List of MEPs who stood down at the 2024 European Parliament election

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This is a list of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who held seats at the end of the Ninth European Parliament who did not stand for re-election in the 2024 European Parliament election.

MEPs not standing for re-election[edit]

Belgium[edit]

Name Party First elected Terms Date announced Source
Geert Bourgeois N-VA 2019 1 8 October 2021 [1]
Guy Verhofstadt Open Vld 2009 3 8 May 2023 [2]
Gerolf Annemans Vlaams Belang 2014 2 6 October 2023 [3]

Czech Republic[edit]

Name Party Date announced Source
Jan Zahradil Civic Democratic Party (ECR) 5 June 2023 [4]
Radka Maxová Inderpendent (S&D) 31 October 2023 [5]
Stanislav Polčák Mayors and Independents (EPP) 3 January 2024 [6]
Evžen Tošenovský Civic Democratic Party (ECR) 5 April 2024 [7]

Denmark[edit]

Departing MEP Party EP Group First elected Terms Date announced
Nikolaj Villumsen Red–Green The Left 2019 1 N/A[a]
Erik Poulsen Venstre RE 2019[b] 1 16 November 2022[9]
Karen Melchior Independent RE 2019 1 10 August 2022[10]
Margrete Auken Green Left Greens/EFA 2004 4 1 April 2023[11]
Morten Helveg Petersen Social Liberals RE 2014 2 3 June 2023[12]
Pernille Weiss Conservatives EPP 2019 1 23 September 2023[13]

Finland[edit]

Name Party Date announced Source
Heidi Hautala Green League 9 January 2024 [14]
Silvia Modig Left Alliance 6 February 2024 [15]
Alviina Alametsä Green League 16 February 2024 [16]
Petri Sarvamaa National Coalition Party [17]
Miapetra Kumpula-Natri Social Democratic Party [18]
Mauri Pekkarinen Centre Party [19]
Nils Torvalds Swedish People's Party [20]

Ireland[edit]

Constituency Departing MEP Party EP Group First elected Date announced
South Deirdre Clune Fine Gael EPP 2014 15 November 2023[21]
Dublin Frances Fitzgerald Fine Gael EPP 2019 6 November 2023[22]
Midlands–North-West Colm Markey Fine Gael EPP 2020 23 March 2024[23]

Italy[edit]

Constituency Departing MEP Party EP Group First elected Terms Date announced
North-West Italy Mercedes Bresso Democratic Party S&D 2004 3 22 May 2023[24]
North-East Italy Achille Variati Democratic Party S&D 2022 1 19 January 2024[25]
North-West Italy Marco Zanni Lega ID 2014 2 28 February 2024[26]
Southern Italy Laura Ferrara Five Star Movement NI 2014 2 15 March 2024[27]
Italian Islands Ignazio Corrao Independent Greens/EFA 2014 2 9 April 2024[28]
North-West Italy Lara Comi Forza Italia EPP 2009 3 17 April 2024[29]
North-East Italy Paolo De Castro Democratic Party S&D 2009 3 20 April 2024[30]
North-East Italy Gianantonio Da Re Lega ID 2019 3 23 April 2024[31]
Central Italy Nicola Danti Italia Viva RE 2014 2 1 May 2024[32]

Malta[edit]

Departing MEP Party EP Group First elected Date announced
Josianne Cutajar Labour S&D 2019 15 January 2024[33]
Cyrus Engerer Labour S&D 2020 27 April 2024[34]
Alfred Sant Labour S&D 2014 12 March 2021[35]

Hungary[edit]

Name Party Date announced Source
István Ujhelyi Hungarian Socialist Party 2 June 2023 [36]

Latvia[edit]

Name Party First elected Terms Date announced Source
Andris Ameriks Honor to serve Riga 2019 1 9 February 2024 [37]
Tatjana Ždanoka[c] Latvian Russian Union 2004 4
  1. ^ Villumsen is ineligible to stand as a candidate for the party, due to the party's rotation principle.[8]
  2. ^ Poulsen entered the European Parliament as a substitute following the 2022 Danish general election.
  3. ^ Inelegible to run for reelection.[38]

Netherlands[edit]

Name Party Date announced Source
Samira Rafaela Democrats 66 21 December 2023 [39]

Sweden[edit]

Name Party First elected Terms Date announced Source
Peter Lundgren Independent[a] 2014 2 19 March 2022 [40]
Malin Björk Left Party 2014 2 22 August 2023 [41]
David Lega Christian Democrats 2019 1 13 October 2023 [42]
Jakop Dalunde Green Party 2016[b] 2 18 October 2023 [43]
Erik Bergkvist Swedish Social Democratic Party 2019 1 17 November 2023 [44]
Carina Ohlsson Swedish Social Democratic Party 2022[c] 1 17 November 2023 [44]
  1. ^ Elected from Sweden Democrats, left the party in February 2022
  2. ^ Replaced Peter Eriksson
  3. ^ Replaced Jytte Guteland

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