Jens-Peter Bonde
Jens-Peter Bonde (born March 27, 1948 in Aabenraa ) is a Danish politician and former member of the European Parliament .
Bonde studied political science at Aarhus University from 1966 to 1974 . He began his political activities in Det Radikalische Venstre (1966-1972) before he co-founded the Folkebevægelsen mod EU . Since 1975 he was also a member of Danmarks Kommunistiske Parti . In 1990 he ran for the Enhedslist . In 1992 he left Folkebevægelsen and DKP and started the Junibevægelsen with him.
In the European Parliament, Bonde held the following management positions:
- 1992–1994 Chairman of the Delegation for EU Relations with Iceland
- Vice-Chairman (1994–1997) and Chairman (1997–1999) of the EDN Group
- 1999–2004 Chairman of the Group for a Europe of Democracies and Differences
- 2004–2008 Co-Chairman of the Independence and Democracy Group (Ind / Dem)
In 2008 he retired from active politics after 29 years in the European Parliament. Hanne Dahl moved up for him.
Bonde is a prominent critic of Europe . He appears regularly in the media to comment on EU decisions. Bonde has published numerous books on the EU, including widely understandable treatments of the EU treaties. Before the EU enlargement in 2004 he worked on translations of the EU treaties into the languages of the new member states.
Web links
- Entry on Jens-Peter Bonde in the Members' database of the European Parliament
- VoteWatch.eu: Jens-Peter Bonde's voting behavior in the European Parliament (in English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bonde, Jens-Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish politician, MEP |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aabenraa |