Claude Turmes

Brussels
European Parliament
ASP 08G108
Rue Wiertz
B- 1047 Brussels

Strasbourg
European Parliament
LOW T0 5113
Allée du Printemps - B.P. 1024/F
F-67070 Strasbourg Cedex

• Sports Studies at the Univeristy of Louvain la Neuve, Belgium

• 80ies: Beginning of politival activism at Friends of the Earth Luxembourg (notably on climate change, energy and WTO)

• Yoga Teacher

• since 1999 member of the Greens/EFA Group of the European Parliament

• since 2002 vice-president of the Green Group

• coordinator on energy issues for the Green Group

• member of Commitees: Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), Environment, Public Health and Food safety (ENVI) and Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)

• Rapporteur of the second directive on the liberalisation of the energy market (together with MEP Bernhard Rapkay)

• Co-Initiator of the platform "Energy Intelligent Europe"

• Author of the own-inititiave report on the share of Renewable energy in Europe