Fifth European Parliament

5th European Parliament
20 July 1999 – 5 May 2004
The logo of the European Parliament
President (1st Half)Nicole Fontaine
President (2nd Half)Pat Cox
CommissionProdi
MEPs626
ElectionsJune 1999

The fifth European Parliament[citation needed] is the fifth five-year term of the elected European Parliament. It began following the June 1999 elections and ended after the June 2004 elections.

The constitutive session was held on Tuesday 20 July 1999. Nicole Fontaine (EPP-ED, France) was elected as President by absolute majority in the first ballot. As oldest member Mário Soares (PES, Portugal) was also candidate, second-oldest member Giorgio Napolitano opened the session instead.

On 15 January 2002, Pat Cox was elected president for the second half of the term.

1999 election results


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