In the European Parliament, the quaestors are elected to oversee administrative and financial matters directly affecting members (MEPs) as well as other duties assigned to them by the Parliament's Rules of Procedure or the Bureau of the European Parliament. Five quaestors are elected among the MEPs for two and a half year-terms, i.e. half a parliamentary term.
Election
Quaestors are elected after the President and Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament.[1] Rule 18 of the Rules of Procedure dictates that quaestors are elected by the same procedure as the Vice-Presidents, meaning that one or more single ballots are held until all five seats have been filled via either absolute majority (first two ballots) or relative majority (3rd ballot).[2] If the number of candidates does not exceed five, the quaestors are elected by acclamation unless a ballot is requested by members or one or more political groups totaling at least one-fifth of the members.[3]
List of quaestors
9th Parliament (2019–2024)
| Name | Country | National party | EP Group | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaestors serving from 2019–2022 | ||||
| Anne Sander |  France | Les Républicains | EPP | |
| David Casa |  Malta | Partit Nazzjonalista | EPP | |
| Monika Beňová |  Slovakia | SMER-SD | S&D | |
| Gilles Boyer | France | None | RE | |
| Karol Karski |  Poland | Law and Justice | ECR | |
8th Parliament (2014–2019)
| Name | Country | National party | EP Group | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaestors serving from 2017–2019 | ||||
| Élisabeth Morin | France | Union for a Popular Movement | EPP | |
| Andrey Kovatchev |  Bulgaria | Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria | EPP | |
| Catherine Bearder |  United Kingdom | Liberal Democrats | ALDE | |
| Vladimír Maňka | Slovakia | SMER-SD | S&D | |
| Karol Karski | Poland | Law and Justice | ECR | |
| Quaestors serving from 2014–2017 | ||||
| Élisabeth Morin | France | Union for a Popular Movement | EPP | |
| Bogusław Liberadzki | Poland | Democratic Left Alliance | S&D | |
| Catherine Bearder | United Kingdom | Liberal Democrats | ALDE | |
| Andrey Kovatchev | Bulgaria | GERB | EPP | |
| Karol Karski | Poland | Law and Justice | ECR | |
7th Parliament (2009–2014)
| Name | Country | National party | EP Group | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaestors serving from 2012–2014[4] | ||||
| Astrid Lulling |  Luxembourg | Christian Social People's Party | EPP | |
| Jim Higgins |  Ireland | Fine Gael | EPP | |
| Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg | Poland | Democratic Left Alliance | S&D | |
| Bogusław Liberadzki | Poland | Democratic Left Alliance - Labour Union | S&D | |
| Jiří Maštálka |  Czech Republic | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | GUE/NGL | |
| Quaestors serving from 2009–2012 [5] | ||||
| Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg | Poland | Democratic Left Alliance | S&D | |
| Jim Higgins | Ireland | Fine Gael | EPP | |
| Astrid Lulling | Luxembourg | Christian Social People's Party | EPP | |
| Jiří Maštálka | Czech Republic | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | GUE/NGL | |
| Bill Newton Dunn | United Kingdom | Liberal Democrats | ALDE | |
6th Parliament (2004–2009)
| Name | Country | National party | Group | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astrid Lulling | Luxembourg | Christian Social People's Party | EPP | |
| Mia De Vits | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | Socialist Party Differently | PES | |
| Jim Nicholson | United Kingdom | Ulster Unionist Party | EPP | |
| Szabolcs Fazakas (served 2007-2009 only) |  Hungary | Hungarian Socialist Party | PES | |
| Ingo Friedrich (served 2007-2009 only) |  Germany | Christian Social Union in Bavaria | EPP | |
| Jan Mulder (served 2007-2009 only) |  Netherlands | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ALDE | |
| Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (served 2004-2007 only) | Germany | Christian Democratic Union | EPP | |
| Genowefa Grabowska (served 2004-2007 only) | Poland | Social Democracy of Poland | PES | |
Footnotes
- ^ Rule 15(1)(1) of the Rules of Procedure (9th parliamentary term)
- ^ Rule 18 read together with rule 17(1) of the Rules of Procedure (9th parliamentary term)
- ^ Rule 15(1)(3) read together with Rule 179(1)(c) of the Rules of Procedure (9th parliamentary term)
- ^ "14 Vice-Presidents and 5 Quaestors of the European Parliament elected". European Parliament. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Five European Parliament Quaestors elected". European Parliament. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Debates - Wednesday, 21 July 2004 - Election of Quaestors
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