Members of the European Parliament for Luxembourg | |
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ECSC delegation | (1952) |
EP delegation | (1958) |
1st term | (1979) |
2nd term | (1984) |
3rd term | (1989) |
4th term | (1994) |
5th term | (1999) |
6th term | (2004) |
7th term | (2009) |
8th term | (2014) |
9th term | (2019) |
10th term | (2024) |
This is a list of the 6 members of the European Parliament for Luxembourg in the 2024 to 2029 session. The members were elected in the 2024 European Parliament election in Luxembourg.
Name | National party | EP Group | Preference votes | Ref |
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Christophe Hansen | Christian Social People's Party (CSV) | EPP | 79,804 | [1] |
Isabel Wiseler-Santos Lima | 58,307 | |||
Marc Angel | Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) | S&D | 69,648 | |
Charles Goerens | Democratic Party (DP) | RE | 86,132 | |
Tilly Metz | The Greens | Greens/EFA | 43,828 | |
Fernand Kartheiser | Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR) | ECR | 37,684 |
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