Who Are The Current Members Of The European Council?
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This article is from the European Union FAQ, by Roland Siebelink & Bart Schelfhout with numerous contributions by others.
Who Are The Current Members Of The European Council?
Whether a Member State is represented by a Prime Minister or by a President
is dependent on the constitution of the Member State in question. In twelve
of the fifteen Member States the Head of State (President or Monarch) has a
largely ceremonial function, hence the Prime Minister is the political head
of government and the representative to the European Council. The Finnish
and French Presidents are Head of State as well as political head of
government, so they go to the European Council themselves (although France
has sent both the President and the Prime Minister in times of
+cohabitation;). Stefan Lintl[6] reports that Austria is unresolved whether
to send the Chancellor or the President, as they seem to have conflicting
powers in this matter.
In response to some people requesting it, I have tried to compose a listing
of the current members of the European Council. As prime minister or
president, each member is of course also a very senior member of a political
party, the affiliation of which in the European Parliament is put between
brackets after their name. As I have compiled it by heart the list is not at
all complete yet, but I am counting on the readers of this list to send
in[7] all missing information.
AT Mr Franz Vranitzky, Federal Chancellor (PES)
BE Mr Jean-Luc Dehaene, Federal Prime Minister (EPP)
DE Mr Helmut Kohl, Federal Chancellor (EPP)
DK Mr Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Prime Minister (PES)
ES Mr Josi Aznar, Prime Minister (EPP)
FI Mr Martti Ahtisaari, President (XXXXX)
FR Mr Jacques Chirac, President (UE)
GR Mr XXXXX, Prime Minister (PES)
IE Mr John Bruton, Taoiseach (EPP)
IT Mr Romano Prodi, Prime Minister (leaning towards PES)
LU Mr XXXXX, Prime Minister (EPP)
NL Mr Wim Kok, Prime Minister (PES)
PT Mr Antonio Guterres, Prime Minister (PES)
SE Mr Gvran Persson, Prime Minister (PES)
UK Mr John Major, Prime Minister (EPP)
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