Parliament Elects New Leadership: Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs Set for Two-and-a-Half-Year Term

Committee Leaders Selected

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On Tuesday, all 20 of Parliament's standing committees and four subcommittees convened their initial meetings to choose their Chairs and Vice-Chairs.

A leadership team, consisting of a Chair and up to four Vice-chairs, is chosen for a term of two and a half years. These committees handle legislative proposals, form negotiation teams to engage in discussions with EU ministers, approve reports, arrange hearings, and oversee other EU organizations and institutions.

Foreign Affairs Committee

Chairperson: David McAllister (European People's Party, Germany)

First Vice-Chair: Hana Jalloul (Socialists & Democrats, Spain)

Second Vice-Chair: Urmas Paet (Renew Europe, Estonia)

Third Vice-Chair: Alberico Gambino, representing the European Conservatives and Reformists Party (ECR), Italy.

Fourth Vice-Chair: Ioan-Rareș Bogdan (European People's Party, Romania)

Human Rights Subcommittee

Chairperson: Mounir Satouri, representing the Greens/European Free Alliance from France

First Vice-Chair: Marta Temido (Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Portugal)

Second Vice-Chair: Łukasz Kohut, representing the European People's Party (EPP) from Poland (PL)

The election for the 3rd Vice-Chair will take place during an upcoming meeting.

The 4th Vice-Chair will be chosen at an upcoming meeting.

Committee on Safety and Defense

Chairperson: Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (Renew Europe, Germany)

First Deputy Chair: Christophe Gomart (European People's Party, France)

Second Vice-Chair: Mihai Tudose, a member of the Socialists and Democrats group from Romania.

Third Vice-Chair: Alberico Gambino (European Conservatives and Reformists, Italy)

Fourth Vice-Chair: Riho Terras, representing the European People's Party from Estonia.

Development Committee

Chairperson: Barry Andrews (Renew Europe, Ireland)

First Vice-Chair: Isabella Lövin (Greens/European Free Alliance, Sweden)

Second Vice-Chair: Hildegard Bentele, representing the European People's Party (EPP) from Germany.

Third Vice-Chair: Abir Al-Sahlani (Renew, Sweden)

Fourth Vice-Chair: Robert Biedroń, representing the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) from Poland (PL

International Trade Committee

Chair: Bernd Lange (Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Germany)

First Deputy Chair: Manon Aubry (The Left Party, France)

Second Vice-Chair: Iuliu Winkler, representing the EPP from Romania

Third Vice-Chair: Karin Karlsbro (Renew Europe, Sweden)

Deputy Chairperson in the 4th position: Kathleen Van Brempt (Socialists and Democrats, Belgium)

Budget Committee

Chairperson: Johan Van Overtveldt, representing the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) from

First Vice-Chair: Monika Hohlmeier (European People's Party, Germany)

Second Vice-Chair: Giuseppe Lupo, representing the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (Italy)

Third Vice-Chair: Janusz Lewandowski, representing the European People's Party (EPP) from Poland (PL)

Lucia Yar, representing Renew in Slovakia, serves as the fourth vice-chair.

Panel for Fiscal Oversight

Presiding Officer: Niclas Herbst (European People's Party, Germany)

First Vice-Chair: Caterina Chinnici, representing the European People's Party (EPP) from Italy.

Second Vice-Chair: Cristian Terheş (ECR, Romania)

Third Vice-Chair: Claudiu Manda, a member of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats from Romania

The 4th Vice-Chair position will be filled through an election in an upcoming meeting.

Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee

Presiding Officer: Aurore Lalucq (Socialists and Democrats, France)

Deputy Chair: Damian Boeselager (Greens/EFA, Germany)

Second Vice-Chair: Ludovit Odor (Renew, Slovakia)

Third Vice-Chair: Ludek Niedermayer from the European People's Party, representing the Czech Republic.

The election for the 4th Vice-Chair is scheduled to take place at an upcoming meeting

Tax Affairs Subcommittee

Chairperson: Pasquale Tridico (The Left, Italy)

Deputy Chair: Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Greens/EFA, Denmark)

Second Deputy Chair: Regina Doherty (European People's Party, Ireland)

Third Vice-Chair: Markus Ferber, representing the EPP from Germany

Fourth Vice-Chair: Matthias Ecke (Socialists and Democrats, Germany)

Employment and Social Affairs Committee

Chairperson: Li Andersson (The Left Party, Finland)

Deputy Chairperson: Johan Danielsson (S&D, Sweden)

Second Vice-Chair: Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak (European People's Party, Poland)

Third Vice-Chair: Katrin Langensiepen representing the Greens/European Free Alliance from Germany

The 4th Vice-Chair position will be filled through an election at an upcoming meeting.

Panel for Environmental, Health, and Food Security Affairs

Chairperson: Antonio Decaro (S&D, Italy)

First Vice-Chair: Esther Herranz García (European People’s Party, Spain)

Second Vice-Chair: Pietro Fiocchi (European Conservatives and Reformists, Italy)

Third Vice-Chair: Anja Hazekamp (The Left, Netherlands)

Fourth Vice-Chair: András Tivadar Kulja (European People's Party, Hungary)

Panel on Health Affairs

Chairperson: Adam Jarubas (European People's Party, Poland)

First Deputy Chair: Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA, Luxembourg)

Second Vice-Chair: Stine Bosse (Renew, Denmark)

Third Vice-Chair: Romana Jerković, member of the S&D party from Croatia

Fourth Vice-Chair: Emmanouil Fragkos, representing the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) party from Greece (

Panel for Industry, Research, and Energy

Chairperson: Borys Budka (European People's Party, Poland)

First Vice-Chair: Tsvetelina Penkova, representing the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) party from Bulgaria (BG).

Second Vice-Chair: Elena Donazzan (European Conservatives and Reformists, Italy)

Third Vice-Chair: Giorgio Gori (Member of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Italy)

Fourth Vice-Chair: Yvan Verougstraete (Renew Europe, Belgium)

Panel for Domestic Market and Consumer Affairs

Chairperson: Anna Cavazzini (Greens/EFA, Germany)

Deputy Chair: Christian Doleschal (European People's Party, Germany)

Second Vice-Chair: Nikola Minchev (Renew, Bulgaria)

Third Vice-Chair: Maria Grapini, representing the Socialists and Democrats group from Romania

Fourth Vice-Chair: Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, representing the European People's Party (EPP) from Poland (PL)

Transport and Tourism Committee

Chairperson: Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi (European People's Party, Greece)

First Vice-Chair: Virginijus Sinkevičius (Greens/EFA, Lithuania)

Sophia Kircher, from Austria and a member of the European People's Party, serves as the Second Vice-Chair.

Third Vice-Chair: Elena Kountoura (The Left, Greece)

Fourth Vice-Chair: Matteo Ricci, representing the Socialists and Democrats group from Italy

Regional Development Committee

Chairperson: Adrian-Dragoş Benea (S&D, Romania)

First Deputy Chair: Gabriella Gerzsenyi (European People’s Party, Hungary)

Second Vice-Chair: Nora Mebarek, representing the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats from France

Third Vice-Chair: Francesco Ventola (ECR, Italy)

Fourth Vice-Chairperson: Ľubica Karvašová (Renew Europe, Slovakia)

Agriculture and Rural Development Committee

Presiding Officer: Veronika Vrecionová (ECR, Czech Republic)

First Deputy Chair: Daniel Buda, representing the European People's Party (EPP) from Romania (RO)

Second Vice-Chair: Norbert Lins, representing the European People’s Party (EPP) from Germany.

Third Vice-Chair: Eric Sargiacomo (S&D, France)

The election for the position of 4th Vice-Chair will take place at an upcoming meeting

Fisheries Committee

Chairperson: Carmen Crespo Díaz (European People's Party, Spain)

First Deputy Chair: Sander Smit (European People's Party, Netherlands)

Second Vice-Chair: Giuseppe Milazzo, representing the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR) from Italy.

Third Vice-Chair: Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Renew Europe, France)

Deputy Chairperson Number Four: Jessica Polfjärd (European People's Party, Sweden)

Cultural and Educational Committee

Chairperson: Nela Riehl, representing the Greens/European Free Alliance from Germany

First Deputy Chair: Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski (European People's Party, Poland)

Second Vice-Chair: Emma Rafowicz (Socialists and Democrats, France)

Deputy Chairperson in the third position: Diana Riba I Giner, representing the Greens/EFA from Spain

Fourth Vice-Chair: Hristo Petrov, representing the Renew Europe group from Bulgaria

Legal Affairs Committee

Presiding Officer: Ilhan Kyuchyuk from the Renew Europe group, representing Bulgaria

First Vice-Chair: Marion Walsmann (European People's Party, Germany)

Second Vice-Chair: Mario Mantovani (European Conservatives and Reformists, Italy)

Third Vice-Chair: Lara Wolters, representing the Socialists and Democrats group from the Netherlands.

Fourth Vice-Chairperson: Emil Radev (European People's Party, Bulgaria)

The Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs Committee

Chairperson: Javier Zarzalejos, representing the European People's Party from Spain (EPP, ES

Deputy Chairperson: Marina Kaljurand (S&D, Estonia)

Deputy Chairperson: Charlie Weimers (European Conservatives and Reformists, Sweden)

The third Vice-Chair is Alessandro Zan, representing the S&D party from Italy.

Fourth Vice-Chair: Estrella Galán (The Left Party, Spain)

Constitutional Affairs Committee

Chairperson: Sven Simon (European People's Party, Germany)

Deputy Chairperson: Gabriele Bischoff (Socialists & Democrats, Germany)

Second Vice-Chair: Adrián Vázquez Lázara, a member of the European People's Party (EPP) from Spain

Third Vice-Chair: Charles Goerens (Renew Europe, Luxembourg)

Fourth Vice-Chair: Péter Magyar (European People's Party, Hungary)

Panel for Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Chairperson: Lina Gálvez, representing the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) from Spain (ES

Deputy Chair: Dainius Žalimas (Renew Europe, Lithuania)

Second Vice-Chair: Irene Montero (The Left, Spain)

Third Vice-Chair: Rosa Estaràs Ferragut (European People's Party, Spain)

Fourth Vice-Chair: Predrag Fred Matić, affiliated with the Socialists and Democrats group from Croatia.

Petitions Committee

Chairperson: Bogdan Rzońca (European Conservatives and Reformists, Poland)

First Vice-Chair: Dolors Montserrat, representing the European People's Party (EPP) from Spain (ES)

Second Deputy Chair: Fredis Beleris (European People's Party, Greece)

Third Vice-Chair: Nils Ušakovs, representing the S&D party from Latvia

Fourth Vice-Chair: Cristina Guarda, representing the Greens/European Free Alliance from Italy

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