Who is the President of the European Parliament?
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This article is from the European Union FAQ, by Roland Siebelink & Bart Schelfhout with numerous contributions by others.
Who is the President of the European Parliament?
MEPs elect the President (or chair) of the European Parliament and his/her
bureau from their midst, with a mandate of two and a half years. Subsequent
EP presidents since the first direct elections were:
1979-1982 Ms Simone Veil (LDR[63], France)
1982-1984 Mr Piet Dankert (PES[64], Netherlands)
1984-1987 Mr Pierre Pflimlin (EPP[65], France)
1987-1989 Sir Henry Plumb (Conservative, UK) [Tory MEPs were in
the former European Democrats group during Lord
Plumb's presidency; in 1992 they followed their former
European Democrats group partners, and joined the
EPP[66] group.]
1989-1992 Mr Enrique Baron Crespo (PES[67], Spain)
1992-1994 Mr Egon Klepsch (EPP[68], Germany)
1994-1997 Mr Klaus Hdnsch (PES[69], Germany)
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