The Bureau of the

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is responsible for matters relating to the budget, administration, organisation and staff. It is composed of the

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along with all 14

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and the five

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(in a consultative capacity). They are elected for two and a half years (renewable term) with the President holding a

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. Elections are usually held at the start, and at the midpoint, of each Parliamentary term.

Members

2022-

2019-2022

2009-2012

Resigned

Pál Schmitt Pál Schmitt (; born 1942) is a Hungarian Olympic fencer and politician who served as President of Hungary from 2010 until his resignation in 2012, following his academic misconduct controversy. Schmitt was a successful fencer in his ...

, Vice President, EPP, Hungary - became President of the Republic of Hungary on 6 August 2010 :replaced by Tőkés (Romania) *

Silvana Koch-Mehrin Esther Silvana Koch-Mehrin (born 17 November 1970, in Wuppertal) is a former German politician of the Free Democratic Party of Germany who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2014. Early career In 1998, Koch-Mehrin founded ...

, Vice President, ALDE, Germany - resigned over doctoral thesis plagiarism affair on 11 May 2011 :replaced by Chichester (South West England) * Stavros Lambrinidis, Vice President, S & D, Greece - became Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece on 17 June 2011 :replaced by Podimata (Greece)

2007-2009

Hans-Gert Pöttering Hans-Gert Pöttering (born 15 September 1945) is a German lawyer, historian and conservative politician ( CDU, European People's Party), who served as President of the European Parliament from January 2007 to July 2009 and as Chairman of the C ...

: President * Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou: Vice-President *

Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca (born 20 May 1945 in Barcelona) is a Spanish politician and radiation physicist who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2014 and served as First Vice President of the European Parliament from 200 ...

: Vice-President * Gérard Onesta: Vice-President * Edward McMillan-Scott: Vice-President * Mario Mauro: Vice-President * Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez: Vice-President * Luigi Cocilovo: Vice-President * Mechtild Rothe: Vice-President * Luisa Morgantini: Vice-President *

Pierre Moscovici Pierre Moscovici (, ; born 16 September 1957) is a French politician who served as the European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs from 2014 to 2019. He previously served as Minister of Finance from 2012 to 2 ...

: Vice-President *

Manuel António dos Santos Manuel António dos Santos (born 5 December 1943 in Mirandela) is a Portuguese politician who served as Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist Party, part of the Party of European Socialists The Party of European Socialists (PES) ...

: Vice-President *

Diana Wallis Diana Paulette Wallis, (born 28 June 1954 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire) is a British former Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber. Wallis was first elected in 1999 and re-elected in 2004 and in 2009. ...

: Vice-President * Marek Siwiec: Vice-President * Adam Bielan: Vice-President * James Nicholson: Quaestor *

Astrid Lulling Astrid Lulling (born 11 June 1929, in Schifflange) is a politician in Luxembourg. She was a Member of the European Parliament (1965–1974 and 1989–2014) for the Christian Social People's Party, part of the European People's Party. Positi ...

: Quaestor *

Mia De Vits Marie Louise "Mia" De Vits (born 31 March 1950) is a Belgian politician. De Vits started her career with the socialist trade union ABVV in 1973, rising through the ranks to become Secretary-General (1989–2002) and its chairman (2002–2004). ...

: Quaestor * Ingo Friedrich: Quaestor * Szabolcs Fazakas: Quaestor * Jan Mulder: Quaestor

Rules of procedure of the European Parliament

External links

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