NAME: van Nistelrooij, Lambert

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

PARTY: Christen Democratisch Appèl.

CONSTITUENCY: Netherlands

Committees: Member of Committee on Regional Development; Member of Temporary Committee on Climate Change; Member of Delegation for Relations with the Countries of the Andean Community; Member of Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly; Committee on Industry, Research and Energy; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety; Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee; Delegation for Relations with Canada.

Political Career: Member of the North Brabant Provincial Executive for Public Health 1991-2003; Department Head for Management Training and Organisational Development, North Brabant Christian Farmers Union 1987-1991; Policy Adviser, Province of Gelderland 1983-1988; Worked for the Tilburg Urban Region 1979-1983.

Titles/honours/decorations: Knight of the Order of Orange Nassau.

Education: Catholic University of Nijmegen, Studied Social Geography 1979.

Political Affiliations: Chairman of Alive – European Challenge to Ageing 1999-2003; Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman, Assembly of European Regions 1992-2003;Various offices in the Regional Assembly of the Council of Europe 1995-2003; Chairman of Various Social Welfare Organisations.

Born: 5 March 1953, Nuland.