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'''Claude Turmes''' (born 26 November 1960) is a [[Luxembourg]]ish politician and [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) from [[Luxembourg]]. He is a member of the [[The Greens (Luxembourg)|Green Party]], part of the [[European Green Party]].
Turmes has been a member of the [[European Parliament]] since the [[European Parliament election, 1999 (Luxembourg)|1999 European elections]]. In parliament, he first served on the [[Committee on Budgetary Control]] before joining the [[Committee on Industry, Research and Energy]] in 2002. In this capacity, he served as [[rapporteur]] on the 2008 draft of the [[EU Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC]]<ref>Jennifer Rankin (January 30, 2008), [http://www.politico.eu/article/turmes-to-draft-the-parliaments-renewables-position/ Turmes to draft the Parliament’s renewables position] ''[[European Voice]]''.</ref> and on the [[EU Energy Efficiency Directive 2012]].<ref>[http://www.politico.eu/article/green-jobs-initiative/ Green jobs initiative] ''[[European Voice]]'', July 13, 2011.</ref> Between 2007 and 2008, he was a member of the Temporary Committee on Climate Change. He also represented the Parliament at the [[2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference]] in [[Poznań]],
In 2011, Turmes was part of a cross-party working group headed by [[Jerzy Buzek]], the [[President of the European Parliament]], to draft reforms on lobbying and MEPs’ rules of conduct.<ref>Constant Brand (April 13, 2011), [http://www.politico.eu/article/cross-party-group-to-draft-reforms-for-lobbying-rules/ Cross-party group to draft reforms for lobbying rules] ''[[European Voice]]''.</ref>
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