee on Legal Affairs 2004/07/22 2005/05/08
Member of Committee on Legal Affairs 2005/05/09 2006/05/31
Substitute of Committee on Legal Affairs 2006/06/01 2007/01/14
Substitute of Committee on Legal Affairs 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Member of Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Substitute of Committee on Legal Affairs 2007/01/31 2009/07/13
Member of Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 2007/01/31 2009/07/13
Substitute of Committee on Legal Affairs 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Member of Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Substitute of Committee on Legal Affairs 2012/01/19 2012/03/16
Member of Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 2012/01/19 2012/03/16

Delegations

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RoleDelegationStartEnd
Member of Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova 1999/10/06 2002/01/14
Substitute of Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee 1999/10/08 2000/03/14
Member of Delegation to the EU-Ukraine and the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Belarus 2002/02/07 2004/07/19
Member of Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee 2004/09/15 2006/12/31
Substitute of Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly 2004/09/15 2009/07/13
Member of Delegation for relations with India 2007/03/15 2007/03/27
Member of Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries 2007/03/28 2009/07/13
Member of Delegation for relations with Iran 2009/09/16 2009/09/28
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries 2009/09/16 2012/03/16
Substitute of Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean 2009/09/16 2012/03/16
Vice-Chair of Delegation for relations with Iran 2009/09/29 2012/02/12
Substitute of Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee 2012/02/13 2012/03/16

Rapporteur

TypeDossierCommitteeTitle
Committee Opinion 2011/0062(COD) IMCO Internal Market and Consumer Protection Credit agreements: residential immovable property
Responsible Committee 2011/0038(COD) JURI Legal Affairs Company law and corporate governance: interconnection of central, commercial and company registers
Responsible Committee 2010/2055(INI) JURI Legal Affairs Interconnection of business registers
Responsible Committee 2009/0157(COD) JURI Legal Affairs Jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and acceptance and enforcement of authentic instruments in matters of succession and creation of a European Certificate of Succession
Committee Legal Basis Opinion 2009/0153(COD) JURI Legal Affairs Aquaculture: use of alien and locally absent species
Committee Legal Basis Opinion 2009/0127(COD) JURI Legal Affairs General programme "Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows": European Refugee Fund (ERF) 2008-2013
Committee Legal Basis Opinion 2009/0106(CNS) JURI Legal Affairs Energy infrastructure: investment projects
Former Committee Legal Basis Opinion 2009/0076(COD) JURI Legal Affairs Making available on the market and use of biocidal products
Committee Legal Basis Opinion 2009/0028(COD) JURI Legal Affairs Movement of persons with a long-stay visa
Committee Legal Basis Opinion 2008/0222(COD) JURI Legal Affairs Energy-related products: indication of the consumption of energy. Recast
Former Committee Legal Basis Opinion 2008/0090(COD) JURI Legal Affairs Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents
Responsible Committee 2007/2026(INI) JURI Legal Affairs Efficiency of the enforcement of judgments in the European Union: the attachment of bank accounts. Green Paper
Committee Opinion 2006/2102(INI) JURI Legal Affairs Mortgage credit in the European Union. Green paper
Former Committee Opinion 2004/0001(COD) JURI Legal Affairs Services in the internal market. Services Directive
Responsible Committee 2003/2172(IMM) JURI Legal Affairs Second request for defence of parliamentary immunity of Mr. Umberto Bossi
Responsible Committee 2003/2171(IMM) JURI Legal Affairs Request for defence of parliamentary immunity of Mr. Umberto Bossi
Committee Opinion 2003/0316(CNS) JURI Legal Affairs World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Former Committee Opinion 2003/0257(COD) JURI Legal Affairs Chemicals: classification, labelling, packaging, adaptation to the REACH Regulation (amend. Directive 67/548/EEC)
Former Committee Opinion 2003/0256(COD) JURI Legal Affairs Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH); European Chemicals Agency
Committee Opinion 2002/2167(INI) JURI Legal Affairs Public health: prevention of smoking and initiatives to improve tobacco control
Responsible Committee 2002/0222(COD) IMCO Internal Market and Consumer Protection Credit agreements for consumers
Responsible Committee 2001/0212(COD) JURI Legal Affairs Fertilizers (recast Directives 76/116/EEC, 80/876/EEC, 87/94/EEC, 77/535/EEC)
Former Responsible Committee 2001/0212(COD) JURI Legal Affairs Fertilizers (recast Directives 76/116/EEC, 80/876/EEC, 87/94/EEC, 77/535/EEC)
Responsible Committee 1999/0806(CNS) JURI Legal Affairs Judicial cooperation in civil matters: undertakings, insolvency proceedings with cross-border implications
Former Committee Opinion 1999/0244(COD) JURI Legal Affairs Tobacco: manufacture, presentation and sale of products (recast of Directives 89/622/EEC, 92/41/EEC, 90/239/EEC)
Responsible Committee 1999/0102(CNS) LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Civil and commercial judicial cooperation: transmission and service of documents between the Member States, Brussels and The Hague conventions
Responsible Committee 1998/0191(COD) JURI Legal Affairs Electronic communication, open networks safety: electronic signatures, common regulatory framework

Activities

Stats

Amendment Co-authors
Name Group Country Ams
Werner LANGEN icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 15
Hartmut NASSAUER icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE icon: Germany Germany 15
Klaus-Heiner LEHNE icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE icon: Germany Germany 2

By types

Amendments (140)
Opinions (5)
Plenary speeches (28)
Reports (12)
Legal basis opinions (7)

By dossiers

CountDossier ReferenceTitle
762008/0196(COD)Consumer rights
192008/0130(CNS)
112007/0113(COD)Protection of consumers: timeshare, long-term holiday products, resale and exchange contracts
92009/0157(COD)Jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and acceptance and enforcement of authentic instruments in matters of succession and creation of a European Certificate of Succession
82011/2037(INI)Audit policy: lessons from the crisis
82008/0142(COD)Patients' rights in cross-border healthcare
52011/0062(COD)Credit agreements: residential immovable property
52008/0051(CNS)General arrangements for excise duty
42002/0222(COD)Credit agreements for consumers
32008/0098(COD)Construction products: harmonised conditions for the marketing
32011/0038(COD)Company law and corporate governance: interconnection of central, commercial and company registers
22007/2026(INI)Efficiency of the enforcement of judgments in the European Union: the attachment of bank accounts. Green Paper
22010/2055(INI)Interconnection of business registers
22001/0212(COD)Fertilizers (recast Directives 76/116/EEC, 80/876/EEC, 87/94/EEC, 77/535/EEC)
12007/2189(INI)EU consumer policy strategy 2007-2013
12008/2196(INL)Cross-borders transfers of company seats
12007/2010(INI)Green Paper on the review of the consumer acquis
12006/2102(INI)Mortgage credit in the European Union. Green paper
12004/0001(COD)Services in the internal market. Services Directive
12003/2172(IMM)Second request for defence of parliamentary immunity of Mr. Umberto Bossi
12003/2171(IMM)Request for defence of parliamentary immunity of Mr. Umberto Bossi
11999/0806(CNS)Judicial cooperation in civil matters: undertakings, insolvency proceedings with cross-border implications
11999/0102(CNS)Civil and commercial judicial cooperation: transmission and service of documents between the Member States, Brussels and The Hague conventions
11998/0191(COD)Electronic communication, open networks safety: electronic signatures, common regulatory framework
12009/0153(COD)Aquaculture: use of alien and locally absent species
12009/0127(COD)General programme "Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows": European Refugee Fund (ERF) 2008-2013
12009/0106(CNS)Energy infrastructure: investment projects
12009/0076(COD)Making available on the market and use of biocidal products
12009/0028(COD)Movement of persons with a long-stay visa
12008/0222(COD)Energy-related products: indication of the consumption of energy. Recast
12008/0090(COD)Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents

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Born

1942/10/26 - Kaiserslautern

History

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    Studied law, political science and economics in Munich and Mainz, first and second State law examinations (1962-1970). Notary in Kaiserslautern (1973-2006) and in Waldfischbach-Burgalben (1999-2006). Military service with mountain and parachute force, first lieutenant in the reserve (1961-1962).
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    Regional chair of the Rhineland-Palatinate CDU Youth Section (1971-1977); member of CDU Regional Executive, Rhineland-Palatinate (1971-1980 and since 1993); chair of the Kaiserslautern-Stadt CDU district association (1984-1988); CDU district chair, Rheinhessen-Pfalz (since 1993).
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    Member of the Rhineland-Palatinate Regional Assembly (1976-1979).
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    Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
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    Chair of the Friends of Kaiserslautern University (since 1993).
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    • Studied law, political science and economics in Munich and Mainz, first and second State law examinations (1962-1970). Notary in Kaiserslautern (1973-2006) and in Waldfischbach-Burgalben (1999-2006). Military service with mountain and parachute force, first lieutenant in the reserve (1961-1962).
    • Regional chair of the Rhineland-Palatinate CDU Youth Section (1971-1977); member of CDU Regional Executive, Rhineland-Palatinate (1971-1980 and since 1993); chair of the Kaiserslautern-Stadt CDU district association (1984-1988); CDU district chair, Rheinhessen-Pfalz (since 1993).
    • Member of the Rhineland-Palatinate Regional Assembly (1976-1979).
    • Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
    • Chair of the Friends of Kaiserslautern University (since 1993).