List of members of the European Parliament for Belgium, 1999–2004

Members of the European Parliament for Belgium
ECSC delegation	(1952)
EP delegation	(1958)
1st term	(1979)
2nd term	(1984)
3rd term	(1989)
4th term	(1994)
5th term	(1999)
6th term	(2004)
7th term	(2009)
8th term	(2014)

This is a list of the 25 members of the European Parliament for Belgium in the 1999 to 2004 session.

List

Name	National party	EP Group	Constituency	Votes
Beysen, WardWard Beysen [1]	Flemish Liberals and Democrats [2]	ELDR	Dutch-speaking
Bossu, PeterPeter Bossu [3][4]	Socialist Party	PES	Dutch-speaking
Busquin, PhilippePhilippe Busquin [5]	Socialist Party	PES	French-speaking
De Clercq, WillyWilly De Clercq	Flemish Liberals and Democrats	ELDR	Dutch-speaking
Deprez, GérardGérard Deprez	Citizens' Movement for Change	EPP–ED	French-speaking
Desama, ClaudeClaude Desama [6]	Socialist Party	PES	French-speaking
Dillen, KarelKarel Dillen [7]	Flemish Bloc	TGI      NI	Dutch-speaking
Ducarme, DanielDaniel Ducarme [8]	Liberal Reformist Party	ELDR	French-speaking
Frassoni, MonicaMonica Frassoni	Ecolo	G–EFA	French-speaking
Grosch, MathieuMathieu Grosch	Christian Social Party	EPP–ED	German-speaking
Hansenne, MichelMichel Hansenne	Christian Social Party	EPP–ED	French-speaking
Jonckheer, PierrePierre Jonckheer	Ecolo	G–EFA	French-speaking
Lannoye, PaulPaul Lannoye	Ecolo	G–EFA	French-speaking
Maes, NellyNelly Maes	People's Union	G–EFA	Dutch-speaking
Ries, FrédériqueFrédérique Ries [9]	Liberal Reformist Party	ELDR	French-speaking
Smet, MietMiet Smet	Christian People's Party	EPP–ED	Dutch-speaking
Staes, BartBart Staes [10]	People's Union [11]	EPP–ED	Dutch-speaking
Sterckx, DirkDirk Sterckx	Flemish Liberals and Democrats	ELDR	Dutch-speaking
Sörensen, PatsyPatsy Sörensen	Agalev	G–EFA	Dutch-speaking
Thielemans, FreddyFreddy Thielemans [12]	Socialist Party	PES	French-speaking
Thyssen, MarianneMarianne Thyssen	Christian People's Party	EPP–ED	Dutch-speaking
Van Hecke, JohanJohan Van Hecke	Christian People's Party [13]	EPP–ED	Dutch-speaking
Van Lancker, AnneAnne Van Lancker	Socialist Party	PES	Dutch-speaking
Vander Taelen, LuckasLuckas Vander Taelen [14]	Agalev	G–EFA	Dutch-speaking
Vanhecke, FrankFrank Vanhecke [15]	Flemish Bloc	TGI      NI	Dutch-speaking

Party representation

Dutch-speaking electoral college

Party	EP Group	# of seats	±
Flemish Liberals and Democrats	ELDR	3 / 14
Christian People's Party	EPP–ED	3 / 14	1
Flemish Bloc	NI	2 / 14
Socialist Party	PES	2 / 14	1
People's Union	EPP–ED	2 / 14	1
Agalev	G–EFA	2 / 14	1

French-speaking electoral college

Party	EP Group	# of seats	±
Liberal Reformist Party – Democratic Front of the Francophones	ELDR	3 / 10
Socialist Party	PES	3 / 10
Ecolo	G–EFA	3 / 10	2
Christian Social Party	EPP–ED	1 / 10	1

German-speaking electoral college

Party	EP Group	# of seats	±
Christian Social Party	EPP–ED	1 / 1

Notes

1. Replaced Annemie Neyts (203,386 votes), who stayed a minister in the Brussels government.
2. Became a member of Liberal Appeal in 2003, and joined the NI.
3. Replaced Frank Vandenbroucke, who stayed a minister in the federal government.
4. Resigned in 1999 because of personal reasons. Replaced by Kathleen Van Brempt on 13 January 2000. In 2003, Van Brempt became a state secretary in Verhofstadt II. Replaced by Saïd El Khadraoui on 7 October 2003.
5. Resigned in 1999, became the European Commissioner for Research in the Prodi Commission. Replaced by Jean-Maurice Dehousse on 16 September 1999.
6. Resigned in 2001. Replaced by Olga Zrihen on 6 April 2001.
7. Resigned in 2003 because of personal reasons. Replaced by Koenraad Dillen on 16 June 2003.
8. Resigned in 2003. Replaced by Anne André-Léonard 16 June 2003.
9. Resigned in 2004. Replaced by Jacqueline Rousseaux in 2004.
10. Replaced Bert Anciaux (131,552 votes), who stayed a minister in the Flemish government.
11. Became a member of Agalev in 2002, and joined G–EFA.
12. Resigned in 2001, became the mayor of City of Brussels. Replaced by Jacques Santkin on 1 February 2001. Santkin died in 2001. Replaced by Véronique De Keyser on 25 September 2001.
13. Became a member of Flemish Liberals and Democrats in 2004, and joined ELDR.
14. Resigned in 2002, became an alderman in Elsene (Brussels). Replaced by Jan Dhaene on 1 September 2002. Dhaene became a member of the Socialist Party in January 2004.
15. Resigned in 2003, became fraction leader of Flemish Bloc in the Senate. Replaced by Philip Claeys on 16 June 2003.