ia ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁D S ▁national ▁executive . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁vice - ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁provincial ▁government ▁of ▁B ari . ▁▁ 5 th ▁Parliament ary ▁term ▁V inc en zo ▁Lav ar ra ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁vice - ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁R ural ▁Development ▁from ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁to ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁to ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Fish eries ▁from ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁to ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁to ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁for ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁countries ▁of ▁sout heast ▁Europe ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁to ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁from ▁February ▁ 7