Democrats EPP-ED for bathing water. In 2007 the European Parliament appointed Richard Seeber as rapporteur for flooding and respectively for droughts and water shortage in 2008. In the period from 2004-2009 he was also member of the Committee on Petitions, and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, as well as the Delegation for the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly. At the European Parliament election on 7 June 2009, Seeber was re-elected as a member of the European Parliament. Directly after that, the EPP-Group elected Richard Seeber to its co-coordinator for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. In the current 7th period of legislation of the European Parliament, Seeber, moreover, was a member of the delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly. Furthermore, he is a substitute member in the Committee on Regional Development as well as in the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee. In his work Seeber specially focuses on the topic of water. In January 2010 he founded the first Intergroup on Water of the European Parliament. This Intergroup, in which he acts as President, is a broader platform for many members of the European Parliament, representatives of the European Commission as well as representatives from economy, environmental protection and regional development. Further key elements of Seebers work are environmental protection, air quality and mountainous regions. Career Dr. iur. Innsbruck University (1984) Studied economics, Mag. rer. soc. oec. Innsbruck University (1988) Barrister and solicitor (1987–1990) Tyrol Chamber of Commerce (1991–1995) Director, Tyrol EU Office, Brussels (1995–2004) Member of the European Parliament (2004–2014) References External links Personal website (in German) European Parliament European Parliament - Information Office for Austria (in German) Platform for direct democracy - Mein Parlament (in German) EPP-Group Austrian People's Party ÖVP (in German) European Commission - The EU in Austria (in German) Tyrolean People's Party (in German) Austrian Association for Public and Cooperative Economy VÖW (in German) Interview with MEP Richard Seeber: EU election campaign - Tyrolean Style Euregio Tyrol - South Tyrol - Trentino 1962 births Living people Austrian People's Party MEPs Politicians from Innsbruck MEPs for Austria 2004–2009 MEPs for Austria 2009–2014