All of Parliament’s 20 standing committees and four subcommittees held their constitutive meetings on Tuesday to elect their Chair and Vice-Chairs.

A committee bureau (Chair and up to four Vice-chairs) is elected for a two-and-a-half-year mandate. Committees deal with legislative proposals, appoint negotiating teams to conduct talks with EU ministers, adopt reports, organise hearings and scrutinise other EU bodies and institutions.

Committee on Foreign Affairs

Chair: David McAllister (EPP, DE)

1st Vice-Chair: Hana Jalloul (S&D, ES)

2nd Vice-Chair: Urmas Paet (Renew, EE)

3rd Vice-Chair: Alberico Gambino (ECR, IT)

4th Vice-Chair: Ioan-Rareș Bogdan (EPP, RO)


Subcommittee on Human Rights

Chair: Mounir Satouri (Greens/EFA, FR)

1st Vice-Chair: Marta Temido (S&D, PT)

2nd Vice-Chair: Łukasz Kohut (EPP, PL)

3rd Vice-Chair: will be elected at a forthcoming meeting

4th Vice-Chair: will be elected at a forthcoming meeting


Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Chair: Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (Renew, DE)

1st Vice-Chair: Christophe Gomart (EPP, FR)

2nd Vice-Chair: Mihai Tudose (S&D, RO)

3rd Vice-Chair: Alberico Gambino (ECR, IT)

4th Vice-Chair: Riho Terras (EPP, EE)

Committee on Development

Chair: Barry Andrews (Renew, IE)

1st Vice-Chair: Isabella Lövin (Greens/EFA, SE)

2nd Vice-Chair: Hildegard Bentele (EPP, DE)

3rd Vice-Chair: Abir Al-Sahlani (Renew, SE)

4th Vice-Chair: Robert Biedroń (S&D, PL)

Committee on International Trade

Chair: Bernd Lange (S&D, DE)

1st Vice-Chair: Manon Aubry (The Left, FR)

2nd Vice-Chair: Iuliu Winkler (EPP, RO)

3rd Vice-Chair: Karin Karlsbro (Renew, SE)

4th Vice-Chair: Kathleen Van Brempt (S&D, BE)


Committee on Budgets

Chair: Johan Van Overtveldt (ECR, BE)

1st Vice-Chair: Monika Hohlmeier (EPP, DE)

2nd Vice-Chair: Giuseppe Lupo (S&D, IT)

3rd Vice-Chair: Janusz Lewandowski (EPP, PL)

4th Vice-Chair: Lucia Yar (Renew, SK)

Committee on Budgetary Control

Chair: Niclas Herbst (EPP, DE)

1st Vice-Chair: Caterina Chinnici (EPP, IT)

2nd Vice-Chair: Cristian Terheş (ECR, RO)

3rd Vice-Chair: Claudiu Manda (S&D, RO)

4th Vice-Chair: will be elected at a forthcoming meeting

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Chair: Aurore Lalucq (S&D, FR)

1st Vice-Chair: Damian Boeselager (Greens/EFA, DE)

2nd Vice-Chair: Ludovit Odor (Renew, SK)

3rd Vice-Chair: Ludek Niedermayer (EPP, CZ)

4th Vice-Chair: will be elected at a forthcoming meeting


Subcommittee on Tax Matters

Chair: Pasquale Tridico (The Left, IT)

1st Vice-Chair: Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Greens/EFA, DK)

2nd Vice-Chair: Regina Doherty (EPP, IE)

3rd Vice-Chair: Markus Ferber (EPP, DE)

4th Vice-Chair: Matthias Ecke (S&D, DE)

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Chair: Li Andersson (The Left, FI)

1st Vice-Chair: Johan Danielsson (S&D, SE)

2nd Vice-Chair: Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak (EPP, PL)

3rd Vice-Chair: Katrin Langensiepen (Greens/EFA, DE)

4th Vice-Chair: will be elected at a forthcoming meeting

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Chair:Antonio Decaro (S&D, IT)

1st Vice-Chair:Esther Herranz García (EPP, ES)

2nd Vice-Chair:Pietro Fiocchi (ECR, IT)

3rd Vice-Chair:Anja Hazekamp (The Left, NL)

4th Vice-Chair: András Tivadar Kulja (EPP, HU)


Subcommittee on Public Health

Chair: Adam Jarubas (EPP, PL)

1st Vice-Chair: Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA, LU)

2nd Vice-Chair: Stine Bosse (Renew, DK)

3rd Vice-Chair: Romana Jerković (S&D, HR)

4th Vice-Chair: Emmanouil Fragkos (ECR, EL)


Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Chair: Borys Budka (EPP, PL)

1st Vice-Chair: Tsvetelina Penkova (S&D, BG)

2nd Vice-Chair: Elena Donazzan (ECR, IT)

3rd Vice-Chair: Giorgio Gori (S&D, IT)

4th Vice-Chair: Yvan Verougstraete (Renew, BE)

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Chair: Anna Cavazzini (Greens/EFA, DE)

1st Vice-Chair: Christian Doleschal (EPP, DE)

2nd Vice-Chair: Nikola Minchev (Renew, BG)

3rd Vice-Chair: Maria Grapini (S&D, RO)

4th Vice-Chair: Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz (EPP, PL)


Committee on Transport and Tourism

Chair: Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi (EPP, EL)

1st Vice-Chair: Virginijus Sinkevičius (Greens/EFA, LT)

2nd Vice-Chair: Sophia Kircher (EPP, AT)

3rd Vice-Chair: Elena Kountoura (The Left, EL)

4th Vice-Chair: Matteo Ricci (S&D, IT)

Committee on Regional Development

Chair: Adrian-Dragoş Benea (S&D, RO)

1st Vice-Chair: Gabriella Gerzsenyi (EPP, HU)

2nd Vice-Chair: Nora Mebarek (S&D, FR)

3rd Vice-Chair: Francesco Ventola (ECR, IT)

4th Vice-Chair: Ľubica Karvašová (Renew, SK)

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Chair: Veronika Vrecionová (ECR, CZ)

1st Vice-Chair: Daniel Buda (EPP, RO)

2nd Vice-Chair: Norbert Lins (EPP, DE)

3rd Vice-Chair: Eric Sargiacomo (S&D, FR)

4th Vice-Chair: will be elected at a forthcoming meeting

Committee on Fisheries

Chair: Carmen Crespo Díaz (EPP, ES)

1st Vice-Chair: Sander Smit (EPP, NL)

2nd Vice-Chair: Giuseppe Milazzo (ECR, IT)

3rd Vice-Chair: Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Renew, FR)

4th Vice-Chair: Jessica Polfjärd (EPP, SE)

Committee on Culture and Education

Chair: Nela Riehl (Greens/EFA, DE)

1st Vice-Chair: Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski (EPP, PL)

2nd Vice-Chair: Emma Rafowicz (S&D, FR)

3rd Vice-Chair: Diana Riba I Giner (Greens/EFA, ES)

4th Vice-Chair: Hristo Petrov (Renew, BG)

Committee on Legal Affairs

Chair: Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Renew, BG)

1st Vice-Chair: Marion Walsmann (EPP, DE)

2nd Vice-Chair: Mario Mantovani (ECR, IT)

3rd Vice-Chair: Lara Wolters (S&D, NL)

4th Vice-Chair: Emil Radev (EPP, BG)

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Chair: Javier Zarzalejos (EPP, ES)

1st Vice-Chair: Marina Kaljurand (S&D, EE)

2nd Vice-Chair: Charlie Weimers (ECR, SE)

3rd Vice-Chair: Alessandro Zan (S&D, IT)

4th Vice-Chair: Estrella Galán (The Left, ES)

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Chair: Sven Simon (EPP, DE)

1st Vice-Chair: Gabriele Bischoff (S&D, DE)

2nd Vice-Chair: Adrián Vázquez Lázara (EPP, ES)

3rd Vice-Chair: Charles Goerens (Renew, LU)

4th Vice-Chair: Péter Magyar (EPP, HU)

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Chair: Lina Gálvez (S&D, ES)

1st Vice-Chair: Dainius Žalimas (Renew, LT)

2nd Vice-Chair: Irene Montero (The Left, ES)

3rd Vice-Chair: Rosa Estaràs Ferragut (EPP, ES)

4th Vice-Chair: Predrag Fred Matić (S&D, HR)

Committee on Petitions

Chair: Bogdan Rzońca (ECR, PL)

1st Vice-Chair: Dolors Montserrat (EPP, ES)

2nd Vice-Chair: Fredis Beleris (EPP, EL)

3rd Vice-Chair: Nils Ušakovs (S&D, LV)

4th Vice-Chair: Cristina Guarda (Greens/EFA, IT)