MEPs that previously served as head of state or government: •
Elio Di Rupo (S&D),
Prime Minister of Belgium (2011–2014) •
Ewa Kopacz (EPP),
Prime Minister of Poland (2014–2015) •
Vilis Krištopāns (PfE),
Prime Minister of Latvia (1998–1999) •
Andrius Kubilius (EPP),
Prime Minister of Lithuania (1999–2000, 2008–2012) •
Ľudovít Ódor (Renew),
Prime Minister of Slovakia (2023) •
Jüri Ratas (EPP),
Prime Minister of Estonia (2016–2021) •
Beata Szydło (ECR),
Prime Minister of Poland (2015–2017) •
Marjan Šarec (Renew),
Prime Minister of Slovenia (2018–2020) •
Mihai Tudose (S&D),
Prime Minister of Romania (2017–2018) •
Sophie Wilmès (Renew),
Prime Minister of Belgium (2019–2020) MEPs that previously served as presiding officer of national parliament: • '
Eero Heinäluoma' (S&D), Speaker of
Parliament of Finland (2011–2015) •
Ewa Kopacz (EPP), Marshal of the
Sejm (2011–2014) •
Vangelis Meimarakis (EPP), President of the
Boule of the Hellenes (2012–2015) •
Nikola Minchev (Renew), Chairperson of the
National Assembly of Bulgaria (2021–2022) •
Jüri Ratas (EPP), President of the
Riigikogu (2021–2023) •
Matej Tonin (EPP), President of the
National Assembly of Slovenia (2018) MEPs that previously served as member of the European Commission: •
Vytenis Andriukaitis (S&D),
European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety (2014–2019) •
Sandra Kalniete (EPP),
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Fisheries (2004) •
Janusz Lewandowski (EPP),
European Commissioner for Financial Programming and the Budget (2010–2014) •
Virginijus Sinkevičius (G/EFA),
European Commissioner for the Environment,
Oceans and Fisheries (2019–2024) •
Adina-Ioana Vălean (S&D),
European Commissioner for Transport (2019–2024) MEPs that previously served as minister of foreign and/or European affairs: •
Marina Kaljurand (S&D), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015–2016) •
Nathalie Loiseau (Renew), Minister of European Affairs (2017–2019) •
Sven Mikser (S&D), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2016–2019) •
Urmas Paet (Renew), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2005–2014) •
Tonino Picula (S&D), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2000–2003) • '
Davor Ivo Stier' (EPP), Minister of Foreign and European Affairs (2016–2017) •
Villy Søvndal (G/EFA), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2011–2013) •
Kristian Vigenin (S&D), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2013–2014) •
Alexandr Vondra (ECR), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006–2007) •
Sophie Wilmès (Renew), Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs (2020–2022) ==Notes==