EU Election Observation Mission to
Sri Lanka
Presidential Elections 2005


About the Mission

 

Chief Observer

John Walls Cushnahan
(Ireland)

2005 Appointed to Board of European Institute of Asian Studies (Brussels)
Appointed to Board of Co-operation Ireland
2004
Appointed by Commissioner Chris Patten to be the EU Chief Observer for the 2004 General Election in Sri Lanka
2003
Member of the EU delegation at the Tokyo Donor Conference for Sri Lanka
2002/3
At the request of the Sri Lankan government and the Peace Secretariat, frequently visited Sri Lanka to assist the Peace Process
2002
Appointed by Commissioner Chris Patten to be the EU Chief Observer for the General Election in Pakistan
2001
Appointed by Commissioner Chris Patten as EU Chief Observer to Sri Lanka for the 2000 General Election
1989-2004
  • Member of the European Parliament for the Constituency of Munster
 
  • EPP front bench spokesman on Regional Policy (1989-92)
 
  • Vice President EP Committee on Regional Policy (1992-94)
 
  • EP Special Rapporteur on cross border and inter-regional cooperation (1992-94)
 
  • Member Agriculture,(1989-92), Social Affairs(1992-94),and Institutional Affairs(1994-96) , Regional and Transport(1999-2002) Foreign Affairs(1997-2004) Committees.
 
  • Vice President EP Foreign Affairs Committee (1997-99)
 
  • Rapporteur on Hong Kong (1997-04)
 
  • Leader of the EPP delegation to Hong Kong (2000)
 
  • Rapporteur on 3rd generation Agreement- Pakistan (2002-04)
 
  • Member of the European Constitutional Convention (2002-03)
 
  • Leader of the European Parliament delegation to Kashmir (2003-04)
 
  • Member of ASEAN and SAARC Interparliamentary delegations
1984-1987

Leader of the Alliance Party NI

1982-1986 Chairman (Minister Designate) NI Assembly Education Committee
1982-1984 Chief Whip of the Alliance Party NI
1977-1982 Board Member of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive
1977-1982 Member Belfast City Council
  Chairman Belfast City Council Community Services Committee
1974-1982 General Secretary Alliance Party

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