Quaestor (European Parliament) Explained

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

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

9th Parliament (2019–2024)

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CountryNational partyEP Group
Quaestors serving from 2022 to 2024[7]
Anne SanderLes RépublicainsEPP
Christophe HansenChristian Social People's PartyEPP
Monika BeňováSMER-SDS&D
Fabienne KellerAgirRE
Marcel KolajaCzech Pirate PartyGreens/EFA
Quaestors serving from 2019 to 2022[8]
Anne SanderLes RépublicainsEPP
David CasaPartit NazzjonalistaEPP
Monika BeňováSMER-SDS&D
Gilles BoyerNoneRE
Karol KarskiLaw and JusticeECR

8th Parliament (2014–2019)

NameCountryNational partyEP Group
Quaestors serving from 2017 to 2019[9]
Élisabeth Morin-ChartierUnion for a Popular MovementEPP
Andrey KovatchevCitizens for European Development of BulgariaEPP
Catherine BearderLiberal DemocratsALDE
Vladimír MaňkaSMER-SDS&D
Karol KarskiLaw and JusticeECR
Quaestors serving from 2014 to 2017[10]
Élisabeth Morin-ChartierUnion for a Popular MovementEPP
Bogusław LiberadzkiDemocratic Left AllianceS&D
Catherine BearderLiberal DemocratsALDE
Andrey KovatchevGERBEPP
Karol Adam KarskiLaw and JusticeECR

7th Parliament (2009–2014)

NameCountryNational partyEP Group
Quaestors serving from 2012 to 2014[11]
Astrid LullingChristian Social People's PartyEPP
Fine GaelEPP
Lidia Geringer de OedenbergDemocratic Left AllianceS&D
Bogusław LiberadzkiDemocratic Left Alliance - Labour UnionS&D
Jiří MaštálkaCommunist Party of Bohemia and MoraviaGUE/NGL
Quaestors serving from 2009 to 2012[12]
Lidia Geringer de OedenbergDemocratic Left AllianceS&D
Jim HigginsFine GaelEPP
Astrid LullingChristian Social People's PartyEPP
Jiří MaštálkaCommunist Party of Bohemia and MoraviaGUE/NGL
Bill Newton DunnLiberal DemocratsALDE

6th Parliament (2004–2009)

NameCountryNational partyEP Group
Quaestors serving from 2007 to 2009[13]
James NicholsonUlster Unionist PartyEPP
Astrid LullingChristian Social People's PartyEPP
Mia De VitsSocialist Party DifferentlyS&D
Ingo FriedrichChristian Social UnionEPP
Szabolcs FazakasHungarian Socialist PartyS&D
Jan MulderPeople's Party for Freedom and DemocracyALDE
Quaestors serving from 2004 to 2007[14]
James NicholsonUlster Unionist PartyEPP
Social Democracy of PolandS&D
Mia De VitsSocialist Party DifferentlyS&D
Godelieve Quisthoudt-RowohlChristian Democratic UnionEPP
Astrid LullingChristian Social People's PartyEPP

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament - Rule 28 - Duties of the Quaestors - December, 2019. 2022-01-19. www.europarl.europa.eu. en.
  2. Web site: The political bodies. 2022-01-19. The political bodies. en.
  3. Web site: Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament - Rule 15 - Nominations and general provisions - December, 2019. 2022-01-19. www.europarl.europa.eu. en.
  4. Web site: Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament - Rule 18 - Election of Quaestors - December, 2019. 2022-01-19. www.europarl.europa.eu. en.
  5. Web site: Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament - Rule 17 - Election of Vice-Presidents - December, 2019. 2022-01-19. www.europarl.europa.eu. en.
  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. Web site: Parliament’s new Quaestors. europa.eu. 19 January 2022.
  8. Web site: 2019-04-07. EP Quaestors elected, Parliament Bureau complete News European Parliament. 2022-01-19. www.europarl.europa.eu. en.
  9. Web site: 2017-01-18. Parliament’s mid-term election: 14 Vice-Presidents and 5 Quaestors elected News European Parliament. 2022-01-19. www.europarl.europa.eu. en.
  10. Web site: 2014-02-07. Five Quaestors elected News European Parliament. 2022-01-19. www.europarl.europa.eu. en.
  11. Web site: 14 Vice-Presidents and 5 Quaestors of the European Parliament elected . 18 January 2012 . . 8 July 2014.
  12. Web site: Five European Parliament Quaestors elected . 15 July 2009 . . 8 July 2014.
  13. Web site: Minutes - Election of Quaestors of the European Parliament - Tuesday, 16 January 2007. 2022-01-19. www.europarl.europa.eu. en.
  14. Web site: Debates - Election of Quaestors - Wednesday, 21 July 2004. 2022-01-19. www.europarl.europa.eu. en.

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