This is a list of members of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community in Belgium during the 2009–2014 legislative session.
Composition
Party | Seats | +/– | |
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Christian Social Party (Christlich Soziale Partei, CSP) | 7 | 1 | |
Parti Socialiste (Sozialistische Partei, SP) | 5 | 0 | |
Party for Freedom and Progress (Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt, PFF) | 4 | 1 | |
ProDG (Pro deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, PRODG) | 4 | 1 | |
Ecolo (ECOLO) | 3 | 1 | |
Vivant (VIVANT) | 2 | 0 | |
25 |
Leadership
The Bureau of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community consists of the following members:
Fraction | Name | Office | |
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PFF | Alexander Miesen | President | |
CSP | Patricia Creutz-Vilvoye | Vice-President | |
SP | Charles Servaty | Vice-President | |
ProDG | Lydia Klinkenberg | Vice-President | |
Ecolo | Karl-Heinz Braun | Vice-President | |
SP | Resi Stoffels | Secretary | |
CSP | Pascal Arimont | Secretary |
Full members
The Parliament of the German-speaking Community consists of 25 full members that are directly elected by the inhabitants of the German-speaking Community for a term of office of 5 years. The last election was held in 2009 and the next one will take place in 2014.
One of the members is chosen to represent the Community in the federal Senate; the current Community senator is Louis Siquet (SP).
Fraction | Name | |
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Ecolo | Roswitha Arens | |
CSP | Pascal Arimont | |
Independent (Vivant) | Michael Balter (politician) | |
Ecolo | Karl-Heinz Braun | |
CSP | René Chaineux | |
PFF | Bernard Collas | |
CSP | Patricia Creutz-Vilvoye | |
PFF | Emil Dannemark | |
PFF | Emil Dannemark | |
CSP | Luc Frank | |
Ecolo | Franziska Franzen | |
CSP | Herbert Grommes | |
SP | Erwin Klinkenberg | |
ProDG | Lydia Klinkenberg | |
PFF | Hans-Dieter Laschet | |
Independent (Vivant) | Alain Mertes | |
CSP | Patrick Meyer | |
ProDG | Gerhard Palm | |
SP | Nadine Rotheudt | |
ProDG | Petra Schmitz | |
SP | Charles Servaty | |
SP | Louis Siquet | |
SP | Resi Stoffels | |
CSP | Gabriele Thiemann-Heinen | |
ProDG | Alfons Velz |
Advisory members
In addition to the directly elected members above, the Parliament of the German-speaking Community also comprises a number of members with an advisory vote. These are not actual members of the Parliament, but they do have the right to attend and participate in its meetings.
The advisory members are the Provincial Councillors of Liège, the members of the Walloon Parliament, the members of the Chamber of Representatives and the members of the Senate who reside in the German-speaking area of Belgium and have taken the oath of office in German, as well as the Member of the European Parliament elected by the German-speaking electoral college.
Fraction | Name | Function | |
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CSP | Denis Barth | Provincial Councillor in Liège | |
SP | Joseph Barth | Provincial Councillor in Liège | |
Ecolo | Marlene Bongartz-Kaut | Provincial Councillor in Liège | |
Ecolo | Monika Dethier-Neumann | Member of the Walloon Parliament | |
CSP | Mathieu Grosch | Member of the European Parliament | |
PFF | Kattrin Jadin | Federal Representative | |
PFF | Heinz Keul | Provincial Councillor in Liège | |
PFF | Balduin Lux | Provincial Councillor in Liège | |
CSP | Anne Marenne-Loiseau | Provincial Councillor in Liège | |
SP | Edmund Stoffels | Member of the Walloon Parliament |
Notes
- ^ In order to be recognised, a fraction must consist of at least 3 elected members of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community. As a result, the members of Vivant (which has only 2 members) do not belong to a recognised fraction.
Sources
- "Members of the DG Parliament" (in German). The Parliament of the German-speaking Community. Archived from the original on 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- "Fractions" (in German). The Parliament of the German-speaking Community. Archived from the original on 2008-02-03. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
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