LIST OF FORMER MEPS DECEASED IN 2023-2024

The following deceased former MEPs were commemorated during the Annual Memorial Service of 2024. 

2022

Ulrich IRMER

LD, Germany (1979-1984)

12 April 2022

2023

Giorgio RUFFOLO

SOC, PES, Italy (1979-1983, 1994-2004)

16 February 2023

Elena MARINUCCI

PES, Italy (1994-1999)

31 March 2023

Charles-Ferdinand NOTHOMB

EPP, Belgium (1979-1980)

19 April 2023

Guido SACCONI

PES, Italy (1999-2009)

2 May 2023

Tom SPENCER

EPP-ED, United-Kingdom (1979-1984, 1989-1999)

4 May 2023

Roberto CICCIOMESSERE

NA-TGI, Italy (1984-1989)

26 May 2023

Guido BODRATO

EPP-ED, Italy (1999-2004)

8 June 2023

Silvio BERLUSCONI

EPP-ED, Italy (1999-2001, 2019-2022)

12 June 2023

Sabine WILS

GUE/NGL, Germany (2009-2014)

18 June 2023

Winifred EWING

EPD/EDA/RBW/ERA, United Kingdom (1979-1999))

21 June 2023

Arnaldo FORLANI

EPP, Italy (1989-1994)

6 July 2023

Felice CONTU

EPP, Italy (1989-1994)

10 July 2023

Ann CLYWD

SOC, United Kingdom (1979-1984)

21 July 2023

Vittorio PRODI

ALDE, S&D, Italy

(2004-2009, 2009-2014)

30 July 2023

Hélène CARRÈRE d’ENCAUSSE

EDA, UFE, France

(1994-1995, 1995-1999)

5 August 2023

Bryan M.D. CASSIDY

EPP-ED, United Kingdom (1984-1999)

8 August 2023

Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR

Renew, France (2019-2023)

9 August 2023

Mathilde M. van den BRINK

S&D, the Netherlands

(1989-1994)

22 August 2023

Max SIMEONI

RBW, France (1989-1994)

9 September 2023

Jean-Paul GAUZÈS

EPP, France (2004-2014)

13 September 2023

Gianni VATTIMO

PES/ALDE, Italy

(1999-2004/2009-2014)

19 September 2023

Per GAHRTON

Greens/EFA, Sweden
(1995-2004)

19 September 2023

Giorgio NAPOLITANO

GUE/PES, Italy

(1989-1992/1999-2004)

22 September 2023

GRAMMATIKAKIS Girogios

S&D, Greece

(2014-2019)

25 October 2023

Philippe-Armand Martin

EN/UFE, France
(1994-1999)

5 November 2023

SCHLECHTER Marcel

SOC/PES, Luxembourg
(1990-1999)

10 November 2023

McCUBBIN Henry Bell

SOC, PES, United Kingdom
(1989-1993, 1993-1994)

13 November 2023

RIVASI Michèle

Greens/EFA, France
(2009-2023)

29 November 2023

Christos ZACHARAKIS

EPP-ED, Greece
(1999-2004)

02 December 2023

Maria Lisa CINCIARI RODANO

COM, Italy
(1979-1989)

02 December 2023

Glenys KINNOCK

PES/SOC, United Kingdom
(1994-2009)

03 December 2023

Philip BUSHILL-MATTHEWS

EPP-ED, United Kingdom
(1999-2009)

10 December 2023

Jacques DELORS

SOC, France
(1979-1981)

27 December 2023

Doeke EISMA

NA, LDR, The Netherlands
(1981-1984, 1994-1999)

29 December 2023

KNOLLE Karsten

EPP-ED, Germany
(1999-2004)

03 January 2024

The Lord John E. TOMLINSON

SOC, PES, United Kingdom
(1984-1999)

20 January 2024

Erik BERGKVIST

S&D, Sweden (2019-2024)

20 February 2024

Nikola VULJANIĆ

S&D, GUE/NGL, Croatia (2012-2014)

2 March 2024