Brussels, 23 July 2024
Committee members elected their new Chair and four Vice-Chairs during the constitutive meeting on Tuesday.
Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Renew, BG) was elected Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee by acclamation.
“I am honoured to be elected JURI Chair and I thank JURI members for their trust. JURI has an important institutional role and legislative competences in key areas and I look forward to constructive work, building on the strength of diverse perspectives and the JURI members’ expertise to deliver to the expectations of the EU citizens and businesses,” said Ilhan Kyuchyuk after his election.
Vice Chairs
JURI committee MEPs also elected four Vice-Chairs:
1st Vice-Chair: Marion Walsmann (EPP, DE) – elected by acclamation.
2nd Vice-Chair: Mario Mantovani (ECR, IT) – elected by 13 votes for, 9 against and 2 abstentions.
3rd Vice-Chair: Lara Wolters (S&D, NL) – elected by 13 votes for, 9 against and 2 abstentions against another candidate Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal (Patriots, ES).
4th Vice-Chair: Emil Radev (EPP, BG) – elected by acclamation.
Main responsibilities of the bureau
A committee bureau (Chair and up to four Vice-chairs) is elected for a two-and-a-half-year mandate and is responsible for their respective committee’s smooth functioning. Committees deal with legislative proposals, appoint negotiating teams to conduct talks with EU ministers, adopt reports, organise hearings and scrutinise other EU bodies and institutions. In addition to presiding over committee and coordinator’s meetings, the Chair represents the committee both within and outside Parliament and presides over legislative negotiations led by the committee.
More info on the powers and responsibilities of EP committees.
Rules on the composition of the bureau
The process for the election of committee bureaus is defined in Rule 219 of the Rules of Procedure, according to which the 25 full JURI members can vote by acclamation or by secret ballot. The list of new members of the Legal Affairs Committee is available here.