Alfred Gusenbauer is an Austrian politician who until 2008 spent his entire professional life as an employee of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) or as a parliamentary representative. He headed the SPÖfrom 2000 to 2008,and served as Chancellor of Austria from January 2007 to December 2008. Since then,he has pursued a career as a consultant and lecturer,and as a member of supervisory boards of Austrian companies.
Hannes Swoboda is an Austrian social democratic politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1996 until 2014. Within the Parliament,he represents the Social Democratic Party of Austria and from January 2012 to June 2014,he was also the President of the group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.
Patrizia Toia is an Italian politician and member of the European Parliament for North-West with Democratic Party,part of the group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.
Jörg Leichtfried is an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party who has been serving as a member of the National Council since the 2017 elections. He previously served as Minister of Transport,Innovation and Technology in the government of Chancellor Christian Kern from 2016 until 2017.
Kathleen Van Brempt,is a Belgian social-democratic politician and member of Vooruit. She currently serves as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) as part of the Party of European Socialists and is leader of the local branch of her party in Antwerp.
Ulrike Lunacek is an Austrian politician who served as State Secretary for Cultural Affairs in the government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in 2020. She is a member of the Austrian Green party The Greens –The Green Alternative,part of the European Green Party.
Werner Faymann is an Austrian former politician who was Chancellor of Austria and chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) from 2008 to 2016. On 9 May 2016,he resigned from both positions amid widening criticism within his party.
Ismail Ertug is a German politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany from 2009 to 2023. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany,part of the Party of European Socialists.
Carlos Zorrinho is a Portuguese politician and university professor. He has undertaken the positions of Secretary of State,leader of the Socialist Party Parliamentary Group at the Portuguese Parliament,and was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the S&D group.
Knut Fleckenstein is a German politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany,part of the Party of European Socialists.
Karin Kadenbach is an Austrian politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 until 2019. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party,part of the Party of European Socialists.
Evelyn Regner is an Austrian lawyer and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament from Austria since 2009. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria,part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats and elected vice-president of the European Parliament.
Jeroen Lenaers is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Netherlands. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal,part of the European People's Party.
Eugen Freund is an Austrian politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 until 2019. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party,part of the Party of European Socialists.
Miapetra Kumpula-Natri is a Finnish politician who currently serves as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Finland. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party,part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. She has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2014.
Christian Kern is an Austrian businessman and former politician who served as Chancellor of Austria from 17 May 2016 to 18 December 2017 and chairman of the Social Democratic Party from 25 June 2016 to 25 September 2018.
Norbert Lins is a German politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2014. Since 2019,he has chaired the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),part of the European People's Party (EPP).
Gabriele Preuß is a German politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 until 2019. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party,part of the Party of European Socialists.
Marc Angel is a Luxembourgish politician of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) who has been serving as vice-president of the European Parliament since 18 January 2023,and a Member of the European Parliament since 10 December 2019. In the European Parliament he is known for being a 'Champion of Equality'.
Peter Schieder was an Austrian politician of the Socialist Party of Austria (SPÖ) and Chairman of the Socialist Youth Austria (SJÖ).
