NAME: Urutchev, Vladimir

BULGARIA

POLITICAL GROUP: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (EPP-ED).

PARTY: Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria.

CONSTITUENCY: Bulgaria.

DATE OF LATEST ELECTION: 20 May 2007.

Committees: EPP-ED Group in the EP since 2007; Committees of Civil Liberties and Home Affairs since 2007; Committee of Industry, Research and Energy since 2007; Delegation on Relations with Belarus since 2007; Delegation on Relations with South Causasus since 2007.

Political Career: Member of the EP since 2007.

Special Political Interests: European energy policy; climate change.

Profession: Nuclear engineering

Education: Dipl Engineer; Industry Academy, Bulgaria, Business Management; Power Institute, Master of Science in Engineering.

Languages: Bulgarian, English and Russian.

Born: 1 October 1954, Boukovo.

Marital status: Married.

Children: 1