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List Of Members Of The European Parliament (2024–2029)
Below is a list of members of the European Parliament serving in the tenth term (2024–2029). The term began on 16 July 2024. In the preceding European Parliament election, 720 MEPs were elected, up from 705 after reallocating seats which were freed up after Brexit. Political groups The European Parliament will be divided into several political groups (as of 11 July 2024): * European People's Party Group (EPP) * Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) * Patriots for Europe (PfE) * European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) * Renew Europe (Renew) * Greens–European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) * The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL (The Left) * Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) Members of the European Parliament Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 European Parliament Election In Austria
The 2014 European Parliament election in Austria was held on 25 May 2014 in Austria. As a result of the Lisbon Treaty Austria held 19 seats in the European Parliament, but with Croatia joining the Union in 2013, Austria's allocation was reduced to 18 seats. Background Three Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) decided to stand in the election again, but not for their original parties. They are Martin Ehrenhauser (former member of Hans-Peter Martin's List), Ewald Stadler (formerly top candidate for the Alliance for the Future of Austria) and Angelika Werthmann (former member of Hans-Peter Martin's List). Ehrenhauser is now top candidate for the left-wing electoral alliance "Europe Different" ''(Europa Anders)'', which includes the Communists and the Pirate Party. Stadler founded the eurosceptic " Reform Conservatives" (''Die Reformkonservativen'', REKOS), who intend to join the Europe of Freedom and Democracy group in European Parliament. Angelika Werthmann, who was par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Kircher
Sophia Kircher (born 4 May 1994) is an Austrian politician for the ÖVP The Austrian People's Party ( , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria. Since January 2025, the party has been led by Christian Stocker (as an acting leader). It is currently the second-largest p ... party. She was elected a member of the European Parliament in July 2024. References Living people 1994 births Austrian People's Party MEPs Austrian People's Party politicians MEPs for Austria 2024–2029 21st-century women MEPs for Austria {{Austria-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Bernhuber
Alexander Bernhuber (born 18 May 1992) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019. Early life and education Bernhuber attended the Federal Institute of Education and Research Francisco Josephinum which trains farmers, agricultural and food technologists and agricultural computer scientists. The focus is set on research, test and evaluate in the fields of agricultural engineering, digital farming, energetic use of biomass and in food and biotechnology. After his graduation he studied at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna. Career Since 2016, Bernhuber has been an Austrian delegate to the European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA). From November 2017 till November 2018 he was the Deputy Federal Director of the Austrian Rural Youth Organisation. Bernhuber runs a farm with crops and beef cattle in Lower Austria In addition to his work as a farmer, he worked as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelika Winzig
Angelika Winzig (born 9 May 1963) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019 European Parliament election in Austria, 2019. Political career Member of the Austrian Parliament, 2013–2019 From 2013 until 2019, Winzig was a member of the National Council (Austria), National Council. During her time in parliament, she served on the Committee on Economic Affairs (2013-2019), the Committee on Foreign Affairs (2013-2017), the Defense Committee (2013-2017), the Budget Committee (2017-2019) and the Finance Committee (2017-2019). Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present Since becoming a Member of the European Parliament, Winzig has been serving on the Committee on Budgets and of the Committee on Budgetary Control. As substitute member of the European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, she served as the parliament's rapporteur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian People's Party
The Austrian People's Party ( , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria. Since January 2025, the party has been led by Christian Stocker (as an acting leader). It is currently the second-largest party in the National Council, with 51 of the 183 seats, and won 26.3% of votes cast in the 2024 legislative election. It holds seats in all nine state legislatures, and is part of government in seven, of which it leads six. The ÖVP is a member of the International Democracy Union and the European People's Party. It sits with the EPP group in the European Parliament; of Austria's 19 MEPs, 5 are members of the ÖVP. It is the second largest party in Europe by membership. An unofficial successor to the Christian Social Party of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the ÖVP was founded immediately following the re-establishment of the Republic of Austria in 1945. Since then, it has been one of the two traditional major parties in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinhold Lopatka
Reinhold Lopatka (born 27 January 1960) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) who has been serving as a member of the European Parliament since the 2024 European Parliament election in Austria. He led the ÖVP list in the elections. Early life After elementary school in Dechantskirchen, Reinhold Lopatka attended the modern language high school in Oberschützen, where he graduated in 1978. In 1982, after studying law and theology at the University of Graz, Lopatka received his doctorate in law. Already active as a school and student representative during his youth and university years, he was finally elected to the Styrian state parliament in 1986. Political career Member of the Austrian Parliament, 2003–2024 From 1993 to 2001, Lopatka was the Styrian ÖVP regional manager, and from 2000 to 2003 he was the parliamentary group leader of the Styrian ÖVP in the state parliament. For the 2002 legislative election he managed the election campaign for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Dieringer-Granza
Elisabeth Dieringer-Granza (born 12 May 1974) is an Austrian politician from the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). From April 2018 to April 2023 she was a member of the Carinthian State Parliament. Since 16 July 2024 she has been a member of the European Parliament. Early life After elementary school in Maria Gail, Elisabeth Dieringer-Granza attended the BG/BRG Villach St. Martin, where she graduated in 1992. She then began studying to become a teacher of history and social studies as well as Italian and museum studies at the University of Graz, which she completed in 1998 with a master's degree with a thesis titled ''The Widmann Family in the Context of the Inner-Austrian-Venetian Relations and the Socio-Economic Changes in the 17th Century''. From 2005 she worked as a teacher at the elementary school in Villach-Lind and until 2013 at the Federal High School (BRG) in Spittal an der Drau. From 2013 to 2017 she was Vice President of the Carinthian State School Board, and since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Hauser
Gerald Hauser (born 30 September 1961) is an Austrian politician who is a member of European Parliament, and formerly a member of the National Council, for the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). Early life Hauser attended elementary school between 1968 and 1972 and then went to the Realgymnasium in Linz, where he graduated in 1980. He then began studying business education at the University of Innsbruck, which he completed in 1985. In 1985, Hauser began teaching at the commercial academy and commercial school in Lienz. In addition to his work as a teacher, Hauser has been the tourism chairman of the municipality of St. Jakob in Defereggen since 1988. Early political career Hauser would be elected to the Landtag of Tyrol in 1999, and would serve until 2003. Hauser would also be State Party Chairman of the FPÖ Tyrol from 2004-2013. Member of the National Council In the 2006 election, Hauser would be placed 4th on the FPÖ party list and the top candidate for Tyrol. Hause ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 European Parliament Election In Austria
An election was held in Austria on 26 May 2019 to elect the country's 18 Member of the European Parliament, members of the European Parliament. The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) gained two seats for a total of seven, while the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and The Greens – The Green Alternative, The Greens each lost one. The election took place nine days after the start of the Ibiza affair, which led to the resignation of Vice-Chancellor and FPÖ leader Heinz-Christian Strache and the collapse of the federal ÖVP–FPÖ government. The European election was seen as a victory for the ÖVP and a defeat for the FPÖ, who were forecasted to perform substantially better. Contesting parties The table below lists parties elected in the 2014 European Parliament election. Seven parties contested the election. In addition to the five already represented in the European Parliament, two more collected enough signatures to appear on the ballot: * Communist Party of Austria, KPÖ Plus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Haider
Roman Haider (born 13 April 1967) is an Austrian politician who has been a member of European Parliament since 2019, and formerly a member of the National Council, for the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). Early life After graduating from high school in 1986, Haider studied business administration at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz and graduated in 1997. Haider completed his military service in 1993 and 1994 and completed training as a communications trainer from 1989 to 1990. He has worked as a communications trainer since 1990 and became managing director in the field of management consulting and market and opinion research in 1997. He has also been a management consultant since 2000. Member of the National Council In the 2008 elections, Haider won a seat via the FPÖ regional list for Upper Austria and was sworn in as a member of parliament on October 28, 2008. He was the spokesman for tourism in the FPÖ parliamentary group. However, he said that the main areas of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Mayer
Georg Mayer (born 12 October 1973) is an Austrian politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Austria. He is a member of the Freedom Party of Austria, part of the Patriots for Europe. Early life After graduating from high school in 1995, Mayer studied business administration and law at the Karl-Franzens University in Graz. In 2001 he obtained his degree, and two years later he completed his doctorate in law. In 2005 he began studying international and European business law at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, which he completed in 2007. After completing his degree, Mayer worked for several months in the office of the non-partisan Minister of Justice Dieter Böhmdorfer before moving to the Federal Ministry for Social Security and Generations under State Secretary Ursula Haubner in June 2002. In January 2005 he became an advisor to Deputy Governor Leopold Schöggl. From autumn 2005 to 2007 he worked as an administrative lawyer in the state of Styria, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
