Bureau of the European Parliament
The Bureau of the European Parliament is responsible for matters relating to the budget, administration, organisation and staff in the European Parliament. It is composed of the President of the European Parliament along with all 14 Vice-Presidents and the five Quaestors. They are elected for two and a half years with the President holding a casting vote. Elections are usually held at the start, and at the midpoint, of each Parliamentary term.
Members
2009-2012
Resigned
- Pál Schmitt, Vice President, EPP, Hungary - became President of the Republic of Hungary on 6 August 2010
- Silvana Koch-Mehrin, Vice President, ALDE, Germany - resigned over doctoral thesis plagiarism affair on 11 May 2011
- Stavros Lambrinidis, Vice President, S & D, Greece - became Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece on 17 June 2011
2007-2009
- Hans-Gert Pöttering: President
- Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou: Vice-President
- Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca: Vice-President
- Gérard Onesta: Vice-President
- Edward McMillan-Scott: Vice-President
- Mario Mauro: Vice-President
- Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez: Vice-President
- Luigi Cocilovo: Vice-President
- Mechtild Rothe: Vice-President
- Luisa Morgantini: Vice-President
- Pierre Moscovici: Vice-President
- Manuel António dos Santos: Vice-President
- Diana Wallis: Vice-President
- Marek Siwiec: Vice-President
- Adam Bielan: Vice-President
- James Nicholson: Quaestor
- Astrid Lulling: Quaestor
- Mia De Vits: Quaestor
- Ingo Friedrich: Quaestor
- Szabolcs Fazakas: Quaestor
- Jan Mulder: Quaestor