Parties in the European Council during 2003
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This article describes the party affiliations of the leaders of each
Qualified Majority Voting
.
During the period in question there was a change of the governing party only in Finland. In April Anneli Jäätteenmäki of the Centre Party succeeded Paavo Lipponen of the Social Democrats as State Minister (prime minister of Finland). She remained in office only until June when she resigned in a corruption scandal. She was succeeded by Matti Vanhanen from her own party.
Summary
| Party | 1 January 2003 | 17 April 2003 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | QMV | # | QMV | |
| European People's Party | 7 | 44 | 7 | 44 |
| Party of European Socialists | 5 | 32 | 4 | 29 |
| European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Alliance for Europe of the Nations | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
List of leaders (1 January 2003)
| Member-state | Votes | Leader | National party | European party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10 | Gerhard Schröder | SPD | PES |
| France | 10 | Jacques Chirac | UMP | EPP |
| United Kingdom | 10 | Tony Blair | Lab | PES |
| Italy | 10 | Silvio Berlusconi | FI | EPP |
| Spain | 8 | José María Aznar | PP | EPP |
| Netherlands | 5 | Jan Peter Balkenende | CDA | EPP |
| Greece | 5 | Costas Simitis | PA.SO.K.
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PES |
| Belgium | 5 | Guy Verhofstadt | VLD
|
ELDR |
| Portugal | 5 | José Manuel Barroso | PPD/PSD | EPP |
| Sweden | 4 | Göran Persson | SAP | PES |
| Austria | 4 | Wolfgang Schüssel | ÖVP | EPP |
| Denmark | 3 | Anders Fogh Rasmussen | V | ELDR |
| Finland | 3 | Paavo Lipponen | SDP | PES |
| Ireland | 3 | Bertie Ahern | FF | AEN |
| Luxembourg | 2 | Jean-Claude Juncker | CSV | EPP |
Changes
Affiliation
| Date | Member-state | Leader | National party | European group |
| 17 April | Finland | Anneli Jäätteenmäki | Kesk. | ELDR |
Office-holder only
| Date | Member-state | Leader | National party | European group |
| 24 June | Finland | Matti Vanhanen | Kesk. | ELDR |
See also
External links
- Council of the European Union (official website)
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