Quaestor (European Parliament)

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.[1] Five quaestors are elected among the MEPs for two and a half year-terms, i.e. half a parliamentary term.[2]

Election

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Quaestors are elected after the President and Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament.[3] Rule 18 of the Rules of Procedure dictates that quaestors are elected by the same procedure as the Vice-Presidents,[4] 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).[5] 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.[6]

List of quaestors

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9th Parliament (2019–2024)

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Name Country National party EP Group
Quaestors serving from 2022 to 2024[7]
Anne Sander   France Les Républicains EPP
Christophe Hansen   Luxembourg Christian Social People's Party EPP
Monika Beňová   Slovakia SMER-SD S&D
Fabienne Keller   France Agir RE
Marcel Kolaja   Czech Republic Czech Pirate Party Greens/EFA
Quaestors serving from 2019 to 2022[8]
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)

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Name Country National party EP Group
Quaestors serving from 2017 to 2019[9]
Élisabeth Morin-Chartier   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 to 2017[10]
Élisabeth Morin-Chartier   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 Adam Karski   Poland Law and Justice ECR

7th Parliament (2009–2014)

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Name Country National party EP Group
Quaestors serving from 2012 to 2014[11]
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 to 2012[12]
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)

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Name Country National party EP Group
Quaestors serving from 2007 to 2009[13]
James Nicholson   United Kingdom Ulster Unionist Party EPP
Astrid Lulling   Luxembourg Christian Social People's Party EPP
Mia De Vits   Belgium Socialist Party Differently S&D
Ingo Friedrich   Germany Christian Social Union EPP
Szabolcs Fazakas   Hungary Hungarian Socialist Party S&D
Jan Mulder   Netherlands People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ALDE
Quaestors serving from 2004 to 2007[14]
James Nicholson   United Kingdom Ulster Unionist Party EPP
Genowefa Grabowska   Poland Social Democracy of Poland S&D
Mia De Vits   Belgium Socialist Party Differently S&D
Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl   Germany Christian Democratic Union EPP
Astrid Lulling   Luxembourg Christian Social People's Party EPP

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament - Rule 28 - Duties of the Quaestors - December, 2019". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  2. ^ "The political bodies". The political bodies. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  3. ^ "Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament - Rule 15 - Nominations and general provisions - December, 2019". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  4. ^ "Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament - Rule 18 - Election of Quaestors - December, 2019". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  5. ^ "Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament - Rule 17 - Election of Vice-Presidents - December, 2019". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  6. ^ Rule 15(1)(3) read together with Rule 179(1)(c) of the Rules of Procedure (9th parliamentary term) https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/RULES-9-2019-07-02-RULE-015_EN.html
  7. ^ "Parliament's new Quaestors". europa.eu. 19 January 2022.
  8. ^ "EP Quaestors elected, Parliament Bureau complete | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  9. ^ "Parliament's mid-term election: 14 Vice-Presidents and 5 Quaestors elected | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  10. ^ "Five Quaestors elected | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 2014-02-07. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  11. ^ "14 Vice-Presidents and 5 Quaestors of the European Parliament elected". European Parliament. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Five European Parliament Quaestors elected". European Parliament. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Minutes - Election of Quaestors of the European Parliament - Tuesday, 16 January 2007". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  14. ^ "Debates - Election of Quaestors - Wednesday, 21 July 2004". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2022-01-19.