7th European Parliament
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| President President of the European Parliament The President of the European Parliament presides over the debates and activities of the European Parliament. He or she also represents the Parliament within the EU and internationally. The President's signature is required for enacting most EU laws and the EU budget.Presidents serve... (1st ½): |
Jerzy Buzek Jerzy Buzek Jerzy Karol Buzek is a Polish engineer, academic lecturer and politician who was the ninth post-Cold War Prime Minister of Poland from 1997 to 2001... |
| Commission European Commission The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union.... : |
Barroso Barroso Commission The Barroso Commission is the European Commission that has been in office since 22 November 2004 and is due to serve until 2014. Its president is José Manuel Barroso, who presides over 26 other commissioners... |
| Largest party: | EPP (265 of 736) |
| MEPs Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,... : |
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| Elections Elections in the European Union Elections to the Parliament of the European Union take place every five years by universal adult suffrage. 736 MEPs are elected to the European Parliament which has been directly elected since 1979. No other body is directly elected although the Council of the European Union and European Council is... : |
June 2009 European Parliament election, 2009 Elections to the European Parliament were held in the 27 member states of the European Union between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history... |
| Governing treaty Treaties of the European Union The Treaties of the European Union are a set of international treaties between the European Union member states which sets out the EU's constitutional basis. They establish the various EU institutions together with their remit, procedures and objectives... |
Nice Treaty of Nice The Treaty of Nice was signed by European leaders on 26 February 2001 and came into force on 1 February 2003. It amended the Maastricht Treaty and the Treaty of Rome... The Treaties of Rome and Treaty of Maastricht as amended by the Treaty of Nice Treaty of Nice The Treaty of Nice was signed by European leaders on 26 February 2001 and came into force on 1 February 2003. It amended the Maastricht Treaty and the Treaty of Rome... and all preceding amending treaties. Treaty of Lisbon Treaty of Lisbon The Treaty of Lisbon of 1668 was a peace treaty between Portugal and Spain, concluded at Lisbon on 13 February 1668, through the mediation of England, in which Spain recognized the sovereignty of Portugal's new ruling dynasty, the House of Braganza.... The Treaties of Rome and Treaty of Maastricht as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon Treaty of Lisbon The Treaty of Lisbon of 1668 was a peace treaty between Portugal and Spain, concluded at Lisbon on 13 February 1668, through the mediation of England, in which Spain recognized the sovereignty of Portugal's new ruling dynasty, the House of Braganza.... and all preceding amending treaties. |
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The Seventh European Parliament is the seventh five-year term of the elected European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
. It began on Tuesday 14 July 2009 in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
following the 2009 elections
European Parliament election, 2009
Elections to the European Parliament were held in the 27 member states of the European Union between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history...
and will end after the 2014 elections
European Parliament election, 2014
Elections to the European Parliament will be held in all member states of the European Union during June 2014. It will be the eighth Europe-wide election to the European Parliament since the first direct elections in 1979.- Presidential nominees :...
.
Major events
- 4–7 June 2009
- Elections to the Seventh ParliamentEuropean Parliament election, 2009Elections to the European Parliament were held in the 27 member states of the European Union between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history...
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- Elections to the Seventh Parliament
- 14 July 2009
- First meeting (constitutive session) of the Seventh Parliament.
- Jerzy BuzekJerzy BuzekJerzy Karol Buzek is a Polish engineer, academic lecturer and politician who was the ninth post-Cold War Prime Minister of Poland from 1997 to 2001...
is elected as President of the European ParliamentPresident of the European ParliamentThe President of the European Parliament presides over the debates and activities of the European Parliament. He or she also represents the Parliament within the EU and internationally. The President's signature is required for enacting most EU laws and the EU budget.Presidents serve...
. - Vice-presidents elections.
Activity
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| Reports | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/reports/search.do?language=EN | ||||||
| Resolutions and positions | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/ta/search.do?language=EN | ||||||
| Parliamentary questions | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/QP-WEB/application/search.do | ||||||
| Written declarations | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/writtenDecl/wdSides.do?language=EN |
Major resolutions and positions
| Resolution/position number | Procedure number | Notes |
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Summary
| Type | Number | Sources | Notes |
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| Standing committee | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/committeesList.do?language=EN | ||
| Temporary committee | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/archives/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=156 | ||
| Committee of enquiry | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/archives/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=157 |
Delegations
| Type | Number | Sources |
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| Europe delegations | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/delegationsEUList.do?language=EN | |
| Non-Europe delegations | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/delegationsNEUList.do?language=EN | |
| Ad-hoc delegations | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=161 |
Political groups
- See membership below for details of size
Group name Acronym Seats Percent Chairs Vice-Presidents European People's Party (Christian Democrats) EPP 265 36% 
Joseph DaulJoseph DaulJoseph Daul is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the East of France. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement , a member-party of the European People's Party...5 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Progressive Alliance of Socialists and DemocratsThe Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats is the social-democratic political group in the European Parliament, formed by MEPs of the Party of European Socialists and allied centre-left parties. The group dates its ancestry via various names back to the beginning of the European...S&D 184 25% 
Martin SchulzMartin SchulzMartin Schulz is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party of Germany, since 2004 leader of the Socialists in the European Parliament .-Career:* 1975-1977: Apprentice...5 Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for EuropeThe Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe is a transnational alliance between two European political parties: the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party and the European Democratic Party. It has political groups in the European Parliament, the EU Committee of the Regions, the...ALDE 84 11.4% 
Guy VerhofstadtGuy VerhofstadtGuy Verhofstadt is a Belgian politician who was the 47th Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008. He is currently a Member of the European Parliament and leader of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.- Early career :...2 The Greens–European Free Alliance GREENS/EFA 55 7.5% Rebecca HarmsRebecca HarmsRebecca Harms is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Alliance '90/The Greens, part of the European Greens. In July 2009 she was elected as co-president of the The Greens–European Free Alliance group in the European parliament.Harms began her career as an apprentice... Daniel Cohn-BenditDaniel Cohn-BenditDaniel Marc Cohn-Bendit is a Franco-German politician, active in both countries. He was a student leader during the unrest of May 1968 in France and he was also known during that time as Dany le Rouge...1 European Conservatives and Reformists European Conservatives and ReformistsThe European Conservatives and Reformists, abbreviated to ECR, is a conservative anti-federalist political group in the European Parliament. The group currently comprises 57 MEPs, making it the fourth-largest group in the European Parliament....ECR 54 7.3% 
Michał Kamiński0Edward MacMillan-Scott, standing in opposition to the policy of the ECR and his national party, the Conservatives Conservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, was expelled from the group.European United Left–Nordic Green Left European United Left–Nordic Green LeftEuropean United Left/Nordic Green Left is a left-wing political group with seats in the European Parliament since 1995.-Position:According to its 1994 constituent declaration, the group is opposed to the present European political structure, but committed to integration...GUE-NGL 35 4.8% Lothar BiskyLothar BiskyLothar Bisky is a German politician. He was the chairman of the Party of Democratic Socialism , the successor of East Germany's Socialist Unity Party . In June 2007 he became co-chairman of the The Left party, formed by a merger of the PDS and the much smaller Labour and Social Justice – The...0 Europe of Freedom and Democracy Europe of Freedom and DemocracyEurope of Freedom and Democracy is a Eurosceptic political group in the European Parliament. Formed after the European parliamentary election in 2009, it is mostly made up of elements of the now defunct Independence/Democracy and Union for a Europe of Nations groups from the out-going...EFD 32 4.3% 
Nigel FarageNigel FarageNigel Paul Farage MEP , a position he previously held from September 2006 to November 2009. He is a current Member of the European Parliament for South East England and co-chairs the Eurosceptic Europe of Freedom and Democracy group....
Francesco SperoniFrancesco SperoniFrancesco Enrico Speroni is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the North-West Italy constituency, first elected in the 2004 European Parliament election...0 Non-Inscrits Non-InscritsNon-Inscrits are Members of the European Parliament who do not sit in one of the recognized political groups....
Independents, not a groupNA 27 3.7% --- 1After the election ECR expelled McMillan-Scott.
Members in groups by country
| Political group Country |
EPP | S&D Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats is the social-democratic political group in the European Parliament, formed by MEPs of the Party of European Socialists and allied centre-left parties. The group dates its ancestry via various names back to the beginning of the European... |
ALDE Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe The Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe is the current liberal/centrist political group of the European Parliament... |
Greens-EFA European Greens–European Free Alliance The Greens European Free Alliance is one of the parliamentary groups in the European Parliament.... |
ECR European Conservatives and Reformists The European Conservatives and Reformists, abbreviated to ECR, is a conservative anti-federalist political group in the European Parliament. The group currently comprises 57 MEPs, making it the fourth-largest group in the European Parliament.... |
EUL-NGL European United Left–Nordic Green Left European United Left/Nordic Green Left is a left-wing political group with seats in the European Parliament since 1995.-Position:According to its 1994 constituent declaration, the group is opposed to the present European political structure, but committed to integration... |
EFD Europe of Freedom and Democracy Europe of Freedom and Democracy is a Eurosceptic political group in the European Parliament. Formed after the European parliamentary election in 2009, it is mostly made up of elements of the now defunct Independence/Democracy and Union for a Europe of Nations groups from the out-going... |
NI Non-Inscrits Non-Inscrits are Members of the European Parliament who do not sit in one of the recognized political groups.... |
MEPs |
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| Austria European Parliament election, 2009 (Austria) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Austria was the election of the delegation from Austria to the European Parliament in 2009. Austria will have 17 seats in the European Parliament, instead of 18 that the country had before the re-allocation of seats.... |
6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | ||||
| Belgium European Parliament election, 2009 (Belgium) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Belgium was on Sunday 7 June 2009 and was the election of the delegation from Belgium to the European Parliament... |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | ||
| Bulgaria European Parliament election, 2009 (Bulgaria) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Bulgaria was held on Sunday 7 June 2009 and was the election of the delegation from Bulgaria to the European Parliament. As a result of the Treaty of Nice - that became active in November 2004 - the number of Bulgarian delegates in the European Parliament... |
6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | ||||
| Cyprus European Parliament election, 2009 (Cyprus) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Cyprus was the election of the delegation from Cyprus to the European Parliament in 2009.-References:*... |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Czech Republic European Parliament election, 2009 (Czech Republic) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Czech Republic was the election of the delegation from Czech Republic to the European Parliament in 2009.... |
2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 22 | ||||
| Denmark European Parliament election, 2009 (Denmark) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Denmark was the election of the delegation from Denmark to the European Parliament on June 7, 2009. The number of Danish MEPs elected was 13... |
1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | ||
| Estonia European Parliament election, 2009 (Estonia) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Estonia was the election of the delegation from Estonia to the European Parliament in 2009.The election day was 7 June 2009. Turnout was 43.9% – about 17.1% higher than during the previous election five years before... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Finland European Parliament election, 2009 (Finland) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Finland was the election of the delegation from Finland to the European Parliament in 2009.Finland uses the open list d'Hondt method, where voters vote for an individual, but the individual's vote is counted primarily for the party and secondarily for the... |
4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |||
| France European Parliament election, 2009 (France) European elections to elect 72 French Members of the European Parliament were held on Sunday 7 June 2009.Due to the entry of Romania and Bulgaria in the European Union in 2007, the number of seats allocated to France was revised from 78 seats to 72 seats, a loss of 6 seats... |
29 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 72 | |
| Germany European Parliament election, 2009 (Germany) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Germany was the German part of the European Parliament election, 2009. The voting was held on Sunday, 7 June. A total of 26 parties competed for the 99 seats reserved for Germany in the European Parliament... |
42 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 99 | |||
| Greece European Parliament election, 2009 (Greece) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Greece for the election of the delegation from Greece to the European Parliament in 2009 took place on June 7, 2009. The election system used in Greece is party-list proportional representation with a 3% threshold for any party... |
8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 22 | |||
| Hungary European Parliament election, 2009 (Hungary) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Hungary was the election of the delegation from Hungary to the European Parliament in 2009. Hungary delegated 22 members to the European Parliament based on the Nice treaty and the election took place on the 7th of June.-Candidates:Among the candidates... |
14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | ||||
| Ireland European Parliament election, 2009 (Ireland) The 2009 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 2009 European Parliament election and was held on Friday, 5 June 2009, coinciding with the 2009 local elections... |
4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| Italy European Parliament election, 2009 (Italy) European elections to elect 72 members of the European Parliament representing Italy were held on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June 2009, as decided by the Italian government on December 18, 2008... |
35 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 72 | ||||
| Latvia European Parliament election, 2009 (Latvia) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Latvia involved the election of the delegation from Latvia to the European Parliament in 2009. 17 lists containing a total of 185 candidates were registered for the election.... |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Lithuania European Parliament election, 2009 (Lithuania) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Lithuania was the election of the delegation from Lithuania to the European Parliament in 2009. It was a part of the wider 2009 European election... |
4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Luxembourg European Parliament election, 2009 (Luxembourg) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Luxembourg was the election of the delegation from Luxembourg to the European Parliament in 2009. It was held on the same day as the elections to the national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies.-Parties:... |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Malta European Parliament election, 2009 (Malta) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Malta was the election of the delegation from Malta to the European Parliament in 2009. The elections were held on June 6 on the same day as the Maltese local council elections, 2009.... |
2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| Netherlands European Parliament election, 2009 (Netherlands) The European Parliament election of 2009 in the Netherlands was the election of the delegation from the Netherlands to the European Parliament in 2009 and took place on June 4, 2009. Seventeen parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 25 seats... |
5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| Poland European Parliament election, 2009 (Poland) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Poland was the election of the delegation from Poland to the European Parliament in 2009 which took place on 7 June 2009. On 13 February the Sejm accepted a proposal for an amendment to the electoral court act to allow voting for the European Parliament... |
28 | 7 | 15 | 50 | |||||
| Portugal European Parliament election, 2009 (Portugal) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Portugal was the election of the delegation from Portugal to the European Parliament in 2009.The lists are headed by*Socialist Party : Vital Moreira... |
10 | 7 | 5 | 22 | |||||
| Romania European Parliament election, 2009 (Romania) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Romania is the election of the delegation from Romania to the European Parliament in 2009.-Candidates and elected MEPs:Among those expected to take up seats are :... |
14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 33 | ||||
| Slovakia European Parliament election, 2009 (Slovakia) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Slovakia was the election of the delegation from Slovakia to the European Parliament in 2009.The turnout, although increased compared to the previous election, was 19.63%, the lowest of any nation involved in the election.-Division of Seats:The system of... |
6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| Slovenia European Parliament election, 2009 (Slovenia) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Slovenia was be the election of the delegation from Slovenia to the European Parliament in 2009.-Candidates:- Opinion polls :-Results:-References:... |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||
| Spain European Parliament election, 2009 (Spain) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Spain was the election of the delegation from Spain to the European Parliament in 2009.- Opinion polls :-Results:-References:... |
23 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 | ||
| Sweden European Parliament election, 2009 (Sweden) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Sweden was held on 7 June 2009 and determined the makeup of the Swedish delegation to the European Parliament. The election was held using a modified form of the Sainte-Laguë method of party-list proportional representation using the entire country as a... |
5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | |||
| United Kingdom European Parliament election, 2009 (United Kingdom) The European Parliament election was the United Kingdom's component of the 2009 European Parliament election, the voting for which was held on Thursday 4 June 2009, coinciding with the 2009 local elections in England. Most of the results of the election were announced on Sunday 7 June, after... |
13 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 72 | |
| Total | 265 | 184 | 84 | 55 | 54 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 736 |
Presidents
| Term | President (or candidate) |
Group | State | Votes | |
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| 14 July 2009– | Jerzy Buzek Jerzy Buzek Jerzy Karol Buzek is a Polish engineer, academic lecturer and politician who was the ninth post-Cold War Prime Minister of Poland from 1997 to 2001... |
EPP | Poland Poland |
555 | |
| Eva-Britt Svensson Eva-Britt Svensson Eva-Britt Svensson is a Swedish politician and former Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Left Party.... |
GUE/NGL European United Left–Nordic Green Left European United Left/Nordic Green Left is a left-wing political group with seats in the European Parliament since 1995.-Position:According to its 1994 constituent declaration, the group is opposed to the present European political structure, but committed to integration... |
 Sweden Sweden |
89 | ||
Vice-Presidents
| Group | Vice-President (or candidate) |
State | Votes in: | Pick | ||
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| 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | ||||
| EPP | Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou is a Greek politician, Member of the New Democracy party. She was born and brought up at the island of Zakynthos, Greece. She studied Sociology at the University of Geneva... |
 GreeceGreece |
355 | --- | --- |  |
| Roberta Angelilli Roberta Angelilli Roberta Angelilli is an Italian politician andMember of the European Parliamentfor Centralwith the Alleanza Nazionale, part of the Union for a Europe of Nations and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.She is a substitute for the Committee on... |
Italy Italy |
277 | 266 | 274 | |
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| Alejo Vidal-Quadras |  Spain Spain |
332 | 303 | 308 | |
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| Pál Schmitt Pál Schmitt Pál Schmitt is the current President of Hungary. He was elected President of Hungary in a 263 to 59 vote in the Parliament of Hungary and was sworn in on 2010.... |
 Hungary Hungary |
266 | 239 | 257 | |
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| Rainer Wieland Rainer Wieland Rainer Wieland is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Baden-Württemberg. Since 2009 he is one of the 14 Vice Presidents of the Parliament. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party... |
Germany Germany |
267 | 235 | 237 | |
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| S&D | Giovanni Pittella Giovanni Pittella Giovanni Pittella is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Southern and Vice President of the European Parliament for the seventh parliament... |
Italy Italy |
360 | --- | --- | |
| Stavros Lambrinidis Stavros Lambrinidis Stavros Lambrinidis is a former Vice President of the European Parliament and was between 17 June 2011 until 11 November 2011 the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece.-Yale University:... |
GreeceGreece |
348 | --- | --- | |
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| Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez is a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, part of the Party of European Socialists... |
Spain Spain |
330 | 292 | 327 | |
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| Dagmar Roth-Behrendt Dagmar Roth-Behrendt Dagmar Roth-Behrendt is a German Member of the European Parliament, and a lawyer. She was elected on the SPD ticket and sits with the Party of European Socialists group.... |
Germany Germany |
299 | 288 | 287 | |
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| Libor Rouček Libor Roucek Libor Rouček is a Czech politician andMember of the European Parliament with the Czech Social Democratic Party,part of the Socialist Group and sits onthe European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.... |
 Czech Republic Czech Republic |
284 | 276 | 278 | |
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| ALDE | Diana Wallis Diana Wallis Diana Paulette Wallis is a British Liberal Democrat politician who is a Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber. Wallis was first elected in 1999 and re-elected in 2004 and in 2009.... |
UK | 303 | 274 | 272 | |
| Silvana Koch-Mehrin Silvana Koch-Mehrin Esther Silvana Koch-Mehrin is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Free Democratic Party of Germany. Until May 2011, she was Vice Chairwoman of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. She is a member of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets... |
Germany Germany |
148 | 141 | 186 | |
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| ECR | Michał Kamiński | Poland Poland |
194 | 175 | 174 |  |
| Edward McMillan-Scott Edward McMillan-Scott Edward Hugh Christian McMillan-Scott is a British Member of the European Parliament and one of the Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament... (non-attached)After the election ECR threw McMillan-Scott away. |
UK | 237 | 242 | 244 | |
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| GREENS/EFA | Isabelle Durant Isabelle Durant Isabelle A.J. Durant is a Belgian politician, member of the Ecolo party. On 15 September, 2010 Durant supported the new initiative Spinelli Group in the European Parliament, which was founded to reinvigorate the strive for federalisation of the European Union... |
Belgium Belgum |
268 | 259 | 276 | |
Quaestors
| Group | Quaestor (or candidate) |
State | Votes in: | Pick | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | ||||
| EPP | Jim Higgins |  Republic of Ireland Ireland |
352 | --- | --- | |
| Astrid Lulling Astrid Lulling Astrid Lulling is a politician in Luxembourg, and a Member of the European Parliament for the Christian Social People's Party, part of the European People's Party.- Current positions held :... |
 Luxembourg Luxembourg |
322 | 327 | 306 | |
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| Ria Oomen-Ruijten Ria Oomen-Ruijten Ria Oomen-Ruijten is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, a member of the bureau of the EPP-ED group, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.She is also a substitute for the Committee... |
 Netherlands Norway |
161 | 187 | 186 | |
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| S&D | Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the DS & OPwith the Democratic Left Alliance-Labor Union, part of the Socialist Group... |
Poland Poland |
398 | --- | --- | |
| ALDE | Bill Newton Dunn Bill Newton Dunn William "Bill" Newton Dunn is a British politician. He is a Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands for the Liberal Democrats.-Early life:... |
UK | 164 | 202 | 208 | |
| ECR | James Nicholson | UK | 171 | 172 | 176 | |
| GUE-NGL | Jiří Maštálka Jirí Maštálka Jiří Maštálka is a Czech politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia; part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left party group in the European Parliament.... |
Czech Republic Czech Republic |
206 | 283 | 293 | |
| EFD | Francesco Speroni Francesco Speroni Francesco Enrico Speroni is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the North-West Italy constituency, first elected in the 2004 European Parliament election... |
Italy Italy |
145 | 130 | 131 | |
Membership
After the 2009 election, the members formed seven groups with around 26 independent members, mainly from the far right which failed to unify into a political group. With the Treaty of LisbonTreaty of Lisbon
The Treaty of Lisbon of 1668 was a peace treaty between Portugal and Spain, concluded at Lisbon on 13 February 1668, through the mediation of England, in which Spain recognized the sovereignty of Portugal's new ruling dynasty, the House of Braganza....
not in force in time for the elections, the national distribution followed the rules of the Treaty of Nice
Treaty of Nice
The Treaty of Nice was signed by European leaders on 26 February 2001 and came into force on 1 February 2003. It amended the Maastricht Treaty and the Treaty of Rome...
which necessitated a reduction to 736 members. Extra members will join the chamber if Lisbon comes into force.
For the seventh parliament, the number of women increased from 31% to 35% (the highest to date, from 16% in 1979) with increases in most countries. The largest percentage was in Sweden, with 56% of MEPs women, followed by Estonia with 50%. The lowest was Malta with no women members at all, followed by the Czech Republic with 18%, down from 21%.
From inauguration, the youngest member was Emilie Turunen
Emilie Turunen
Emilie Turunen is, as of 2009, the youngest member of the European Parliament. She has represented the Danish constituency since the 2009 European election and is a member of the European Green Party .-Life:Turunen graduated from Roskilde University in Social Science and Working Life Studies...
of Denmark (born in 1984 making her 25) and the oldest member was Ciriaco de Mita
Ciriaco de Mita
Ciriaco Luigi de Mita is an Italian politician. He served as the 47th Prime Minister of Italy from 1988 to 1989 and is currently Member of the European Parliament.-Biography:De Mita was born in Nusco, in the Avellinese hinterland....
of Italy (born 1928 making him 81). Usually the oldest member would preside over the chamber for the election of the Parliament's President. However, with concern that the far-right Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen is a French far right-wing and nationalist politician who is founder and former president of the Front National party. Le Pen has run for the French presidency five times, most notably in 2002, when in a surprise upset he came second, polling more votes in the first round than...
would be the oldest member (rather than De Mita) the rules were changed to give this role to the outgoing President.
Groups
| Group | Seats | ||
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| Inauguration | 5 March 2010 | ||
| European People's Party | 265 | 265 | |
| Socialists and Democrats | 184 | 184 | |
| Liberals and Democrats | 84 | 85 | |
| Greens/European Free Alliance | 55 | 55 | |
| Conservatives and Reformists | 55 | 54 | |
| European United Left – Nordic Green Left | 35 | 35 | |
| Europe of Freedom and Democracy | 32 | 30 , | |
| Non-attached | 26 | 28 | |
Edward McMillan-Scott
Edward McMillan-Scott
Edward Hugh Christian McMillan-Scott is a British Member of the European Parliament and one of the Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament...
was expelled from the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
on 15 September 2009;
Nikki Sinclaire
Nikki Sinclaire
Nicole Sinclaire is a European politician from the United Kingdom and is a current MEP.Educated at the University of Canterbury graduating with a Bachelor of Laws qualification. Sinclaire has worked for Lloyds as a 'problem troubleshooter' was employed as a Gateway store manager and worked in...
was expelled from the UK Independence Party on 4 March 2010.
Edward McMillan-Scott
Edward McMillan-Scott
Edward Hugh Christian McMillan-Scott is a British Member of the European Parliament and one of the Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament...
joined Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
on 12 March 2010.
Mike Nattrass
Mike Nattrass
Mike Nattrass is an English politician and Member of the European Parliament, representing the West Midlands constituency for the UK Independence Party , elected for the first time in June 2004 and re-elected in June 2009....
left UK Independence Party on 23 June 2010.
Apportionment
Apportionment in the European Parliament
Apportionment in the European Parliament relates to the distribution of legislative seats in the European Parliament among the states of the European Union...
| State | Seats | State | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany Germany |
99 | France France |
72 | |
| UK | 72 | Italy Italy |
72 | |
| Spain Spain |
50 | Poland Poland |
50 | |
 Romania Romania |
33 | Netherlands Netherlands |
25 | |
| GreeceGreece |
22 |  Portugal Portugal |
22 | |
| Belgium Belgum |
22 | Czech Republic Czech Republic |
22 | |
| Hungary Hungary |
22 | Sweden Sweden |
18 | |
 Austria Austria |
17 |  Bulgaria Bulgaria |
17 | |
 Denmark Denmark |
13 |  Slovakia Slovakia |
13 | |
 Finland Finland |
13 | Republic of Ireland Ireland |
12 | |
 Lithuania Lithuania |
12 |  Latvia Latvia |
8 | |
 Slovenia Slovenia |
7 |  Estonia Estonia |
6 | |
 Cyprus Cyprus |
6 | Luxembourg Luxembourg |
6 | |
 MaltaMalta |
5 | Total | 736 | |