Vice-Presidents_of_the_European_Parliament

Vice-President of the European Parliament

Vice-President of the European Parliament

Political office of the European Parliament

There are fourteen vice-presidents of the European Parliament who sit in for the president in presiding over the plenary of the European Parliament.

Role

Vice-presidents are members of the Bureau and chair the plenary when the president is not in the chair. The president may also delegate any duty, task or power to one of the vice-presidents. Three vice-presidents, designated by the Conference of Presidents, traditionally have more power than the others; the right to be on the conciliation committee.[1]


The vice-presidents are elected following the election of the president, which takes place every two and a half years or when necessary if positions become vacant.[2]

6th parliament

Further information: 6th European Parliament
Vice-presidents elected by country in 2004
  Three
  Two
  One
  None
30 July 2004 to 16 January 2007

Elected (unopposed) in order of precedence;

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Vice-presidents elected by country in 2007
  Three
  Two
  One
  None
16 January 2007 to 14 July 2009

Elected (unopposed) in order of precedence;[3]

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7th parliament

Further information: 7th European Parliament
Vice-presidents elected by country in 2009
  Three
  Two
  One
  None
14 July 2009 to 17 January 2012

Elected in order of precedence;[4]

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17 January 2012 to 1 July 2014

Elected in order of precedence;[7]

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8th parliament

Further information: 8th European Parliament
1 July 2014 to 18 January 2017

Elected in order of precedence;[8]

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18 January 2017 to 3 July 2019

Elected in order of precedence;

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9th Parliament

Further information: 9th European Parliament
3 July 2019 to 18 January 2022

Elected in order of precedence;[13]

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18 January 2022 to present

Elected in order of precedence;[14]

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References

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    New European Conservatives group in disarray over renegade MEP, ANDREW WILLIS 14 July 2009
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    "European Organisation - European Parliamentary Yearbook". Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
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    "European Parliament Press Release on election (2007)". europa.eu. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
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    "European Parliament Press Release on election (2009)". europa.eu. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
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    Was elected with the British Conservatives and sat with ECR. However successfully stood against ECR's official candidate and was expelled. Although he joined the Liberal Democrats in the UK, he sits as a Non-attached Member in the European Parliament.
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    "European Parliament elects László Tőkés as Vice-President » WireUpdate Local | Local Breaking News | Local Breaking Wire -". Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
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    "European Parliament Press Release on election (2012)". europa.eu. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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    "Fourteen Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament elected – News – European Parliament". europa.eu. 7 January 2014.
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    "Livia Járóka and Fabio Massimo Castaldo elected Vice-Presidents of the EP – News – European Parliament". europa.eu. 15 November 2017.
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    "Heidi Hautala elected Vice-President of the European Parliament – News – European Parliament". europa.eu. 26 October 2017.
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    "Ryszard Czarnecki no longer Vice-President of Parliament – News – European Parliament". europa.eu. 2 July 2018.
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    "Zdzisław Krasnodębski elected Vice-President of the European Parliament – News – European Parliament". europa.eu. 3 January 2018.
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    "The new European Parliament Vice-Presidents". europa.eu. 3 July 2019.
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    "Parliament's new Vice-Presidents". europa.eu. 18 January 2022.
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    "Greek MEP stripped of vice president powers over graft probe". Retrieved 11 December 2022.
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    "Marc Angel élu vice-président du Parlement européen | Actualité | Parlement européen". www.europarl.europa.eu (in French). 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
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    "Michal Simecka gives up his job in Brussels to lead the opposition in Slovakia". rtvs.sk. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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    "Martin Hojsík elected Vice-President and Isabel Wiseler-Lima elected Quaestor | Nyheter | Europaparlamentet". www.europarl.europa.eu (in Swedish). 18 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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