Jim Higgins
Jim Higgins (born 04 May 1945, Ballyhaunis) is an Irish MEP for North-West from Fine Gael since 2004.[1]
Contents
Affiliations
- Member, Quaestors
- Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
- Member, Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee
- Member, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
- Substitute, Committee on Fisheries
- Substitute, Committee on Petitions
- Substitute, Delegation for relations with Japan
Former Affiliations
- Member, Committee on Regional Development
- Member, Delegation for relations with Canada
- Substitute, Committee on Transport and Tourism
- Substitute, Delegation for relations with Japan
Record and Controversies
Declaration of Financial Interests
Record of Parliamentary Votes
- Abstained from voting on the Data Retention Directive.
- Voted in favour of the Lisbon Treaty.
Personal Information
Curriculum Vitae
- BA. Higher Diploma in Education. Post-primary teacher (1966-1984).
- Chairman of Fine Gael Parliamentary Party (1994); former member of party's national executive.
- Vice-Chairman of Mayo County Council (1980-1981).
- In the Irish Parliament: Opposition Chief Whip (1988); spokesman on education (1991); spokesman on justice, equality and law reform (1997); spokesman on public enterprise and tourism (2000).
- Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1995).
- Minister of State at the Department of Defence and Government Chief Whip (1995-1997).
- Member of the Council of Europe (2002- 2004).
- In Junior Chamber Ireland: debating champion (1977, 1978); captain of debating team that won the International Tripartite Championship.
Contact
- Address:
- Parlement européen
- Bât. Altiero Spinelli
- 13E102
- 60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
- B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
- Phone:
- +32 (0)2 28 45843
- Fax:
- +32 (0)2 28 49843
- Email:
- jim.higgins AT europarl.europa.eu
- Website:
- http://www.jimhiggins.ie
Resources
- European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Jim Higgins, 04 December 2008, accessed 02 February 2009.
- European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Jim Higgins, 14 July 2009, accessed 15 October 2009.
- European Parliament, MEP Directory: Jim Higgins, accessed 02 February 2009.
- European Parliament, MEP Directory: Jim Higgins, accessed 19 November 2010.
Notes
- ↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Jim Higgins, accessed 19 November 2010.
- ↑ European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Jim Higgins, 04 December 2008, accessed 02 February 2009.
- ↑ European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Jim Higgins, 14 July 2009, accessed 15 October 2009.
