Who's who: Overview of Parliament's leadership

MEPs elected a new Parliament president, vice-presidents and quaestors in January 2022. Find out from this infographic who was chosen for Parliament's key posts, EU affairs.

Who's who:  The Bureau

Roberta METSOLA (European Parliament president)

The president is elected for a renewable term of two-and-a-half years.

• 14 vice presidents chair debates when the president is not in the chamber. The President can also delegate duties to them.
  • Othmar KARAS (First vice-president) (EPP)   Access to the MEP's card
    (Othmar KARAS )
  • Pina PICIERNO (S&D)   Access to the MEP's card ( Pina PICIERNO )
  • Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&D)   Access to the MEP's card (Pedro SILVA PEREIRA)
  • Ewa KOPACZ (EPP)   Access to the MEP's card (Ewa KOPACZ )
  • Eva KAILI (S&D)   Access to the MEP's card (Eva KAILI )
  • Evelyn REGNER (S&D)   Access to the MEP's card (Evelyn REGNER )
  • Rainer WIELAND (EPP)   Access to the MEP's card (Rainer WIELAND )
  • Katarina BARLEY (S&D)   Access to the MEP's card (Katarina BARLEY)
  • Dita CHARANZOVÁ (Renew)   Access to the MEP's card (Dita CHARANZOVÁ)
  • Michal ŠIMEČKA (Renew)   Access to the MEP's card (Michal ŠIMEČKA)
  • Nicola BEER (Renew)   Access to the MEP's card (Nicola BEER)
  • Roberts ZĪLE (EC)   Access to the MEP's card (Roberts ZĪLE)
  • Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS (The Left)   Access to the MEP's card (Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS)
  • Heidi HAUTALA (Greens/EFA)   Access to the MEP's card (Heidi HAUTALA)   
• 5 Quaestors [1] They are responsible, under the Bureau’s instructions, for administrative and financial matters of direct concern to members.
  • Anne SANDER (EPP)   Access to the MEP's card (Anne SANDER )
  • Christophe HANSEN (S&D)   Access to the MEP's card (Christophe HANSEN )
  • Monika BEŇOVÁ (S&D)   Access to the MEP's card (Monika BEŇOVÁ )
  • Fabienne KELLER (Renew)   Access to the MEP's card (Fabienne KELLER )
  • Marcel KOLAJA (Greens/EFA)   Access to the MEP's card (Marcel KOLAJA) [1] Pursuant to Rule 24 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, quaestors are members of the Bureau in an advisory capacity    

Together with the Parliament president, vice presidents and quaestors make up the bureau, which takes decisions on matters of internal organisation for the institution. While the president oversees all Parliament’s work and represents it in all legal matters and external relations, he may delegate some duties to vice-presidents. They can also replace him when chairing plenary sessions. Quaestors deal with financial and administrative matters that concern MEPs.  

All of these posts are only for two-and-a-half years so MEPs vote for a president, vice presidents and quaestors at the beginning of each parliamentary term and again at mid-term.

Find out more 

• Parliament's rules of procedure 
• Parliament leadership 2019 
• Who's who: Overview of Parliament's leadership 
• David Sassoli elected President of the European Parliament
• Infographic: How the European Parliament president gets elected
• Parliament's seven political groups
• The new European Parliament vice presidents
• Meet the chairs of Parliament's committees

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