This is a list of members of the European Parliament for Germany in the 2019 to 2024 session. [1] German MEPs represent the constituency of the same name.
Members of the European Parliament for Germany | |
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ECSC delegation | (1952) |
EP delegation | (1958) |
1st term | (1979) |
2nd term | (1984) |
3rd term | |
4th term | (1994) |
5th term | (1999) |
6th term | (2004) |
7th term | (2009) |
8th term | (2014) |
9th term | (2019) |
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