Tomislav Sokol Explained

Party: Croatia
Croatian Democratic Union

European People's Party
Constituency Mp:Croatia
Term Start:2 July 2019
Parliament:European
Birth Date:20 September 1982
Birth Place:Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Nationality:Croatian

Tomislav Sokol (born 20 September 1982) is a Croatian politician currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the Croatian Democratic Union since 2019.[1]

Political career

Sokol became a Member of the European Parliament in the 2019 election. He has since been serving on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. In 2022, he also joined the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] [3] Also since 2022, he has been the parliament’s ENVI rapporteur on the European Commission’s proposal for a European Health Data Space.[4]

In addition to his committee assignments, Sokol is part of the Parliament's delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee. He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas[5] and the MEPs Against Cancer group.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197417 His MEP profile
  2. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sedcms/documents/PRIORITY_INFO/558/Composition%20nominative%20des%20commissions%20PEGA%20COVI%20ING2_24.03.2022_EN.pdf Members of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic
  3. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220321IPR25923/parliament-names-meps-to-sit-on-three-new-committees Parliament names MEPs to sit on three new committees
  4. Ashleigh Furlong (27 October 2022), The EU’s new health data space is coming and industry wants in Politico Europe.
  5. http://www.searica.eu/intergroup/members-2019-2024 Members 2019-2024
  6. https://www.europeancancerleagues.org/meps-against-cancer-about-meps-against-cancer-2/ MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature