GERMAN LEADERSHIP IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Germany will exert much influence in the new European Parliament having secured leadership positions:

Presidency of the European People's Party, President of the European Parliament, 2 Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament,  5 Committee Chairmanships, 11 Vice-Chairmanships.

• President of the European People's Party:Manfred Weber
• President of the European Parliament: Martin Schulz (S&D)
• Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament: Rainer Wieland (EPP) and Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (ALDE)

Committee Chairmanships:

1. Foreign Affairs: Elmar Brok (EPP)
2. International Trade: Bernd Lange (S&D)
3. Budgetary Control: Ingeborg Grässle (EPP)
4. Employment and Social Affairs: Thomas Händle (GUE/NGL)
5. Transport and Tourism : Michael Cramer (Greens/EFA)

Committee Vice-Chairmanships

1. Human Rights: Barbara Lochbihler (Greens/EFA)
2. Security and Defence: Michael Gahler (EPP) and Sabine Lösing (GUE/NGL)
3. Budgets: Jens Geier (S&D)
4. Economic and Monetary Affairs: Markus Ferber (EPP)
5. Industry, Research and Energy: Hans-Olaf Henkel (ECR)
6. Transport and Tourism: Dieter-Lebrecht Koch (EPP)
7. Regional Development: Joachim Zeller (EPP)
8. Fisheries: Werner Kuhn (EPP)
9. Culture and Education: Helga Trüpel (Greens/EFA)
10. Legal Affairs: Axel Voss (EPP)
11. Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs: Jan Philipp Albrecht (Greens/EFA)