List of members of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community, 2009–2014

This is a list of members of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community in Belgium during the 2009–2014 legislative session.

Composition edit

	Seats	+/–
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 edit

The Bureau of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community consists of the following members:

Fraction	Name	Office
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 edit

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
	Ecolo	Roswitha Arens
	CSP	Pascal Arimont
	Independent (Vivant)^[1]	Michael Balter
	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)^[1]	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 edit

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
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 edit

^ ^a ^b 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 edit

"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.

[fraction-1] 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.

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