Germany (European Parliament constituency)
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In European elections
, Germany is a constituency
of the European Parliament
, currently represented by ninety-nine members
. It covers the member state of Germany
.
was the first direct election to the European Parliament to be held and hence the first time Germany had voted.
was the second European election to be held.
was the third European election to be held.
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was the fourth European election to be held.
was the fifth European election to be held.
was the sixth European election and were held in Germany on June 13.
The elections saw a heavy defeat for the ruling Social Democratic Party, which polled its lowest share of the vote since World War II
. More than half of this loss, however, went to other parties of the left, particularly the Greens. The votes of the opposition conservative parties, the Christian Democratic Union
and the Christian Social Union
, also fell, though not as sharply as the SPD's. The liberal Free Democratic Party
improved its vote and gained representation.
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...
, Germany is a constituency
European Parliament constituency
Members of the European Parliament are elected by the population of the member states of the European Union , divided into constituencies....
of the 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...
, currently represented by ninety-nine members
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,...
. It covers the member state of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Current MEPs
As of October 2007| Name | National Party | EP group |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Nuno Alvaro Alexander Nuno Alvaro Alexander Nuno Alvaro is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Free Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe... |
Freie Demokratische Partei Free Democratic Party (Germany) The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government... |
ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe The 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... |
| Angelika Beer Angelika Beer Angelika Beer is a German politician.2004 to 2009 she was a Member of the European Parliament for Alliance '90/The Greens, part of the European Greens... |
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir... |
G–EFA European Greens–European Free Alliance The Greens European Free Alliance is one of the parliamentary groups in the European Parliament.... |
| Rolf Berend | Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian Democratic Union (Germany) The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum... |
EPP–ED European People's Party–European Democrats The Group of the European People's Party , abbreviated to EPP Group, is a centre-right political group of the European Parliament... |
| Reimer Böge Reimer Böge Reimer Böge is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament. He was elected on the CDU ticket and sits with the European People's Party group.... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Hiltrud Breyer Hiltrud Breyer Hiltrud Breyer is a German politician and former Member of the European Parliament with the German Green Party, part of the European Greens and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and its Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.She... |
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | G–EFA |
| André Brie André Brie Dr. André Brie is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament since 1999 for the Party of Democratic Socialism, part of the European Left and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.He is also a substitute for the Committee on Petitions and the Committee on the... |
Die Linke The Left (Germany) The Left , also commonly referred to as the Left Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Germany. The Left is the most left-wing party of the five represented in the Bundestag.... |
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... |
| Elmar Brok Elmar Brok Elmar Brok is a German Member of the European Parliament and the former Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was elected on the CDU ticket and sits with the European People's Party group... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Udo Bullmann Udo Bullmann Dr. Udo Bullmann, born on June 8, 1956 in Gießen , is a German social democratic politician. Since 1999 he has been a representative of the Party of European Socialists in the European Parliament, where he represents his constituency in Hessen.... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... |
PES Party of European Socialists The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The... |
| Daniel Caspary Daniel Caspary Daniel Caspary is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Baden-Württemberg. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Jorgo Chatzimarkakis Jorgo Chatzimarkakis Georgios Chatzimarkakis is a German politician of Greek descent, Member of the European Parliament with the Free Democratic Party of Germany .... |
Freie Demokratische Partei | ALDE |
| Daniel Cohn-Bendit Daniel Cohn-Bendit Daniel 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... |
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | G–EFA |
| Michael Cramer Michael Cramer Michael Cramer is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Alliance '90/The Greens, part of the European Greens.- External links :* *... |
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | G–EFA |
| Albert Dess Albert Dess Albert Dess is a German politician andmember of the European Parliament for Bavariawith the Christian Social Union in Bavaria,part of the European People's Party and sits on... |
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern Christian Social Union of Bavaria The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union , operates in the other 15 states of Germany... |
EPP–ED |
| Christian Ehler Christian Ehler Jan Christian Ehler is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Brandenburg. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Markus Ferber Markus Ferber Markus Ferber is a German politician andMember of the European Parliament for Bavariawith the Christian Social Union in Bavaria,Member of the Bureau of the European People's Party and sits on... |
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern | EPP–ED |
| Karl-Heinz Florenz Karl-Heinz Florenz Karl-Heinz Florenz is a German Member of the European Parliament. He was elected on the CDU ticket and sits with the European People's Party group.... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Ingo Friedrich Ingo Friedrich Ingo Friedrich was a German Member of the European Parliament. He was elected on the CSU ticket and sits with the EPP-ED Group.Herr Friedrich holds a University degree in Economics... |
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern | EPP–ED |
| Michael Gahler Michael Gahler Michael Gahler is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Hesse. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Evelyne Gebhardt Evelyne Gebhardt Evelyne Gebhardt is a German politician. Since 1994 she has been a Member of the European Parliament representing the SPD... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Roland Gewalt Roland Gewalt Roland Gewalt is a German politician and a Member of the European Parliament. He has been a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany since 1980, which is affiliated with the Group of the European People's Party and European Democrats in the European Parliament... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Norbert Glante Norbert Glante Norbert Glante is a German politician andMember of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany,part of the Socialist Group and sits on... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Lutz Goepel Lutz Goepel Lutz Goepel is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Saxony.He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Alfred Gomolka Alfred Gomolka Alfred Gomolka is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He was a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union of Germany, part of the European People's Party from 1994 to 2008... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Alliance '90/The Greens, part of the European Greens.-References:... |
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | G–EFA |
| Ingeborg Grässle Ingeborg Grässle Ingeborg Grässle is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Baden-Württemberg. She is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.-External links:]... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Lissy Gröner Lissy Gröner Lissy Gröner is a German politician and since 1989 Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education and its Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.She is a... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Matthias Groote Matthias Groote Matthias Groote is a German politician and has been a Member of the European Parliament since October 2005. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, which is a part of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament. He is a member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Klaus Hänsch Klaus Hänsch Klaus Hänsch is a German Politician. He is a Member of the European Parliament representing the SPD, and sits with the Party of European Socialists group.... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Rebecca Harms Rebecca Harms Rebecca 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... |
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | G–EFA |
| Jutta Haug Jutta Haug Jutta Dorothea Haug is a German politician andMember of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany,part of the Socialist Group and sits onthe European Parliament's Committee on Budgets.... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Ruth Hieronymi Ruth Hieronymi Ruth Hieronymi is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia. She is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.-External links:... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt is a German politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 2009. He was a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.-References:... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Milan Horáček Milan Horácek Milan Horáček , is a Czech-born German politician, a founding member of the German Green Party, a former member of the Bundestag and a former Member of the European Parliament .From 1965 to 1967 his political activism got him into trouble with the Czechoslovak communist regime, and he was arrested... |
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | G–EFA |
| Georg Jarzembowski Georg Jarzembowski Georg Jarzembowski is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Hamburg. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.-References:... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Elisabeth Jeggle Elisabeth Jeggle Elisabeth Jeggle is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Baden-Württemberg. She is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.-References:... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Karin Jöns Karin Jöns Karin Jöns is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Gisela Kallenbach Gisela Kallenbach Gisela Kallenbach is a German politician. She served as a Member of the European Parliament for Alliance '90/The Greens, part of the European Greens, from 2004 to 2009. Since 2009, she has been a member of the Parliament of Saxony... |
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | G–EFA |
| Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann Dr. Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann was a German Member of the European Parliament. She was elected on the PDS ticket and sat with the European United Left - Nordic Green Left group.Dr. Kaufmann is a qualified Japanologist... |
Die Linke | GUE–NGL |
| Heinz Kindermann Heinz Kindermann Heinz Kindermann is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and its Committee on Fisheries.He is also a member of the... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Ewa Klamt Ewa Klamt Ewa Klamt is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Lower Saxony. She is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.-References:... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Christa Klaß | Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Wolf Klinz Wolf Klinz Wolf Klinz is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Free Democratic Party of Germany , part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe .... |
Freie Demokratische Partei | ALDE |
| Dieter-Lebrecht Koch Dieter-Lebrecht Koch Dieter-Lebrecht Koch is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Thuringia. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, which belongs to the European People's Party.-References:... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| 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... |
Freie Demokratische Partei | ALDE |
| Christoph Konrad Christoph Konrad Christoph Werner Konrad is a German politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia from 1994 to 2009... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Holger Krahmer Holger Krahmer Holger Krahmer is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Free Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.He is a substitute for... |
Freie Demokratische Partei | ALDE |
| Constanze Angela Krehl Constanze Angela Krehl Constanze Angela Krehl is a German politician. She was in the years from 1991 to 1994 Observer of the European Parliament and is since 1994 a Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany , part of the group "Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats".-Personal... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Wolfgang Kreissl-Doerfler Wolfgang Kreissl-Doerfler Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.He is a substitute for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Helmut Kuhne Helmut Kuhne Helmut Kuhne is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Alexander Graf Lambsdorff Alexander Graf Lambsdorff Alexander Graf Lambsdorff is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Free Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.Lambsdorff is a... |
Freie Demokratische Partei | ALDE |
| Werner Langen Werner Langen Werner Langen is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Rhineland-Palatinate. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.- External links :*... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Kurt Joachim Lauk Kurt Joachim Lauk Prof. Dr. Kurt Joachim Lauk Prof. Dr. Kurt Joachim Lauk Prof. Dr. Kurt Joachim Lauk (b. 19 May 1946, Stuttgart is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Baden-Württemberg. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party. He... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Kurt Lechner Kurt Lechner Kurt Lechner is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Rhineland-Palatinate.He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.-References:... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Klaus-Heiner Lehne Klaus-Heiner Lehne Klaus-Heiner Lehne is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.-References:... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Jo Leinen Jo Leinen Jo Leinen is a Member of the European Parliament. He was elected on the SPD ticket and acts as a representative within the Party of European Socialists group... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Peter Liese Peter Liese Peter Liese is a German politician andMember of the European Parliament for North Rhine-Westphaliawith the conservative Christian-Democratic Union,part of the European People's Party and sits on... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Erika Mann Erika Mann (politician) Erika Mann is a German politician and was a Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany from 1994 - 2004... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Thomas Mann Thomas Mann Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate, known for his series of highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas, noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Helmuth Markov Helmuth Markov Helmuth Markov is a German politician.- Life and Education :Helmuth Markov is the son of the German marxist historian Walter Markov.... |
Die Linke | GUE–NGL |
| Hans-Peter Mayer Hans-Peter Mayer Hans-Peter Mayer is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Lower Saxony with the conservative Christian-Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs and is a member of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Hartmut Nassauer Hartmut Nassauer Hartmut Nassauer is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Hesse. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.-References:... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Angelika Niebler Angelika Niebler Angelika Niebler is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Bavaria with the Christian Social Union in Bavaria and the Member of the Bureau of the European People's Party... |
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern | EPP–ED |
| Vural Öger Vural Öger Vural Öger is a German politician of Turkish descent, and Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.He is a substitute for the Committee on Transport and Tourism, a... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Cem Özdemir Cem Özdemir Cem Özdemir is a German politician. He is co-chairman of the German political party Alliance '90/The Greens, together with Claudia Roth... |
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | G–EFA |
| Doris Pack Doris Pack Doris Pack is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament . She served as a member of the Bundestag 1974–1983 and 1985–1989. She is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Tobias Pflüger Tobias Pflüger Tobias Pflüger is a German politician and former Member of the European Parliament . He represented the Die Linke, part of the European Left and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs... |
Die Linke | GUE–NGL |
| Willi Piecyk Willi Piecyk Willi Piecyk was a German politician andMember of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Socialist Group and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries and its Committee on Transport and Tourism.He was a substitute for the Committee on Budgets... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Markus Pieper Markus Pieper Markus Pieper is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.-References:... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Hans-Gert Pöttering Hans-Gert Pöttering Hans-Gert Pöttering is a German conservative politician , and was the President of the European Parliament from January 2007 to July 2009... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Horst Posdorf Horst Posdorf Horst Posdorf is a German politician and a Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, which is affiliated with the Group of the European People's Party and European Democrats in the European Parliament.He is a member of the Committee on... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Bernd Posselt Bernd Posselt Bernd Posselt is a German politician and a son of expellees.Posselt was born in Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg. He has been a Member of the European Parliament since 1994... |
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern | EPP–ED |
| Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl is a German politician and is a Member of the European Parliament for Lower Saxony and a member of the Christian Democratic Union and the European People's Party .... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Alexander Radwan Alexander Radwan Alexander Radwan is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Bavaria with the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, Member of the Bureau of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.He is a substitute for the... |
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern | EPP–ED |
| Bernhard Rapkay Bernhard Rapkay Bernhard Rapkay is a German politician andMember of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany,part of the Socialist Group and sits on... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Herbert Reul Herbert Reul Herbert Reul is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.- References :... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| 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.... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Mechtild Rothe Mechtild Rothe Mechtild Rothe is a German politician andMember of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany,part of the Socialist Group and sits on... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Heide Rühle Heide Rühle Heide Rühle is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Alliance '90/The Greens, part of the European Greens.-References:... |
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | G–EFA |
| Frithjof Schmidt Frithjof Schmidt Frithjof Schmidt is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Alliance '90/The Greens, part of the European Greens.-References:... |
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | G–EFA |
| Horst Schnellhardt Horst Schnellhardt Horst Schnellhardt is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Saxony-Anhalt. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Jürgen Schröder | Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Elisabeth Schroedter Elisabeth Schroedter Elisabeth Schroedter is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Alliance '90/The Greens, part of the European Greens.-References:... |
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | G–EFA |
| Martin Schulz Martin Schulz Martin 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... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Willem Schuth Willem Schuth Willem Schuth is a Dutch politician and former Member of the European Parliament for Germany with the Free Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.He is a substitute... |
Freie Demokratische Partei | ALDE |
| Andreas Schwab Andreas Schwab Andreas Schwab is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Baden-Württemberg. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.-References:... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Renate Sommer Renate Sommer Renate Sommer is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia. She is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.-References:... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Gabriele Stauner Gabriele Stauner Gabriele Stauner is a German politician and a Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria, which is affiliated with the Group of the European People's Party and European Democrats in the European Parliament... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Ulrich Stockmann Ulrich Stockmann Ulrich Stockmann is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism.He is a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Helga Trüpel Helga Trüpel Helga Trüpel is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Alliance '90/The Greens, part of the European Greens.-References:... |
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | G–EFA |
| Feleknas Uca Feleknas Uca Feleknas Uca is a German Die Linke politician of Kurdish ancestry. From 1999 to 2009 she was member of the European Parliament from Germany... |
Die Linke | GUE–NGL |
| Thomas Ulmer Thomas Ulmer Thomas Ulmer is a Member of European Parliament representing the Christian Democratic Union of Germany in the European People's Party, a pro-European centre-right European political party.-References:* from European Parliament.... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Sahra Wagenknecht Sahra Wagenknecht Sahra Wagenknecht is a German politician. She is a Member of the Bundestag, author, and a member of the National Committee of the Left Party. Since May 2010 she is deputy chairperson of Die Linke.- Early life :... |
Die Linke | GUE–NGL |
| Ralf Walter Ralf Walter Ralf Walter is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Socialist Group and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets.... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Manfred Weber Manfred Weber Manfred Weber is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Bavaria with the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.After his reelection in 2009 he became... |
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern | EPP–ED |
| Barbara Weiler Barbara Weiler Barbara Weiler is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection.She is a substitute for the Committee on Employment and... |
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES |
| Anja Weisgerber Anja Weisgerber Anja Weisgerber is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Bavaria with the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.She is a substitute for the... |
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern | EPP–ED |
| 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... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Karl von Wogau Karl von Wogau Karl von Wogau was born 18 July 1941 in Freiburg and is a German politician. Karl von Wogau studied Law and Economics in Freiburg, Munich and Bonn and holds a Doctorate on the constitutional history of Further Austria .... |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | EPP–ED |
| Gabriele Zimmer Gabriele Zimmer Gabriele Zimmer is a German politician.From 1981 to 1989 Zimmer was a member of the SED. Since 1989, she has been a member of the Party of Democratic Socialism . From 1990 to 1998 she was chairwoman of the PDS Thüringen... |
Die Linke | GUE–NGL |
1979
The 1979 European electionEuropean Parliament election, 1979
The 1979 European elections were parliamentary elections held across all 9 European Community member states. They were the first European elections to be held, allowing citizens to elect 410 MEPs to the European Parliament, and also the first international election in history.Seats in the...
was the first direct election to the European Parliament to be held and hence the first time Germany had voted.
1984
The 1984 European electionEuropean Parliament election, 1984
The 1984 election to the European Parliament was the first since the inaugural election of 1979 and the 1981 enlargement of the European Community to include Greece. It was also the last before the accession of Spain and Portugal in 1987....
was the second European election to be held.
1989
The 1989 European electionEuropean Parliament election, 1989
The 1989 European Parliamentary Election was a European election held across the 12 European Community member states in June 1989. It was third European election but the first time that Spain and Portugal voted at the same time as the other members...
was the third European election to be held.
78 west Germany and 3 app west berlin
1994
The 1994 European electionEuropean Parliament election, 1994
The 1994 European Parliamentary Election was a European election held across the 12 European Union member states in June 1994.This election saw the merge of the European People's Party and European Democrats, an increase in the overall number of seats and a fall in overall turnout to...
was the fourth European election to be held.
1999
The 1999 European electionEuropean Parliament election, 1999
The European Parliament Election, 1999 was a European election for all 626 members of the European Parliament held across the 15 European Union member states on 10, 11 and 13 June 1999. The voter turn-out was generally low, except in Belgium and Luxembourg, where voting is compulsory and where...
was the fifth European election to be held.
2004
The 2004 European electionEuropean Parliament election, 2004
Elections to the European Parliament were held from 10 June 2004 to 13 June 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom...
was the sixth European election and were held in Germany on June 13.
The elections saw a heavy defeat for the ruling Social Democratic Party, which polled its lowest share of the vote since World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. More than half of this loss, however, went to other parties of the left, particularly the Greens. The votes of the opposition conservative parties, the Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
and the Christian Social Union
Christian Social Union
Christian Social Union may refer to:*Christian Social Union of Bavaria, a political party in Bavaria, Germany*Christian Social Union , a nineteenth and early twentieth-century organization within the Church of England...
, also fell, though not as sharply as the SPD's. The liberal Free Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party (Germany)
The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government...
improved its vote and gained representation.
External links
- European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
- List of MEPs europarl.europa.eu