Fifth European Parliament

The fifth European Parliament 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.

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

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.[1] 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
Main article: 1999 European Parliament election

References
  1. Debates - Tuesday, 20 July 1999 - Strasbourg, European Parliament
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