When did European Parliament's chair last change?

The latest value on the record is Roberta Metsola, dated January 18, 2022; before it the record holds David Sassoli, dated July 3, 2019 and closed on January 11, 2022.

What was European Parliament's chair before Roberta Metsola?

David Sassoli, valid from July 3, 2019 to January 11, 2022 (status superseded), from 2 primary sources (historicalarchives.europarl.europa.eu and europarl.europa.eu).

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European Parliament chair

As of November 1, 2026, European Parliament's chair on the AsOf record is Roberta Metsola, dated January 18, 2022, from 3 primary sources (europarl.europa.eu, web.archive.org and the-president.europarl.europa.eu). The record holds 5 claims on European Parliament's chair, 1 still open and 4 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

current chair: Roberta Metsola2022-01-18 · 4 sources

Every dated value

5 claims · oldest first · superseded claims stay visible

value	valid from	valid to	status	conf	sources	claim
Jerzy Buzek to 2012-01-17 · conf 0.95 · 4 src for chair Jerzy Buzek	2009-07-14	2012-01-17	superseded	0.95	4 sources for chair Jerzy Buzek	clm_7B459949FEC3
Martin Schulz to 2017-01-17 · conf 0.95 · 5 src for chair Martin Schulz	2012-01-17	2017-01-17	superseded	0.95	5 sources for chair Martin Schulz	clm_4A9630DC7C01
Antonio Tajani to 2019-07-03 · conf 0.95 · 3 src for chair Antonio Tajani	2017-01-17	2019-07-03	superseded	0.95	3 sources for chair Antonio Tajani	clm_EA0324BDBB4F
David Sassoli to 2022-01-11 · conf 0.95 · 3 src for chair David Sassoli	2019-07-03	2022-01-11	superseded	0.95	3 sources for chair David Sassoli	clm_791416D8C1EF
Roberta Metsola to present · conf 0.95 · 4 src for chair Roberta Metsola	2022-01-18	present	valid	0.95	4 sources for chair Roberta Metsola	clm_6A4C38FD906F

What replaced what

Jerzy Buzek2009-07-14 to 2012-01-17→Martin Schulzfrom 2012-01-17
Martin Schulz2012-01-17 to 2017-01-17→Antonio Tajanifrom 2017-01-17
Antonio Tajani2017-01-17 to 2019-07-03→David Sassolifrom 2019-07-03
David Sassoli2019-07-03 to 2022-01-11→Roberta Metsolafrom 2022-01-18

Questions this record answers

What is European Parliament's current chair?: Roberta Metsola, dated January 18, 2022, from 3 primary sources (europarl.europa.eu, web.archive.org and the-president.europarl.europa.eu). The record asserts this claim as of November 1, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95).
When did European Parliament's chair last change?: The latest value on the record is Roberta Metsola, dated January 18, 2022; before it the record holds David Sassoli, dated July 3, 2019 and closed on January 11, 2022.
What was European Parliament's chair before Roberta Metsola?: David Sassoli, valid from July 3, 2019 to January 11, 2022 (status superseded), from 2 primary sources (historicalarchives.europarl.europa.eu and europarl.europa.eu).

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