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President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature

The President of the European Parliament is the head of the European Parliament.

He or she also represents the Parliament within the EU and internationally. The President has to sign that EU laws and the EU budget can become valid.

President of the European Parliament
President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature
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President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature
Incumbent
Roberta Metsola
since 18 January 2022
European Parliament
StylePresident
StatusPresiding officer
Member ofEuropean Parliament
ResidenceLouise Weiss building
SeatStrasbourg, France
AppointerEuropean Parliament
Term length2.5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderPaul Henri Spaak / Robert Schuman
Formation1952 / 1958
DeputyVice-Presidents of the European Parliament
Websiteeuroparl.europa.eu

Presidents serve two-and-a-half-year terms. This time is normally divided between the two major political parties of the European Parliament. There have been twenty-eight Presidents, since the Parliament was created in 1952. Thirteen of whom have served since the first Parliamentary election in 1979. Two Presidents have been women and most have come from the older member states.

List of Elected President of the European Parliament

N. Portrait President
(Born–Died) 		State Took office Left office Party Group Election Refs
1 President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Simone Veil
(1927–2017) 		President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  France 17 July 1979 19 January 1982 UDF Liberal Democrats 1979
2 years, 186 days
2 President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Piet Dankert
(1934–2003) 		President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Netherlands 19 January 1982 24 July 1984 PvdA Socialists
2 years, 187 days
3 President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Pierre Pflimlin
(1907–2000) 		President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  France 24 July 1984 20 January 1987 UDF / RPR European People's Party 1984
2 years, 180 days
4 President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  C. Henry Plumb
(1925–2022) 		President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  United Kingdom 20 January 1987 25 July 1989 Conservative European Democrats
2 years, 186 days
5 President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Enrique Barón Crespo
(born 1944) 		President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Spain 25 July 1989 21 January 1992 PSOE Socialists 1989
2 years, 180 days
6 President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Egon Klepsch
(1930–2010) 		President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Germany 21 January 1992 19 July 1994 CDU European People's Party
2 years, 179 days
7 President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Klaus Hänsch
(born 1938) 		President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Germany 19 July 1994 14 January 1997 SPD Party of European Socialists 1994
2 years, 186 days
8 President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  José María Gil-Robles
(1935–2023) 		President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Spain 14 January 1997 20 July 1999 PP European People's Party
2 years, 187 days
9 President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Nicole Fontaine
(1942–2018) 		President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  France 20 July 1999 15 January 2002 UMP European People's Party 1999
2 years, 179 days
10 President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Pat Cox
(born 1952) 		President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Ireland 15 January 2002 20 July 2004 Independent Liberal Democrats
2 years, 187 days
11 President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Josep Borrell
(born 1947) 		President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Spain 20 July 2004 16 January 2007 PSOE Party of European Socialists 2004
2 years, 180 days
12 President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Hans-Gert Pöttering
(born 1945) 		President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Germany 16 January 2007 14 July 2009 CDU European People's Party
2 years, 179 days
13 President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Jerzy Buzek
(born 1940) 		President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Poland 14 July 2009 17 January 2012 PO European People's Party 2009
2 years, 187 days
14 President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Martin Schulz
(born 1955) 		President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Germany 17 January 2012 17 January 2017 SPD Socialists & Democrats
5 years, 0 days 2014
15 President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Antonio Tajani
(born 1953) 		President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Italy 17 January 2017 3 July 2019 FI European People's Party
2 years, 167 days
16 President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  David Sassoli
(1956–2022) 		President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Italy 3 July 2019 11 January 2022† PD Socialists & Democrats 2019
2 years, 192 days
17 President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Roberta Metsola
(born 1979) 		President Of The European Parliament: Head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature  Malta 18 January 2022 Incumbent PN European People's Party
2 years, 92 days

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