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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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.