List of members of the European Council

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European political affiliation of the current members of the European Council

The European Council (informally EUCO) is a collegiate body that defines the overall political direction and priorities of the European Union. [1]

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Established as an informal summit in 1975, the European Council was formalised as an institution in 2009 upon the commencement of the Treaty of Lisbon. Its current president is António Costa, a former Prime Minister of Portugal.

Membership

The European Council is composed of the heads of state or government of the EU member states, the President of the European Council, and the President of the European Commission. [1]

The representative of each member state depends on its political system. A member of the European Council is usually the highest representative of the executive branch of government. Cyprus, France, Lithuania, and Romania have presidential or semi-presidential systems and are represented by their head of state (president). The other member states have parliamentary systems and are represented by their head of government (prime minister).

Current members

Timeline of membership

Boris JohnsonTheresa MayDavid CameronGordon BrownTony BlairJohn MajorMargaret ThatcherJames CallaghanHarold WilsonUlf KristerssonMagdalena AnderssonStefan LöfvenFredrik ReinfeldtGöran PerssonIngvar CarlssonPedro SánchezMariano RajoyJosé Luis Rodríguez ZapateroJosé María AznarFelipe GonzálezRobert GolobJanez JanšaMarjan ŠarecMiro CerarAlenka BratušekJanez JanšaBorut PahorJanez JanšaAnton RopRobert FicoĽudovít ÓdorEduard HegerIgor MatovičPeter PellegriniRobert FicoIveta RadičováRobert FicoMikuláš DzurindaNicușor DanIlie BolojanKlaus IohannisTraian BăsescuLuís MontenegroAntónio CostaPedro Passos CoelhoJosé SócratesPedro Santana LopesJosé Manuel BarrosoAntónio GuterresAníbal Cavaco SilvaDonald TuskMateusz MorawieckiBeata SzydłoEwa KopaczDonald TuskJarosław KaczyńskiKazimierz MarcinkiewiczMarek BelkaLeszek MillerDick SchoofMark RutteJan Peter BalkenendeWim KokRuud LubbersDries van AgtJoop den UylRobert AbelaJoseph MuscatLawrence GonziLuc FriedenXavier BettelJean-Claude JunckerJacques Louis SanterPierre WernerGaston Egmond ThornGitanas NausėdaDalia GrybauskaitėValdas AdamkusArtūras PaulauskasEvika SiliņaKrišjānis KariņšMāris KučinskisLaimdota StraujumaValdis DombrovskisIvars GodmanisAigars KalvītisIndulis EmsisGiorgia MeloniMario DraghiGiuseppe ContePaolo GentiloniMatteo RenziEnrico LettaMario MontiSilvio BerlusconiRomano ProdiSilvio BerlusconiGiuliano AmatoMassimo D'AlemaRomano ProdiLamberto DiniSilvio BerlusconiCarlo Azeglio CiampiGiuliano AmatoGiulio AndreottiCiriaco De MitaGiovanni GoriaAmintore FanfaniBettino CraxiAmintore FanfaniGiovanni SpadoliniArnaldo ForlaniFrancesco CossigaGiulio AndreottiAldo MoroMicheál MartinSimon HarrisLeo VaradkarMicheál MartinLeo VaradkarEnda KennyBrian CowenBertie AhernJohn BrutonAlbert ReynoldsCharles HaugheyGarret FitzGeraldCharles HaugheyGarret FitzGeraldCharles HaugheyJack LynchLiam CosgraveViktor OrbánGordon BajnaiFerenc GyurcsányPéter MedgyessyKyriakos MitsotakisIoannis SarmasKyriakos MitsotakisAlexis TsiprasVassiliki Thanou-ChristophilouAlexis TsiprasAntonis SamarasPanagiotis PikrammenosLucas PapademosGeorge PapandreouKostas KaramanlisKonstantinos SimitisAndreas PapandreouKonstantinos MitsotakisXenophon ZolotasIoannis GrivasTzannis TzannetakisAndreas PapandreouGeorgios RallisFriedrich MerzOlaf ScholzAngela MerkelGerhard SchröderHelmut KohlHelmut SchmidtEmmanuel MacronFrançois HollandeNicolas SarkozyJacques ChiracFrançois MitterrandValéry Giscard d'EstaingPetteri OrpoSanna MarinAntti RinneJuha SipiläAlexander StubbJyrki KatainenMari KiviniemiMatti VanhaneniAnneli JäätteenmäkiPaavo LipponenEsko AhoKristen MichalKaja KallasJüri RatasTaavi RõivasAndrus AnsipJuhan PartsMette FrederiksenLars Løkke RasmussenHelle Thorning-SchmidtLars Løkke RasmussenAnders Fogh RasmussenPoul Nyrup RasmussenPoul SchlüterAnker JørgensenPetr FialaAndrej BabišBohuslav SobotkaJiří RusnokPetr NečasJan Fischer (politician)Mirek TopolánekJiří ParoubekStanislav GrossVladimír ŠpidlaNikos ChristodoulidesNicos AnastasiadesDemetris ChristofiasTassos PapadopoulosAndrej PlenkovićTihomir OreškovićZoran MilanovićRosen ZhelyazkovDimitar GlavchevNikolai DenkovRumen RadevKiril PetkovRumen RadevBoyko BorisovOgnyan GerdzhikovBoyko BorisovGeorgi BliznashkiPlamen OresharskiMarin RaykovBoyko BorisovSergei StanishevBart De WeverAlexander De CrooSophie WilmèsCharles MichelElio Di RupoYves LetermeHerman Van RompuyYves LetermeGuy VerhofstadtJean-Luc DehaeneWilfried MartensMark EyskensWilfried MartensPaul Vanden BoeynantsLeo TindemansChristian StockerAlexander SchallenbergKarl NehammerAlexander SchallenbergSebastian KurzBrigitte BierleinSebastian KurzChristian KernWerner FaymannAlfred GusenbauerWolfgang SchüsselViktor KlimaFranz VranitzkyUrsula von der LeyenJean-Claude JunckerJosé Manuel BarrosoRomano ProdiManuel MarínJacques SanterJacques DelorsGaston ThornRoy JenkinsFrançois-Xavier OrtoliAntónio CostaCharles MichelDonald TuskHerman Van RompuyUnited KingdomSwedenSpainSloveniaSlovakiaRomaniaPortugalPolandNetherlandsMaltaLuxembourgLithuaniaLatviaItalyIrelandHungaryGreeceGermanyFranceFinlandEstoniaDenmarkCzech RepublicCyprusCroatiaBulgariaBelgiumAustriaPresident of the European CommissionPresident of the European CouncilList of members of the European Council

Longest-serving members of the European Council

Leaders who have been members of the European Council for more than 10 years
#MemberPositionStateMembershipLast affiliation
1 Jean-Claude Juncker Prime Minister Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 20 January 1995 – 4 December 201318 years, 318 days EPP
Commission President Flag of Europe.svg European Union 1 November 2014 – 30 November 20195 years, 29 days
23 years, 347 days
2 Helmut Kohl Chancellor Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1 October 1982 – 27 October 199816 years, 26 days EPP
3 Angela Merkel Chancellor Flag of Germany.svg Germany 22 November 2005 – 8 December 202116 years, 16 days EPP
4 Viktor Orbán Prime Minister Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 29 May 2010 – present15 years, 108 days PfE
5 Jacques Santer Prime Minister Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 20 July 1984 – 26 January 199510 years, 190 days EPP
Commission President Flag of Europe.svg European Union 25 January 1995 – 15 March 19994 years, 49 days
14 years, 238 days
6 François Mitterrand President Flag of France.svg France 21 May 1981 – 17 May 199513 years, 361 days S&D
7 Mark Rutte Prime Minister Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 14 October 2010 – 2 July 202413 years, 262 days Renew
8 Donald Tusk Prime Minister Flag of Poland.svg Poland 16 November 2007 – 22 September 20146 years, 310 days EPP
Council President Flag of Europe.svg European Union 1 December 2014 – 30 November 20194 years, 364 days
Prime Minister Flag of Poland.svg Poland 13 December 2023 – present1 year, 275 days
13 years, 219 days
9 Wilfried Martens Prime Minister Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 3 March 1979 – 6 April 19812 years, 34 days EPP
17 December 1981 – 7 March 199210 years, 81 days
12 years, 115 days
10 José Manuel Barroso Prime Minister Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 6 April 2002 – 17 July 20042 years, 102 days EPP
Commission President Flag of Europe.svg European Union 22 November 2004 – 31 October 20149 years, 343 days
12 years, 80 days
11 Jacques Chirac President Flag of France.svg France 17 May 1995 – 16 May 200711 years, 364 days EPP
12 Ruud Lubbers Prime Minister Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 4 November 1982 – 22 August 199411 years, 291 days EPP
13 Robert Fico Prime Minister Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 4 July 2006 – 8 July 20104 years, 4 daysUna.
4 April 2012 – 22 March 20185 years, 352 days
25 October 2023 – present1 year, 324 days
11 years, 315 days
14 Margaret Thatcher Prime Minister Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4 May 1979 – 28 November 199011 years, 208 days ECR
15 Bertie Ahern Taoiseach Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 26 June 1997 – 7 May 200810 years, 316 days ECR
16 Göran Persson Prime Minister Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 22 March 1996 – 6 October 200610 years, 198 days S&D
17 Poul Schlüter Prime Minister Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 10 September 1982 – 25 January 199310 years, 137 days EPP
18 Felipe González Prime Minister Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1 January 1986 – 5 May 199610 years, 125 days S&D
19 Tony Blair Prime Minister Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2 May 1997 – 27 June 200710 years, 56 days S&D
20 Klaus Iohannis President Flag of Romania.svg Romania 21 December 2014 – 12 February 202510 years, 53 days EPP
21 Jacques Delors Commission President Flag of Europe.svg European Union 7 January 1985 – 24 January 199510 years, 17 days S&D
22 Charles Michel Prime Minister Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 11 October 2014 – 27 October 20195 years, 16 days Renew
Council President Flag of Europe.svg European Union 1 December 2019 – 30 November 20244 years, 365 days
10 years, 15 days

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Used for qualified majority voting in the Council.
  2. ↑ Costa had already been a member of the Council from November 2015 to April 2024 as Prime Minister of Portugal.
  3. ↑ Mitsotakis had already been Prime Minister of Greece, and therefore a member of the Council, from July 2019 to May 2023.
  4. ↑ Martin had already been Taoiseach, and therefore a member of the Council, from June 2020 to December 2022.
  5. ↑ Tusk had already been a member of the Council from November 2007 to September 2014 as Prime Minister of Poland, and from December 2014 to November 2019 as President of the European Council.
  6. ↑ Fico had already been Prime Minister of Slovakia, and therefore a member of the Council, from July 2006 to July 2010 and from April 2012 to March 2018.

References

  1. 1 2 "Consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "Members of the European Council". www.consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Current membership of the European Council" . Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2021/2320 of 22 December 2021 amending the Council's Rules of Procedure (Decision 2021/2320). Council of the European Union. 22 December 2021.
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