(Irish, 1952): Member of Parliament (1992-1994), Member of the European Parliament (1989-2004), Leader of the ELDR Group (1998-2002) and President of the European Parliament (2002-2004), President of the EMI (2005-2011), President of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe (since 2015), Member of the Appointment Advisory Committee of the European Investment Bank (since 2017).