List of members of the European Council

The European Council (informally EUCO) is a collegiate body that defines the overall political direction and priorities of the European Union. It is composed of the heads of state or government of the EU member states, the President of the European Council, and the President of the European Commission.[1]

European political affiliation of the current members of the European Council

Established as an informal summit in 1975, the European Council was formalised as an institution in 2009 upon the commencement of the Treaty of Lisbon. Its current president is Charles Michel, former Prime Minister of Belgium.

State	Member[2]	Affiliation[3]		Member since	Time as member	Elections	Next election	Share of population [lower-alpha 1][4]	Notes
European Union	President of the Council Charles Michel		Renew – MR	1 December 2019	3 years, 329 days	2022 2019	2024	—	Non-voting member Michel had previously been a member of the Council between October 2014 and October 2019 as Prime Minister of Belgium.
European Union	President of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen		EPP – CDU	1 December 2019	3 years, 329 days	2019	2024	—	Non-voting member
Republic of Austria	Chancellor Karl Nehammer		EPP – ÖVP	6 December 2021	1 year, 324 days	—	2024	1.99%	Head of government
Kingdom of Belgium	Prime Minister Alexander De Croo		Renew – Open Vld	1 October 2020	3 years, 25 days	2019	2024	2.58%	Head of government
Republic of Bulgaria	Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov		Una. – PP	6 June 2023	142 days	2023	2027	1.55%	Head of government
Republic of Croatia	Prime Minister Andrej Plenković		EPP – HDZ	19 October 2016	7 years, 7 days	2020 2016	2024	0.90%	Head of government
Republic of Cyprus	President Nikos Christodoulides		Independent	28 February 2023	240 days	2023	2028	0.20%	Head of state and head of government
Czech Republic	Prime Minister Petr Fiala		ECR – ODS	17 December 2021	1 year, 313 days	2021	2025	2.36%	Head of government
Denmark	Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen		S&D – S	27 June 2019	4 years, 121 days	2022 2019	2026	1.30%	Head of government
Republic of Estonia	Prime Minister Kaja Kallas		Renew – ER	26 January 2021	2 years, 273 days	2023	2027	0.30%	Head of government
Republic of Finland	Prime Minister Petteri Orpo		EPP – Kok.	20 June 2023	128 days	2023	2027	1.24%	Head of government
French Republic	President Emmanuel Macron		Renew – RE	14 May 2017	6 years, 165 days	2022 2017	2027	15.07%	Head of state
Federal Republic of Germany	Chancellor Olaf Scholz		S&D – SPD	8 December 2021	1 year, 322 days	2021	2025	18.57%	Head of government
Hellenic Republic	Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis		EPP – ND	26 June 2023	4 years, 77 days	2023 (Jun) 2023 (May) 2019	2027	2.39%	Head of government Mitsotakis had already been Prime Minister, and therefore a member of the Council, between July 2019 and May 2023.
Hungary	Prime Minister Viktor Orbán		Una. – Fidesz	29 May 2010	13 years, 150 days	2022 2018 2014 2010	2026	2.17%	Head of government
Ireland	Taoiseach Leo Varadkar		EPP – FG	17 December 2022	3 years, 326 days	2020	2025	1.12%	Head of government Varadkar had already been Taoiseach, and therefore a member of the Council, between June 2017 and June 2020.
Italian Republic	Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni		ECR – FdI	22 October 2022	1 year, 4 days	2022	2027	13.38%	Head of government
Republic of Latvia	Prime Minister Evika Siliņa		EPP – V	15 September 2023	41 days	—	2026	0.42%	Head of government Siliņa became Prime Minister without a new parliamentary election after the resignation of Krišjānis Kariņš.
Republic of Lithuania	President Gitanas Nausėda		Independent	12 July 2019	4 years, 106 days	2019	2024	0.62%	Head of state
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg	Prime Minister Xavier Bettel		Renew – DP	4 December 2013	9 years, 326 days	2018 2013	2023	0.14%	Head of government
Republic of Malta	Prime Minister Robert Abela		S&D – PL	13 January 2020	3 years, 286 days	2022	2027	0.12%	Head of government
Netherlands	Prime Minister Mark Rutte		Renew – VVD	14 October 2010	13 years, 12 days	2021 2017 2012 2010	2023	3.94%	Head of government
Republic of Poland	Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki		ECR – PiS	11 December 2017	5 years, 319 days	2019	2023	8.45%	Head of government
Portuguese Republic	Prime Minister António Costa		S&D – PS	26 November 2015	7 years, 334 days	2022 2019	2026	2.30%	Head of government
Romania	President Klaus Iohannis		EPP – PNL	21 December 2014	8 years, 309 days	2019 2014	2024	4.29%	Head of state Membership in PNL is formally suspended while in office. Klaus Iohannis, however, still regularly attends EPP pre-European Council meetings.[3]
Slovak Republic	Prime Minister Robert Fico		S&D – Smer	25 October 2023	1 day	2023	2027	1.22%	Head of government While officially still a member of the Party of European Socialists, Smer's membership was suspended after the 2023 Slovak election due to its plans to form a coalition with the far-right Slovak National Party.
Republic of Slovenia	Prime Minister Robert Golob		Renew – GS	1 June 2022	1 year, 147 days	2022	2026	0.47%	Head of government
Kingdom of Spain	Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez		S&D – PSOE	2 June 2018	5 years, 146 days	2023 2019 (Nov) 2019 (Apr)	2027	10.59%	Between July and December 2023, Pedro Sánchez is the head of government of the rotating presidency.
Kingdom of Sweden	Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson		EPP – M	18 October 2022	1 year, 8 days	2022	2026	2.32%	Head of government