Seventh European Parliament

{{Short description|Session of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2014}}

{{Infobox European Parliament

|number = 7th

|previous = Sixth

|next = Eighth

|start = 14 July 2009

|end = 17 April 2014

|president_half_one = Jerzy Buzek

|president_half_two = Martin Schulz

|vice-presidents=

|commission = Barroso

|groups = {{Flatlist|

}}

|meps = 736 (754 from 1 December 2011)

|election = {{Plainlist|

}}

|location =

|treaty = {{Plainlist|

NiceThe Treaties of Rome and Treaty of Maastricht as amended by the Treaty of Nice and all preceding amending treaties.
Treaty of LisbonThe Treaties of Rome and Treaty of Maastricht as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon and all preceding amending treaties.

}}

The seventh European Parliament was elected in the 2009 elections and lasted until the 2014 elections.

Major events

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colspan="2" \|Group !Leader(s) ! colspan="2" \| MEPs
style="background-color:{{party color\|European People's Party}}" \| ! EPP \|Joseph Daul \| style="text-align:center;" \| 274 \| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background:#dedede" \| 200px
style="background-color:{{party color\|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" \| ! S&D \| Hannes Swoboda \| style="text-align:center;" \| 195
style="background-color:{{party color\|Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe}}" \| ! ALDE \| Guy Verhofstadt \| style="text-align:center;" \| 85
style="background-color:{{party color\|The Greens–European Free Alliance}}" \| ! Greens-EFA \| Daniel Cohn-Bendit Rebecca Harms \| style="text-align:center;" \| 58
style="background-color:{{party color\|European Conservatives and Reformists}}" \| ! ECR \| Martin Callanan \| style="text-align:center;" \| 56
style="background-color:{{party color\|European United Left–Nordic Green Left}}" \| ! GUE-NGL \| Gabi Zimmer \| style="text-align:center;" \| 35
style="background-color:{{party color\|Europe of Freedom and Democracy}}" \| ! EFD \| Nigel Farage Francesco Speroni \| style="text-align:center;" \| 33
style="background-color:{{party color\|Non-Inscrits}}" \| !Non-Inscrits \| MEPs without group \| style="text-align:center;" \| 30 ! Source: [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/groupAndCountry.do European Parliament]

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colspan="2" |Group

!Leader(s)

! colspan="2" | MEPs

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

! EPP

|Joseph Daul

| style="text-align:center;" | 274

| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background:#dedede" | 200px

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

! S&D

| Hannes Swoboda

| style="text-align:center;" | 195

style="background-color:{{party color|Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe}}" |

! ALDE

| Guy Verhofstadt

| style="text-align:center;" | 85

style="background-color:{{party color|The Greens–European Free Alliance}}" |

! Greens-EFA

| Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Rebecca Harms

| style="text-align:center;" | 58

style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}" |

! ECR

| Martin Callanan

| style="text-align:center;" | 56

style="background-color:{{party color|European United Left–Nordic Green Left}}" |

! GUE-NGL

| Gabi Zimmer

| style="text-align:center;" | 35

style="background-color:{{party color|Europe of Freedom and Democracy}}" |

! EFD

| Nigel Farage
Francesco Speroni

| style="text-align:center;" | 33

style="background-color:{{party color|Non-Inscrits}}" |

!Non-Inscrits

| MEPs without group

| style="text-align:center;" | 30

! Source: [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/groupAndCountry.do European Parliament]

4–7 June 2009
Elections to the Seventh Parliament.
14 July 2009
First meeting (constitutive session) of the Seventh Parliament.
Jerzy Buzek is elected as President of the European Parliament.
Vice-presidents elections.
17 January 2012
Martin Schulz is elected as President of the European Parliament.

Activity

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!2009 !2010 !2011 !2012 !2013 !2014 !Source
Reports \| \| \| \| \| \| \|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/reports/search.do?language=EN]
Resolutions and positions \| \| \| \| \| \| \|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/ta/search.do?language=EN]
Parliamentary questions \| \| \| \| \| \| \|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/QP-WEB/application/search.do]
Written declarations \| \| \| \| \| \| \|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/writtenDecl/wdSides.do?language=EN]

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!2009

!2010

!2011

!2012

!2013

!2014

!Source

Reports

|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/reports/search.do?language=EN]

Resolutions and positions

|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/ta/search.do?language=EN]

Parliamentary questions

|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/QP-WEB/application/search.do]

Written declarations

|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/writtenDecl/wdSides.do?language=EN]

Major resolutions and positions

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Resolution/position number !Procedure number !Notes
\| \|
\| \|
\| \|

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Resolution/position number

!Procedure number

!Notes

Committees

=Summary=

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Type !Number !Sources !Notes
Standing committee \| \|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/committeesList.do?language=EN] \|
Temporary committee \| \|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/archives/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=156] \|
Committee of enquiry \| \|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/archives/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=157] \|

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Type

!Number

!Sources

!Notes

Standing committee

|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/committeesList.do?language=EN]

Temporary committee

|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/archives/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=156]

Committee of enquiry

|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/archives/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=157]

=Temporary committees=

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Code !Committee !Report !Sources
\| \| \|

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Code

!Committee

!Report

!Sources

=Committees of enquiry=

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Code !Committee !Report !Sources
\| \| \|

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Code

!Committee

!Report

!Sources

Delegations

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Type !Number !Sources
Europe delegations \| \|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/delegationsEUList.do?language=EN]
Non-Europe delegations \| \|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/delegationsNEUList.do?language=EN]
Ad hoc delegations \| \|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=161]

class="wikitable"

Type

!Number

!Sources

Europe delegations

|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/delegationsEUList.do?language=EN]

Non-Europe delegations

|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/delegationsNEUList.do?language=EN]

Ad hoc delegations

|[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=161]

Political groups

:See membership below for details of size

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colspan=2\|Group name !Acronym !Seats !Percent !Chairs !Vice-Presidents
bgcolor=lightcyan \|bgcolor=cyan\| \|European People's Party \|EPP \|265 \|36% \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Joseph Daul \|5
bgcolor=#FFDDDD \|bgcolor=#FF0000\| \|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats \|S&D \|184 \|25% \|{{flagicon\|GER}} Martin Schulz \|5
bgcolor=#FFFFDD \|bgcolor=#FFFF00\| \|Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group \|ALDE \|84 \|11.4% \|{{flagicon\|BEL}} Guy Verhofstadt \|2
bgcolor=#CCDDCC \|bgcolor=#009900\| \|The Greens–European Free Alliance \|GREENS/EFA \|55 \|7.5% \|{{flagicon\|GER}} Rebecca Harms {{flagicon\|FRA}} Daniel Cohn-Bendit \|1
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \|bgcolor=#0000FF\| \|European Conservatives and Reformists \|ECR \|54 \|7.3% \|{{flagicon\|POL}} Michał Kamiński \|0Edward MacMillan-Scott, standing in opposition to the policy of the ECR and his national party, the Conservatives, was expelled from the group.
bgcolor=#EECCCC \|bgcolor=#990000\| \|European United Left–Nordic Green Left \|GUE-NGL \|35 \|4.8% \|{{flagicon\|GER}} Lothar Bisky \|0
bgcolor=#FFEECC \|bgcolor=#FF9900\| \|Europe of Freedom and Democracy \|EFD \|32 \|4.3% \|{{flagicon\|GBR}} Nigel Farage {{flagicon\|ITA}} Francesco Speroni \|0
bgcolor=lightgrey\| \|Non-InscritsIndependents, not a group \|NA \|27 \|3.7% \| --- \|1After the election ECR expelled McMillan-Scott.

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colspan=2|Group name

!Acronym

!Seats

!Percent

!Chairs

!Vice-Presidents

bgcolor=lightcyan

|bgcolor=cyan|

|European People's Party

|EPP

|265

|36%

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Joseph Daul

bgcolor=#FFDDDD

|bgcolor=#FF0000|

|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats

|S&D

|184

|25%

|{{flagicon|GER}} Martin Schulz

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|bgcolor=#FFFF00|

|Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group

|ALDE

|84

|11.4%

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Guy Verhofstadt

bgcolor=#CCDDCC

|bgcolor=#009900|

|The Greens–European Free Alliance

|GREENS/EFA

|55

|7.5%

|{{flagicon|GER}} Rebecca Harms
{{flagicon|FRA}} Daniel Cohn-Bendit

bgcolor=#CCCCFF

|bgcolor=#0000FF|

|European Conservatives and Reformists

|ECR

|54

|7.3%

|{{flagicon|POL}} Michał Kamiński

|0Edward MacMillan-Scott, standing in opposition to the policy of the ECR and his national party, the Conservatives, was expelled from the group.

bgcolor=#EECCCC

|bgcolor=#990000|

|European United Left–Nordic Green Left

|GUE-NGL

|35

|4.8%

|{{flagicon|GER}} Lothar Bisky

bgcolor=#FFEECC

|bgcolor=#FF9900|

|Europe of Freedom and Democracy

|EFD

|32

|4.3%

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Farage
{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Speroni

bgcolor=lightgrey|

|Non-InscritsIndependents, not a group

|NA

|27

|3.7%

| ---

|1After the election ECR expelled McMillan-Scott.

=Members in groups by country=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
Political group{{cite web \|url=http://www.elections2009-results.eu/en/index_en.html \|title=Results of the 2009 European Elections \|publisher=TNS opinion in collaboration with the European Parliament \|date=8 July 2009 \|accessdate=9 July 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619082603/http://www.elections2009-results.eu//en//index_en.html \|archivedate=19 June 2009 \|url-status=dead}} Country !BGCOLOR="#ddeeff" class="unsortable" style="margin:auto;" \|EPP !BGCOLOR="#ffdddd" class="unsortable" style="margin:auto;" \|S&D !BGCOLOR="#ffffdd" class="unsortable" style="margin:auto;" \|ALDE !BGCOLOR="#ddffdd" class="unsortable" style="margin:auto;" \|Greens/EFA !BGCOLOR="#ccddee" class="unsortable" style="margin:auto;" \|ECR !BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0" class="unsortable" style="margin:auto;" \|GUE-NGL !BGCOLOR="#eedeff" class="unsortable" style="margin:auto;" \|EFD !BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc" class="unsortable" style="margin:auto;" \|NI !MEPs
Austria \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|6 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|4 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\|2 \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\| \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\|3 \|17
Belgium \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|5 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|5 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\|5 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\|4 \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\| \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\|2 \|22
Bulgaria \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|6 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|4 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\|5 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\| \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\|2 \|17
Cyprus \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|2 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|2 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\|2 \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|6
Czech Republic \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|2 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|7 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\|9 \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\|4 \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|22
Denmark \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\| 1 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\| 4 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\| 3 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\| 2 \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\| 1 \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| 2 \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|13
Estonia \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\| 1 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\| 1 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\| 3 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\| 1 \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\| \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|6
Finland \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|4 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|2 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\|4 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\|2 \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\| \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|13
France \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|29 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|14 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\|6 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\|14 \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\|5 \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\|3 \|72
Germany \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|42 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|23 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\|12 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\|14 \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\|8 \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|99
Greece \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|8 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|8 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\|3 \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\|2 \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|22
Hungary \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|14 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|4 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\| \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\|3 \|22
Ireland \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|4 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|3 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\|4 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|12
Italy \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|35 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|21 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\|7 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\| \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\|9 \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|72
Latvia \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|3 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|8
Lithuania \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|4 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|3 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\|2 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\| \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\|2 \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|12
Luxembourg \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|3 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\| \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|6
Malta \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|2 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|3 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\| \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|5
Netherlands \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|5 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|3 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\|6 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\|3 \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\|2 \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\|4 \|25
Poland \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|28 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|7 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\|15 \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\| \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|50
Portugal \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|10 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|7 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\|5 \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|22
Romania \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|14 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|11 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\|5 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\| \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\|3 \|33
Slovakia \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|6 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|5 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\| \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|13
Slovenia \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|3 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|2 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\|2 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\| \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|7
Spain \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\|23 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\|21 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\|2 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\|2 \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\|1 \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\|1 \|50
Sweden \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\| 5 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\| 5 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\| 4 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\| 3 \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\| 1 \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\| \|18
United Kingdom \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"\| \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"\| 13 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"\| 11 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"\| 5 \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"\| 25 \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"\| 1 \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"\| 13 \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"\|4 \|72
Total \|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff" align="center"\|265 \|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd" align="center"\|184 \|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd" align="center"\|84 \|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd" align="center"\|55 \|BGCOLOR="#ccddee" align="center"\|54 \|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0" align="center"\|35 \|BGCOLOR="#eedeff" align="center"\|32 \|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc" align="center"\|27 \|736

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Political group{{cite web |url=http://www.elections2009-results.eu/en/index_en.html |title=Results of the 2009 European Elections |publisher=TNS opinion in collaboration with the European Parliament |date=8 July 2009 |accessdate=9 July 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619082603/http://www.elections2009-results.eu//en//index_en.html |archivedate=19 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}

Country

!BGCOLOR="#ddeeff" class="unsortable" style="margin:auto;" |EPP

!BGCOLOR="#ffdddd" class="unsortable" style="margin:auto;" |S&D

!BGCOLOR="#ffffdd" class="unsortable" style="margin:auto;" |ALDE

!BGCOLOR="#ddffdd" class="unsortable" style="margin:auto;" |Greens/EFA

!BGCOLOR="#ccddee" class="unsortable" style="margin:auto;" |ECR

!BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0" class="unsortable" style="margin:auto;" |GUE-NGL

!BGCOLOR="#eedeff" class="unsortable" style="margin:auto;" |EFD

!BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc" class="unsortable" style="margin:auto;" |NI

!MEPs

Austria

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|6

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|4

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|3

|17

Belgium

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|5

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|5

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|5

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|4

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|2

|22

Bulgaria

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|6

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|4

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|5

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|2

|17

Cyprus

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|2

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

Czech Republic

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|7

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|9

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|4

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

|22

Denmark

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"| 1

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"| 4

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"| 3

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"| 2

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"| 1

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"| 2

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

|13

Estonia

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"| 1

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"| 1

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"| 3

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"| 1

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

Finland

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|4

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|4

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|1

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

|13

France

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|29

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|14

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|6

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|14

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|5

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|1

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|3

|72

Germany

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|42

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|23

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|12

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|14

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|8

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

|99

Greece

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|8

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|8

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|3

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|2

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

|22

Hungary

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|14

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|4

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|3

|22

Ireland

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|4

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|4

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|1

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

|12

Italy

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|35

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|21

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|7

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|9

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

|72

Latvia

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|1

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

Lithuania

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|4

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|2

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

|12

Luxembourg

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

Malta

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

Netherlands

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|5

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|6

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|2

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|1

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|4

|25

Poland

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|28

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|7

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|15

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

|50

Portugal

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|10

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|7

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|5

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

|22

Romania

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|14

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|11

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|5

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|3

|33

Slovakia

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|6

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|5

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|1

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

|13

Slovenia

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

Spain

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|23

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|21

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"|1

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|1

|50

Sweden

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"| 5

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"| 5

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"| 4

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"| 3

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"| 1

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|

|18

United Kingdom

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff"|

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"| 13

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"| 11

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"| 5

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee"| 25

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0"| 1

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff"| 13

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|4

|72

Total

|BGCOLOR="#ddeeff" align="center"|265

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd" align="center"|184

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd" align="center"|84

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd" align="center"|55

|BGCOLOR="#ccddee" align="center"|54

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0c0" align="center"|35

|BGCOLOR="#eedeff" align="center"|32

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc" align="center"|27

|736

Leadership

=Presidents=

class="wikitable"
Term !President (or candidate) !colspan=2\|Group !State !Votes
bgcolor=lightcyan !rowspan=2\|14 July 2009 – 17 January 2012{{cite web \|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/008-58064-195-07-29-901-20090713IPR58063-14-07-2009-2009-false/default_en.htm \|title=Jerzy Buzek elected President of the European Parliament \|website=www.europarl.europa.eu \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722142733/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/008-58064-195-07-29-901-20090713IPR58063-14-07-2009-2009-false/default_en.htm \|archive-date=2009-07-22}} \|Jerzy Buzek \|bgcolor=cyan\| \|EPP \|{{Flag icon\|POL}} Poland \|align=right\|555
bgcolor=#EECCCC \|Eva-Britt Svensson \|bgcolor=#990000\| \|GUE-NGL \|{{Flag icon\|SWE}} Sweden \|align=right\|89
bgcolor=#FFDDDD !rowspan=3\|17 January 2012– 17 April 2014{{cite web\|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20120113IPR35350/html/Martin-Schulz-elected-President-of-the-European-Parliament\|title=Martin Schulz elected President of the European Parliament - News - European Parliament\|date=17 January 2012}} \|Martin Schulz \|bgcolor=#FF0000\| \|PES \|{{Flag icon\|GER}} Germany \|align=right\|387
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \|Nirj Deva \|bgcolor=#0000FF\| \|ECR \|{{Flag icon\|UK}} United Kingdom \|align=right\|142
bgcolor=#FFFFDD \|Diana Wallis \|bgcolor=#FFFF00\| \|ALDE \|{{Flag icon\|UK}} United Kingdom \|align=right\|141

class="wikitable"

Term

!President
(or candidate)

!colspan=2|Group

!State

!Votes

bgcolor=lightcyan

!rowspan=2|14 July 2009 – 17 January 2012{{cite web |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/008-58064-195-07-29-901-20090713IPR58063-14-07-2009-2009-false/default_en.htm |title=Jerzy Buzek elected President of the European Parliament |website=www.europarl.europa.eu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722142733/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/008-58064-195-07-29-901-20090713IPR58063-14-07-2009-2009-false/default_en.htm |archive-date=2009-07-22}}

|Jerzy Buzek

|bgcolor=cyan|

|EPP

|{{Flag icon|POL}} Poland

|align=right|555

bgcolor=#EECCCC

|Eva-Britt Svensson

|bgcolor=#990000|

|GUE-NGL

|{{Flag icon|SWE}} Sweden

|align=right|89

bgcolor=#FFDDDD

!rowspan=3|17 January 2012– 17 April 2014{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20120113IPR35350/html/Martin-Schulz-elected-President-of-the-European-Parliament|title=Martin Schulz elected President of the European Parliament - News - European Parliament|date=17 January 2012}}

|Martin Schulz

|bgcolor=#FF0000|

|PES

|{{Flag icon|GER}} Germany

|align=right|387

bgcolor=#CCCCFF

|Nirj Deva

|bgcolor=#0000FF|

|ECR

|{{Flag icon|UK}} United Kingdom

|align=right|142

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|Diana Wallis

|bgcolor=#FFFF00|

|ALDE

|{{Flag icon|UK}} United Kingdom

|align=right|141

=Vice-Presidents=

class="wikitable"
rowspan=2\|Group !rowspan=2\|Vice-President (or candidate) !rowspan=2\|State !colspan=3\|Votes in: !rowspan=2\|Pick
1st round !2nd round !3rd round
bgcolor=lightcyan !rowspan=5\|EPP \|Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou \|{{Flag icon\|GRE}}Greece \|355 \| --- \| --- \|20px
bgcolor=lightcyan \|Roberta Angelilli \|{{Flag icon\|ITA}} Italy \|277 \|266 \|274 \|20px
bgcolor=lightcyan \|Alejo Vidal-Quadras \|{{Flag icon\|ESP}} Spain \|332 \|303 \|308 \|20px
bgcolor=lightcyan \|Pál Schmitt \|{{Flag icon\|HUN}} Hungary \|266 \|239 \|257 \|20px
bgcolor=lightcyan \|Rainer Wieland \|{{Flag icon\|GER}} Germany \|267 \|235 \|237 \|20px
bgcolor=#FFDDDD !rowspan=5\|S&D \|Giovanni Pittella \|{{Flag icon\|ITA}} Italy \|360 \| --- \| --- \|20px
bgcolor=#FFDDDD \|Stavros Lambrinidis \|{{Flag icon\|GRE}}Greece \|348 \| --- \| --- \|20px
bgcolor=#FFDDDD \|Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez \|{{Flag icon\|ESP}} Spain \|330 \|292 \|327 \|20px
bgcolor=#FFDDDD \|Dagmar Roth-Behrendt \|{{Flag icon\|GER}} Germany \|299 \|288 \|287 \|20px
bgcolor=#FFDDDD \|Libor Rouček \|{{Flag icon\|CZE}} Czech Republic \|284 \|276 \|278 \|20px
bgcolor=#FFFFDD !rowspan=2\|ALDE \|Diana Wallis \|{{Flag icon\|UK}} UK \|303 \|274 \|272 \|20px
bgcolor=#FFFFDD \|Silvana Koch-Mehrin \|{{Flag icon\|GER}} Germany \|148 \|141 \|186 \|20px
bgcolor=#CCCCFF !rowspan=2\|ECR \|Michał Kamiński \|{{Flag icon\|POL}} Poland \|194 \|175 \|174 \|20px
Edward McMillan-Scott (non-attached)After the election ECR threw McMillan-Scott away. \|{{Flag icon\|UK}} UK \|237 \|242 \|244 \|20px
bgcolor=#CCDDCC !rowspan=2\|GREENS/EFA \|Isabelle Durant \|{{Flag icon\|BEL}} Belgium \|268 \|259 \|276 \|20px

class="wikitable"

rowspan=2|Group

!rowspan=2|Vice-President
(or candidate)

!rowspan=2|State

!colspan=3|Votes in:

!rowspan=2|Pick

1st round

!2nd round

!3rd round

bgcolor=lightcyan

!rowspan=5|EPP

|Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou

|{{Flag icon|GRE}}Greece

|355

| ---

|20px

bgcolor=lightcyan

|Roberta Angelilli

|{{Flag icon|ITA}} Italy

|277

|266

|274

|20px

bgcolor=lightcyan

|Alejo Vidal-Quadras

|{{Flag icon|ESP}} Spain

|332

|303

|308

|20px

bgcolor=lightcyan

|Pál Schmitt

|{{Flag icon|HUN}} Hungary

|266

|239

|257

|20px

bgcolor=lightcyan

|Rainer Wieland

|{{Flag icon|GER}} Germany

|267

|235

|237

|20px

bgcolor=#FFDDDD

!rowspan=5|S&D

|Giovanni Pittella

|{{Flag icon|ITA}} Italy

|360

| ---

|20px

bgcolor=#FFDDDD

|Stavros Lambrinidis

|{{Flag icon|GRE}}Greece

|348

| ---

|20px

bgcolor=#FFDDDD

|Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez

|{{Flag icon|ESP}} Spain

|330

|292

|327

|20px

bgcolor=#FFDDDD

|Dagmar Roth-Behrendt

|{{Flag icon|GER}} Germany

|299

|288

|287

|20px

bgcolor=#FFDDDD

|Libor Rouček

|{{Flag icon|CZE}} Czech Republic

|284

|276

|278

|20px

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

!rowspan=2|ALDE

|Diana Wallis

|{{Flag icon|UK}} UK

|303

|274

|272

|20px

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|Silvana Koch-Mehrin

|{{Flag icon|GER}} Germany

|148

|141

|186

|20px

bgcolor=#CCCCFF

!rowspan=2|ECR

|Michał Kamiński

|{{Flag icon|POL}} Poland

|194

|175

|174

|20px

Edward McMillan-Scott (non-attached)After the election ECR threw McMillan-Scott away.

|{{Flag icon|UK}} UK

|237

|242

|244

|20px

bgcolor=#CCDDCC

!rowspan=2|GREENS/EFA

|Isabelle Durant

|{{Flag icon|BEL}} Belgium

|268

|259

|276

|20px

=Quaestors=

class="wikitable"
rowspan=2\|Group !rowspan=2\|Quaestor (or candidate) !rowspan=2\|State !colspan=3\|Votes in: !rowspan=2\|Pick
1st round !2nd round !3rd round
bgcolor=lightcyan !rowspan=3\|EPP \|Jim Higgins \|{{Flag icon\|IRL}} Ireland \|352 \| --- \| --- \|20px
bgcolor=lightcyan \|Astrid Lulling \|{{Flag icon\|LUX}} Luxembourg \|322 \|327 \|306 \|20px
bgcolor=lightcyan \|Ria Oomen-Ruijten \|{{Flag icon\|NED}} Netherlands \|161 \|187 \|186 \|20px
bgcolor=#FFDDDD !S&D \|Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg \|{{Flag icon\|POL}} Poland \|398 \| --- \| --- \|20px
bgcolor=#FFFFDD !ALDE \|Bill Newton Dunn \|{{Flag icon\|UK}} UK \|164 \|202 \|208 \|20px
bgcolor=#CCCCFF !ECR \|James Nicholson \|{{Flag icon\|UK}} UK \|171 \|172 \|176 \|20px
bgcolor=#EECCCC !GUE-NGL \|Jiří Maštálka \|{{Flag icon\|CZE}} Czech Republic \|206 \|283 \|293 \|20px
bgcolor=#FFEECC !EFD \|Francesco Speroni \|{{Flag icon\|ITA}} Italy \|145 \|130 \|131 \|20px

class="wikitable"

rowspan=2|Group

!rowspan=2|Quaestor
(or candidate)

!rowspan=2|State

!colspan=3|Votes in:

!rowspan=2|Pick

1st round

!2nd round

!3rd round

bgcolor=lightcyan

!rowspan=3|EPP

|Jim Higgins

|{{Flag icon|IRL}} Ireland

|352

| ---

|20px

bgcolor=lightcyan

|Astrid Lulling

|{{Flag icon|LUX}} Luxembourg

|322

|327

|306

|20px

bgcolor=lightcyan

|Ria Oomen-Ruijten

|{{Flag icon|NED}} Netherlands

|161

|187

|186

|20px

bgcolor=#FFDDDD

!S&D

|Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg

|{{Flag icon|POL}} Poland

|398

| ---

|20px

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

!ALDE

|Bill Newton Dunn

|{{Flag icon|UK}} UK

|164

|202

|208

|20px

bgcolor=#CCCCFF

!ECR

|James Nicholson

|{{Flag icon|UK}} UK

|171

|172

|176

|20px

bgcolor=#EECCCC

!GUE-NGL

|Jiří Maštálka

|{{Flag icon|CZE}} Czech Republic

|206

|283

|293

|20px

bgcolor=#FFEECC

!EFD

|Francesco Speroni

|{{Flag icon|ITA}} Italy

|145

|130

|131

|20px

Membership

After the 2009 election, the members formed seven groups with around 26 independent members, mainly from the far right which failed to unify into a political group. With the Treaty of Lisbon not in force in time for the elections, the national distribution followed the rules of the Treaty of Nice which necessitated a reduction to 736 members. Extra members will join the chamber if Lisbon comes into force.{{cite web|title=European elections 2009 – Thursday 4 June 2009 72 MEPs to be elected in the United Kingdom|publisher=European Parliament website|date=16 December 2009|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/008-44690-350-12-51-901-20081216IPR44689-15-12-2008-2008-false/default_en.htm|accessdate=20 October 2009}}

The seventh parliament ended with a total of 766 MEPs (including Croatia) and was slimmed down to 751 at the start of the eight parliament.

For the seventh parliament, the number of women increased from 31% to 35% (the highest to date, from 16% in 1979) with increases in most countries. The largest percentage was in Sweden, with 56% of MEPs women, followed by Estonia with 50%. The lowest was Malta with no women members at all, followed by the Czech Republic with 18%, down from 21%.{{cite web|title=Briefing special edition – European Parliament constituent plenary sitting – Strasbourg 14–16 July 2009|publisher=European Parliament website|date=9 July 2009|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/briefing_page/57512-194-07-29-20090629BRI57511-13-07-2009-2009/default_p001c003_en.htm|accessdate=20 October 2009}}

From inauguration, the youngest member was Emilie Turunen of Denmark (born in 1984 making her 25) and the oldest member was Ciriaco de Mita of Italy (born 1928 making him 81).{{cite web|title=Briefing special edition – European Parliament constituent plenary sitting – Strasbourg 14–16 July 2009|publisher=European Parliament website|date=9 July 2009|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/briefing_page/57512-194-07-29-20090629BRI57511-13-07-2009-2009/default_p001c004_en.htm|accessdate=20 October 2009}} Usually the oldest member would preside over the chamber for the election of the Parliament's president. However, with concern that the far-right Jean-Marie Le Pen would be the oldest member (rather than De Mita) the rules were changed to give this role to the outgoing President.{{cite web|last=Mahony|first=Honor|title=MEPs stop Le Pen from chairing European Parliament session|publisher=EUobserver|date=6 May 2009|url=http://euobserver.com/9/28077|accessdate=20 October 2009}}

;Groups{{cite web |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/groupAndCountry.do;jsessionid=2F7E249B38ED9100BEB68421483F85DF.node1?language=EN |title=Your MEPs: By country and political group |accessdate=5 March 2010}}

class="wikitable"
rowspan=2 colspan=2\|Group !colspan=2\|Seats
Inauguration !5 March 2010
bgcolor=lightcyan \|bgcolor=cyan\| \|European People's Party \|265 \|265
bgcolor=#FFDDDD \|bgcolor=#FF0000\| \|Socialists and Democrats \|184 \|184
bgcolor=#FFFFDD \|bgcolor=#FFFF00\| \|Liberals and Democrats \|84 \|85 {{ref\|c1\|3}}
bgcolor=#CCDDCC \|bgcolor=#009900\| \|Greens/European Free Alliance \|55 \|55
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \|bgcolor=#0000FF\| \|Conservatives and Reformists \|55 \|54 {{ref\|c1\|1}}
bgcolor=#EECCCC \|bgcolor=#990000\| \|European United Left – Nordic Green Left \|35 \|35
bgcolor=#FFEECC \|bgcolor=#FF9900\| \|Europe of Freedom and Democracy \|32 \|30 {{ref\|c1\|2}}^,{{ref\|c1\|4}}
bgcolor=lightgrey\| \|Non-attached \|26 \|28

class="wikitable"

rowspan=2 colspan=2|Group

!colspan=2|Seats

Inauguration

!5 March 2010

bgcolor=lightcyan

|bgcolor=cyan|

|European People's Party

|265

bgcolor=#FFDDDD

|bgcolor=#FF0000|

|Socialists and Democrats

|184

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|bgcolor=#FFFF00|

|Liberals and Democrats

|84

|85 {{ref|c1|3}}

bgcolor=#CCDDCC

|bgcolor=#009900|

|Greens/European Free Alliance

|55

bgcolor=#CCCCFF

|bgcolor=#0000FF|

|Conservatives and Reformists

|55

|54 {{ref|c1|1}}

bgcolor=#EECCCC

|bgcolor=#990000|

|European United Left – Nordic Green Left

|35

bgcolor=#FFEECC

|bgcolor=#FF9900|

|Europe of Freedom and Democracy

|32

|30 {{ref|c1|2}}^,{{ref|c1|4}}

bgcolor=lightgrey|

|Non-attached

|26

|28

{{ref|c1|1}} Edward McMillan-Scott was expelled from the Conservative Party on 15 September 2009;{{cite news |title=Conservatives expel defiant MEP |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8257926.stm |newspaper=BBC News |date=16 September 2009}}

{{ref|c1|2}} Nikki Sinclaire was expelled from the UK Independence Party on 4 March 2010.{{cite news |title=Rebel Euro MP Nikki Sinclaire expelled by UKIP |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8550698.stm |newspaper=BBC News |date=4 March 2010}}

{{ref|c1|3}} Edward McMillan-Scott joined Liberal Democrats on 12 March 2010.{{cite news |title=Ex-Tory MEP Edward McMillan-Scott joins Lib Dems |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8564914.stm |newspaper=BBC News |date=13 July 2010}}

{{ref|c1|4}} Mike Nattrass left UK Independence Party on 23 June 2010.{{cite news |title=UKIP MEP leaves "eurofriendly" EFD Group |url=http://www.neurope.eu/articles/UKIP-MEP-leaves-eurofriendly-EFD-Group/101621.php |newspaper=NewEurope |date=13 July 2010}}

;Apportionment

class="wikitable"
State !Seats ! !State !Seats
style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|DEU}} Germany \| 99 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|FRA}} France \| 72
style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|UK}} UK \| 72 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|ITA}} Italy \| 72
style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|ESP}} Spain \| 50 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|POL}} Poland \| 50
style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|ROU}} Romania \| 33 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|NLD}} Netherlands \| 25
style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|GRE}}Greece \| 22 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|POR}} Portugal \| 22
style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|BEL}} Belgium \| 22 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|CZE}} Czech Republic \| 22
style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|HUN}} Hungary \| 22 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|SWE}} Sweden \| 18
style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|AUT}} Austria \| 17 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|BUL}} Bulgaria \| 17
style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|DEN}} Denmark \| 13 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|SVK}} Slovakia \| 13
style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|FIN}} Finland \| 13 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|IRL}} Ireland \| 12
style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|LTU}} Lithuania \| 12 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|LAT}} Latvia \| 8
style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|SVN}} Slovenia \| 7 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|EST}} Estonia \| 6
style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|CYP}} Cyprus \| 6 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|LUX}} Luxembourg \| 6
style="text-align:left"\|{{Flag icon\|MLT}}Malta \| 5 \| !Total \| 736

class="wikitable"

State

!Seats

!State

!Seats

style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|DEU}} Germany

| 99

!style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|FRA}} France

| 72

style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|UK}} UK

| 72

!style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|ITA}} Italy

| 72

style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|ESP}} Spain

| 50

!style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|POL}} Poland

| 50

style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|ROU}} Romania

| 33

!style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|NLD}} Netherlands

| 25

style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|GRE}}Greece

| 22

!style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|POR}} Portugal

| 22

style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|BEL}} Belgium

| 22

!style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|CZE}} Czech Republic

| 22

style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|HUN}} Hungary

| 22

!style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|SWE}} Sweden

| 18

style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|AUT}} Austria

| 17

!style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|BUL}} Bulgaria

| 17

style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|DEN}} Denmark

| 13

!style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|SVK}} Slovakia

| 13

style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|FIN}} Finland

| 13

!style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|IRL}} Ireland

| 12

style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|LTU}} Lithuania

| 12

!style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|LAT}} Latvia

| 8

style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|SVN}} Slovenia

| 7

!style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|EST}} Estonia

| 6

style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|CYP}} Cyprus

| 6

!style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|LUX}} Luxembourg

| 6

style="text-align:left"|{{Flag icon|MLT}}Malta

| 5

!Total

| 736

Secretariat

Office !Post !Name !Source
class="wikitable"
Office of the Secretary-General	Secretary-General of the European Parliament	{{flagicon\|GER}} Klaus Welle	[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=2&language=EN]
Legal Service	Jurisconsult of the European Parliament	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Christian Pennera	[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=13&language=EN]
Directorate-General for the Presidency	Director-General	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Francesca Ratti	[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=3&language=EN]
Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union	Director-General	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Riccardo Ribera d'Alcala	[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=4&language=EN]
Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union	Director-General	{{flagicon\|BEL}} Luis Marco Aguiriano Nalda	[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=5&language=EN]
Directorate-General for Communication	Director-General	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Juana Lahousse-Juarez	[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=6&language=EN]
Directorate-General for Personnel	Director-General	{{flagicon\|BEL}} Yves Quittin	[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=7&language=EN]
Directorate-General for Infrastructure and Logistics	Director-General	{{flagicon\|GRE}} Constantin Stratigakis	[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=8&language=EN]
Directorate-General for Translation	Director-General	?	[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=9&language=EN]
Directorate-General for Interpretation and Conferences	Director-General	?	[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=10&language=EN]
Directorate-General for Finance	Director-General	?	[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=11&language=EN]

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[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/default_en.htm European Parliament]
[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=55&pageRank=3&language=EN Explanation of codecision]
[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/posip.do?language=EN European Parliament positions]
[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=2101 European Parliament and European Council common positions]
[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/jointText/search.do?language=EN European Parliament Conciliation Committee Joint texts]

Seventh European Parliament

Major events

Activity

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