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.New European Conservatives group in disarray over renegade MEP, ANDREW WILLIS 14 July 2009
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.
6th parliament
30 July 2004 to 16 January 2007 Elected (unopposed) in order of precedence; Members Group State1Alejo Vidal-Quadras RocaEPP-ED Spain2Antonios TrakatellisEPP-ED Greece3Dagmar Roth-BehrendtPES Germany4Edward McMillan-ScottEPP-ED United Kingdom5Ingo FriedrichEPP-ED Germany6Mario MauroEPP-ED Italy7António CostaPES Portugal8Luigi CocilovoALDE Italy9Jacek Saryusz-WolskiEPP-ED Poland10Pierre MoscoviciPES France11Miroslav OuzkýEPP-ED Czech Republic12Janusz OnyszkiewiczALDE Poland13Gérard OnestaGreens/EFA France14Sylvia-Yvonne KaufmannEUL/NGL Germany
16 January 2007 to 14 July 2009 Elected (unopposed) in order of precedence: Members Group State Votes1Rodi Kratsa-TsagaropoulouEPP-ED Greece3222Alejo Vidal-QuadrasEPP-ED Spain3003Gérard OnestaGreens/EFA France2854Edward McMillan-ScottEPP-ED United Kingdom2745Mario MauroEPP-ED Italy2626Miguel Angel Martínez MartínezPES Spain2607Luigi CocilovoALDE Italy2348Mechtild RothePES Germany2179Luisa MorgantiniThe left Italy10Pierre MoscoviciPES France20711Manuel António Dos SantosPES Portugal19312Diana WallisALDE United Kingdom19213Marek SiwiecPES Poland18014Adam BielanUEN Poland128
7th parliament
14 July 2009 to 17 January 2012 Elected in order of precedence: Members Group State Votes1Giovanni PittellaS&D Italy3602Rodi Kratsa-TsagaropoulouEPP Greece3553Stavros Lambrinidis S&D Greece3464Miguel Angel Martínez MartínezS&D Spain3275Alejo Vidal-QuadrasEPP Spain3086Dagmar Roth-BehrendtS&D Germany2877Libor RoučekS&D Czech Republic2788Isabelle DurantGreens/EFA Belgium2769Roberta AngelilliEPP Italy27410Diana WallisALDE United Kingdom27211Pál SchmittEPP Hungary25712Edward McMillan-ScottNon-attachedWas 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. United Kingdom24413Rainer WielandEPP Germany23714Silvana Koch-MehrinALDE Germany186
Changes since election Departed member Group State Date Reason Replacement Elected Group StatePál SchmittEPP Hungary14 May 2010Resigned due to becoming president of HungaryLászló TőkésMay 2010EPP RomaniaSilvana Koch-MehrinALDE Germany11 May 2011Resigned due to doctorate plagiarism scandalGiles Chichester6 July 2011ECR UK
17 January 2012 to 1 July 2014 Elected in order of precedence: Members Group State Votes1Gianni PittellaS&D Italy3192Miguel Angel Martínez MartínezS&D Spain2953Anni PodimataS&D Greece2814Alejo Vidal-QuadrasEPP Spain2695Georgios PapastamkosEPP Greece2486Roberta AngelilliEPP Italy2467Othmar KarasEPP Austria2448Edward McMillan-ScottALDE United Kingdom2399Isabelle DurantGreens/EFA Belgium23810Alexander AlvaroALDE Germany23511Rainer WielandEPP Germany23012Oldřich VlasákECR Czech Republic22313Jacek ProtasiewiczEPP Poland20614László SurjánEPP Hungary188
8th parliament
1 July 2014 to 18 January 2017 Elected in order of precedence:
Members Group State Votes1Antonio TajaniEPP Italy452, Round 12Mairead McGuinnessEPP Ireland441, Round 13Rainer WielandEPP Germany437, Round 14Ramón Luis ValcárcelEPP Spain406, Round 15Ildikó Pelczné GállEPP Hungary400, Round 16Adina VăleanEPP Romania394, Round 17Corina CrețuS&D Romania406, Round 28Sylvie GuillaumeS&D France406, Round 29David SassoliS&D Italy394, Round 210Olli RehnALDE Finland377, Round 311Alexander Graf LambsdorffALDE Germany365, Round 312Ulrike LunacekGreens/EFA Austria319, Round 313Dimitrios PapadimoulisGUE/NGL Greece302, Round 314Ryszard CzarneckiECR Poland284, Round 3
Changes since election Departed member Group State Date Reason Replacement Elected Group StateCorina CrețuS&D RomaniaOctober 2014Resigned due to becoming European CommissionerIoan Mircea PașcuNovember 2014S&D RomaniaOlli RehnALDE FinlandMay 2015Resigned due to becoming Minister of Economic Affairs of FinlandAnneli JäätteenmäkiMay 2015ALDE Finland
18 January 2017 to 3 July 2019 Elected in order of precedence;
Members Group State Votes1Mairead McGuinnessEPP Ireland466, Round 12Bogusław LiberadzkiS&D Poland378, Round 13David SassoliS&D Italy377, Round 14Rainer WielandEPP Germany336, Round 15Sylvie GuillaumeS&D France335, Round 16Ryszard CzarneckiECR Poland328, Round 17Ramón Luis ValcárcelEPP Spain323, Round 18Evelyne GebhardtS&D Germany315, Round 19Pavel TeličkaALDE Czech Republic313, Round 110Ildikó Pelczné GállEPP Hungary310, Round 111Ioan Mircea PașcuS&D Romania517, Round 212Dimitrios PapadimoulisGUE/NGL Greece469, Round 213Ulrike LunacekGreens/EFA Austria441, Round 214Alexander Graf LambsdorffALDE Germany393, Round 2
Changes since election Departed member Group State Date Reason Replacement Elected Group StateIldikó Pelczné GállEPP Hungary1 September 2017Resigned due to joining the European Court of AuditorsLívia Járóka15 November 2017EPP HungaryUlrike LunacekGreens/EFA Austria23 October 2017Resigned from politics after a defeat in national electionsHeidi Hautala26 October 2017Greens/EFA FinlandAlexander Graf LambsdorffALDE Germany23 October 2017Resigned due to becoming member of the BundestagFabio Massimo Castaldo15 November 2017EFDD ItalyRyszard CzarneckiECR Poland7 February 2018Removed from office due to serious misconductZdzisław Krasnodębski1 March 2018 ECR Poland
9th Parliament
3 July 2019 to 18 January 2022 Elected in order of precedence:
Members Group State Votes1Mairead McGuinnessEPP Ireland618, Round 12Pedro Silva PereiraS&D Portugal556, Round 13Rainer WielandEPP Germany516, Round 14Katarina BarleyS&D Germany516, Round 15Othmar KarasEPP Austria477, Round 16Ewa KopaczEPP Poland461, Round 17Klára DobrevS&D Hungary402, Round 18Dita CharanzováRE Czech Republic395, Round 19Nicola BeerRE Germany363, Round 110Lívia JárókaEPP Hungary349, Round 111Heidi HautalaGreens/EFA Finland336, Round 112Marcel KolajaGreens/EFA Czech Republic426, Round 213Dimitrios PapadimoulisGUE/NGL Greece401, Round 214Fabio Massimo CastaldoNI Italy285, Round 3
Changes since election Departed member Group State Date Reason Replacement Elected Group StateMairead McGuinnessEPP IrelandOctober 2020Resigned due to becoming European CommissionerRoberta MetsolaNovember 2020EPP Malta
18 January 2022 to 16 July 2024 Elected in order of precedence:
Members Group State Votes1Othmar KarasEPP Austria536, Round 12Pina PiciernoS&D Italy527, Round 13Pedro Silva PereiraS&D Portugal517, Round 14Ewa KopaczEPP Poland467, Round 15Eva KailiS&D Greece454, Round 16Evelyn RegnerS&D Austria434, Round 17Rainer WielandEPP Germany432, Round 18Katarina BarleyS&D Germany426, Round 19Dita CharanzováRE Czech Republic406, Round 110Michal ŠimečkaRE Slovakia494, Round 211Nicola BeerRE Germany410, Round 212Roberts ZīleECR Latvia403, Round 213Dimitrios PapadimoulisGUE/NGL Greece492, Round 314Heidi HautalaGreens/EFA Finland304, Round 3
Changes since election Member Group State Date Reason Replacement Elected Group StateEva KailiS&D GreeceDecember 2022Expelled following her arrest amid Qatar corruption scandal investigationMarc Angel January 2023S&D LuxembourgMichal ŠimečkaRE SlovakiaOctober 2023Gave up his EP mandate to lead the domestic opposition following the 2023 Slovak parliamentary electionMartin Hojsík October 2023RE SlovakiaNicola BeerRE GermanyDecember 2023Gave up her EP mandate on appointment as European Investment Bank vice-presidentJan-Christoph Oetjen January 2024RE Germany
10th Parliament
16 July 2024 to present
Elected in order of precedence:
Members Group State Votes1Sabine VerheyenEPP Germany604, Round 12Ewa KopaczEPP Poland572, Round 13Esteban González PonsEPP Spain478, Round 14Katarina BarleyS&D Germany450, Round 15Pina PiciernoS&D (Renew since 2026) Italy405, Round 16Victor NegrescuS&D Romania394, Round 17Martin HojsíkRenew Slovakia393, Round 18Christel SchaldemoseS&D378, Round 19Javi López FernandezS&D Spain377, Round 110Sophie WilmèsRenew Belgium371, Round 111Nicolae ŞtefănuțăGreens/EFA Romania347, Round 112Antonella SbernaECR Italy314, Round 213Roberts ZīleECR Latvia490, Round 214Younous OmarjeeThe Left France311, Round 2
References
External links Rules of Procedures, Rule 14: Election of Vice-presidents Rules of Procedures, Rule 20: Duties of Vice-presidents