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Helena TORRES MARQUES



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Constituencies

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  • Partido Socialista icon: PT Portugal 1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
  • Partido Socialista icon: PT Portugal 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 of the Bureau Group of the Party of European Socialists 1999/07/20 - 2002/01/16
  • icon: PSE PSE Member Group of the Party of European Socialists 2002/01/17 - 2004/07/19

Committees

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RoleCommitteeStartEnd
Substitute of Committee on Budgets 1994/07/21 1995/11/15
Member of Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy 1994/07/21 1997/01/15
Member of Committee on Women's Rights 1994/07/21 1997/01/15
Substitute of Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs 1995/01/26 1997/01/15
Substitute of Committee on Transport and Tourism 1995/11/16 1997/01/15
Member of Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy 1997/01/16 1999/07/19
Substitute of Committee on Transport and Tourism 1997/01/16 1999/07/19
Vice-Chair of Committee on Women's Rights 1997/01/16 1999/07/19
Substitute of Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs 1997/01/16 1999/07/19
Member of Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 1999/07/21 2002/01/14
Member of Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities 1999/07/21 2002/01/14
Substitute of Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism 1999/07/22 2002/01/14
Member of Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 2002/01/17 2004/07/19
Substitute of Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism 2002/01/17 2004/07/19
Member of Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities 2002/01/17 2004/07/19

Delegations

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RoleDelegationStartEnd
Member of Delegation for relations with Canada 1994/11/17 1995/07/11
Member of Delegation for relations with Transcaucasus 1994/11/17 1995/07/11
Member of Delegation for relations with Canada 1995/07/12 1995/10/26
Member of Delegation for relations with Transcaucasus 1995/07/12 1995/10/26
Vice-Chair of Delegation for relations with the countries of South America 1995/10/27 1997/01/15
Substitute of Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand 1997/01/16 1997/10/13
Member of Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR 1997/01/16 1997/10/13
Substitute of Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand 1997/10/14 1999/02/23
Member of Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR 1997/10/14 1999/02/23
Substitute of Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand 1999/02/24 1999/07/19
Member of Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR 1999/02/24 1999/07/19
Member of Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand 1999/10/06 2002/01/14
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) 2002/02/06 2004/07/19

Rapporteur

TypeDossierCommitteeTitle
Committee Opinion 2003/2020(INI) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality Annual report of the Cohesion Fund (2001)
Responsible Committee 2003/0057(COD) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Travel services: indirect taxation (VAT), administrative cooperation
Responsible Committee 2002/2038(COS) RETT Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism Tourism sector: working together for a sustainable development and employment
Former Committee Opinion 2002/0132(COD) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Prevention of money laundering: controls of cash entering or leaving the Community
Responsible Committee 2002/0041(CNS) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Travel agents: special scheme VAT and distortion of competition
Committee Opinion 2001/2279(COS) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality Citizenship of the Union. 3rd report
Committee Opinion 2001/2207(COS) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality Economic and social cohesion. 2nd report
Committee Opinion 2001/0106(CNS) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Euro: protection against counterfeiting, PERICLES programme 2002-2005, extension to States which have not adopted euro
Committee Opinion 2001/0105(CNS) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Protection of the euro against counterfeiting, Pericles programme 2002-2005
Committee Opinion 2000/2090(COS) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality Education and training: innovation and new technologies
Responsible Committee 2000/0289(CNS) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Value added tax VAT: conditions laid down for invoicing (amend. Directive 77/388/EEC)
Responsible Committee 2000/0223(CNS) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Value added tax VAT: length of application of the current minimum standard rate, 2001-2005 (amend. Directive 77/388/EEC)
Responsible Committee 1999/2111(COS) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Introduction of the Euro: duration of the transitional period. Report
Committee Opinion 1998/2195(COS) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality Employment in Europe. Annual report 1998
Responsible Committee 1998/2023(INI) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs The Euro and tourism
Former Committee Opinion 1998/0253(COD) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Credit institutions: taking up and pursuit of the business (amend. direct. 77/780/EEC)
Former Committee Opinion 1998/0252(COD) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Electronic money: granting of a single license and home Member State prudential supervision of these institutions
Committee Opinion 1997/2237(COS) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality Amsterdam draft treaty
Responsible Committee 1995/2274(COS) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs The craft industry and small enterprises: keys to growth and employment in Europe, 2nd conference in Berlin
Committee Opinion 1995/2013(COS) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Cohesion Financial Instrument activities. Report 1993-1994
Responsible Committee 1995/0117(CNS) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality Equal treatment for men and women: occupational social security schemes (amend. Direct. 86/378/EEC)
Committee Opinion 1995/0002(COS) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Tourism sector: collection of statistical information
Responsible Committee 1994/0314(CNS) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs European system of national and regional accounts in the European Community (ESA 95)
Committee Opinion 1994/0280(CNS) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Specific programme for the modernization of the textile andclothing industry (financial assistance for Portugal)

Activities

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By types

Plenary speeches (43)
Reports (9)

By dossiers

CountDossier ReferenceTitle
11998/2023(INI)The Euro and tourism
11995/2274(COS)The craft industry and small enterprises: keys to growth and employment in Europe, 2nd conference in Berlin
11995/0117(CNS)Equal treatment for men and women: occupational social security schemes (amend. Direct. 86/378/EEC)
12003/0057(COD)Travel services: indirect taxation (VAT), administrative cooperation
12002/0041(CNS)Travel agents: special scheme VAT and distortion of competition
12002/2038(COS)Tourism sector: working together for a sustainable development and employment
12000/0289(CNS)Value added tax VAT: conditions laid down for invoicing (amend. Directive 77/388/EEC)
12000/0223(CNS)Value added tax VAT: length of application of the current minimum standard rate, 2001-2005 (amend. Directive 77/388/EEC)
11999/2111(COS)Introduction of the Euro: duration of the transitional period. Report

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Born

1941/05/08 - Lisboa

  • Graduate in economics (1965). Executive officer in the Directorate-General for Tourism (1965); executive officer in the Cabinet secretariat (1970); Director-General for Regional and Local Activities (1978). Lecturer at the Higher Institute for Economics (1970-1976); university lecturer (1990-1993).
  • Member of the PS National Committee (since 1983); member of the PS Political Committee Bureau (1991); member of the PS National Secretariat (1999).
  • Member of the Assembly of the Republic (1983-1994); Vice-Chair of the parliamentary party of the PS (1991-1994). Assistant Secretary of State for Tourism (1974); Assistant to the Minister of Economics (III and IV Governments) (1975); assistant to the Minister for Foreign Trade and Tourism (1976); assistant to the Minister without Portfolio (1977); Secretary of State for Local Government in the IX Constitutional Government (1983-1985).
  • Member of the PSE Bureau (1999).
  • Chair of the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts on Regional and Local Affairs (1978-1980). Chair of the Antero de Quental Foundation (1987-1989).
  • Grand Cross of the Infante D. Henrique (1998).

History

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

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  • Graduate in economics (1965). Executive officer in the Directorate-General for Tourism (1965); executive officer in the Cabinet secretariat (1970); Director-General for Regional and Local Activities (1978). Lecturer at the Higher Institute for Economics (1970-1976); university lecturer (1990-1993).
  • Member of the PS National Committee (since 1983); member of the PS Political Committee Bureau (1991); member of the PS National Secretariat (1999).
  • Member of the Assembly of the Republic (1983-1994); Vice-Chair of the parliamentary party of the PS (1991-1994). Assistant Secretary of State for Tourism (1974); Assistant to the Minister of Economics (III and IV Governments) (1975); assistant to the Minister for Foreign Trade and Tourism (1976); assistant to the Minister without Portfolio (1977); Secretary of State for Local Government in the IX Constitutional Government (1983-1985).
  • Member of the PSE Bureau (1999).
  • Chair of the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts on Regional and Local Affairs (1978-1980). Chair of the Antero de Quental Foundation (1987-1989).
  • Grand Cross of the Infante D. Henrique (1998).