Kristen Michal ​

Prime Minister of Estonia |  Reform Party Leader 

 

Kristen Michal is the leader of the Estonian Reform Party and Prime Minister of Estonia since 2024. With a law background, he worked as an advisor to the Reform Party and Prime Minister Siim Kallas until joining the Estonian Parliament and becoming Secretary General of the Reform Party from 2003 to 2011. He served in the Estonian government since 2012 with the portfolios of Justice, Economic Affairs and Climate. 

Svenja Hahn MEP

ALDE Party President

Svenja Hahn has been the ALDE Party President since October 2024. The German MEP was elected in 2019 for FDP and was previously President of the European Liberal Youth (2018–2020). She was also ELF Vice-President (2020–2022) and ALDE Party Vice-President (2022–2024), managing the 2024 manifesto drafting process uniting liberal forces across Europe. 

Beate Meinl-Reisinger  

Minister of European and International Affairs of Austria | NEOS Party Leader

 

Beate Meinl-Reisinger is the leader of NEOS. She previously worked at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, the Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour, and as a parliamentary assistant in the European Parliament. Elected to the National Council in 2013, she later served as Chair of the NEOS group in Vienna City Hall (2015–2018) and of the NEOS Parliamentary Group from 2018. Since 3 March 2025, she has been Austria’s Federal Minister for European and International Affairs. 

Valérie Hayer MEP  

Renew Europe Group President ​

 

Valérie Hayer is President of the Renew Europe group since 2024 and has been an MEP since 2019. A public law graduate from a farming family, she served as local councillor (2008, 2014) and worked in the French Senate and European Parliament for UDI politicians. She joined La République En Marche in 2017, led French Renew Europe delegation (2021–Jan 2024), managed MFF 2021–2027 and post-COVID recovery negotiations, and led the 2024 European election campaign for French liberal and centrist parties. 

Rob Jetten

Prime Minister of the Netherlands | D66 Party Leader

 

Rob Jetten is leader of D66 since 2023 and Prime Minister of the Netherlands since February 2026. He became active in politics in Uden (2004), chaired Jonge Democraten, served as local councillor in Nijmegen (2010), and was elected to the Second Chamber in 2017. He became the youngest D66 parliamentary leader in 2018, Minister of Climate and Energy in 2022, led the party through the 2023 and 2025 snap elections, and became the youngest and first openly gay Dutch Prime Minister. 

Micheál Martin

Taoiseach of Ireland | Fianna Fáil Party Leader 

 

Originally from Cork, Micheál Martin is the party leader of Fianna Fáil and Prime Minister/Taoiseach of Ireland. With a teacher background, he has been elected member of the Irish Parliament for the Cork South-Central constituency since 1989. He held several ministerial portfolios in FF cabinets from 1997 to 2010. In 2011, he took over the leadership of the party and became leader of the opposition until 2020. After successfully setting up a historical coalition, he became Taoiseach from 2020 to 2022, Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs and Defence Minister from 2022 to 2024. After an electoral victory, he was elected Taoiseach again in January 2025 under the same system.  

Sepp Schellhorn  

State Secretary for Simplification | NEOS, Austria

 

Sepp Schellhorn is the Austrian State Secretary for Simplification. Prior to entering politics, he built a career as professional restaurateur and hotelier, operating commercial hospitality businesses in Salzburg. He was first elected to the Austrian National Council in 2014 for NEOS and became the party's spokesperson for economic affairs. From 2021 until 2024, he stepped away from his political duties to focus on his business. He returned to parliament in 2024 and was reelected MP following the parliamentary elections. In March 2025, he was appointed State Secretary for Simplification as part of a three-party coalition between NEOS, the ÖVP and the SPÖ.

Thomas Byrne

Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence | Fianna Fáil, Ireland

 

Thomas Byrne is Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence in the Irish government. Working as a solicitor in Meath County, he was elected the youngest Fianna Fáil Member of the Irish Parliament in 2007. Elected senator in 2011, he was re-elected to the Dáil in 2016. From 2020 until 2024, he was consecutively Minister of State for European Affairs and for Sport and Physical Education. At the formation of the new Irish government, he was appointed Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence in January 2025.

Robert Golob

Gibanje Svoboda Party Leader  |  Slovenia

 

Robert Golob is party leader of Gibanje Svoboda and Prime Minister of Slovenia since 2022. With a PhD in electrical engineering, he co-founded and chaired an energy trading company until 2021. He was State Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Affairs from 1999 to 2000, member of the local council of Nova Gorica between 2002 and 2022. In 2022, he took over the small extra-parliamentary Z.DEJ, renamed it unto the Freedom Movement and won the legislative election of April 2022.  

Marta Kos

European Commissioner | Slovenia

 

Marta Kos is the European Commissioner for Enlargement, nominated by Slovenia and appointed in late 2024. From 1997 till 1999, she managed the communication of the Slovenian government. From 2013 till 2020, she was consecutively appointed ambassador to Germany and to Switzerland. She resigned in 2020 due to her disagreement with the policies of populist Prime Minister of the time Janez Janša. The former swimming champion and journalist has been involved with Gibanje Svoboda since 2022. 

Abir Al-Sahlani MEP

Centerpartiet | Sweden ​

 

Abir Al-Sahlani is a Swedish MEP for the Centre Party. Between 2003 and 2007, she worked for Centerpartiet, establishing democratic institutions in Iraq and as a political expert in the Riksdag. She served as MP in the Swedish Riksdag during the 2010-2014 mandate. First elected to the European Parliament in 2019 and re-elected for a second term, she currently serves as the vice-chair of the Committee on Development and coordinator for the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

Jeanette Baljeu MEP 

VVD | The Netherlands​

 

Jeanette Baljeu is a Dutch MEP for the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She has held various roles within the VVD, including serving as a member of the Provincial Executive of South Holland. Elected to the European Parliament for the first time in 2024, she currently serves as a member of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the Delegation for relations with the People’s Republic of China. 

Stine Bosse MEP 

Moderaterne | Denmark

 

Stine Bosse is a Danish MEP for the Moderates. Before entering politics, she had a career in business, serving as CEO of the Nordic insurance company TrygVesta and holding numerous board positions in major European companies and organisations. Elected to the European Parliament in 2024, she currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Committee on Public Health and a member of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety.  

João Cotrim de Figueiredo MEP

Renew Europe Vice-President | Iniciativa Liberal, Portugal 

 

João Fernando Cotrim de Figueiredo is a Portuguese Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Liberal Initiative (IL) and Vice-President of the Renew Europe group. Beginning his career in the financial sector before moving to television network management, he entered full-time politics in October 2019 upon being elected MP. He became the President of IL in December 2019 and led the party through the 2022 snap legislative elections, successfully expanding its presence from one seat to a parliamentary group of eight before stepping down from leadership in January 2023. In July 2024, he transitioned to European politics following his election to the European Parliament. João Cotrim de Figueiredo most recently contested the January 2026 Portuguese presidential election, placing third in the first round.

Billy Kelleher MEP

Renew Europe Vice-President | Fianna Fáil, Ireland

 

Billy Kelleher is an Irish MEP for Fianna Fáil. Before his election to the European Parliament in 2019, he served for more than two decades in Irish politics as a member of Dáil Éireann and held the position of Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Re-elected in 2024 for a second term, he was elected First Vice-President of the Renew Europe Group and currently serves as a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Subcommittee on Tax Matters, and the Delegation for Relations with the United States.

Vlad Voiculescu MEP 

USR | Romania

 

Vlad Voiculescu is a Romanian MEP for the Save Romania Union (USR). He has held various roles in Romanian politics and government, including serving as Minister of Health in 2016 and again between 2020 and 2021, where he focused on healthcare reform and pandemic response. Elected to the European Parliament in 2024 for the first time, he currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Delegation of Relations with the countries of South-East Asia and the ASEAN, and as a member of the Committee on Public Health. 

Emma Wiesner MEP

Centerpartiet | Sweden

 

Emma Wiesner is a Swedish MEP for the Centre Party. She has a background in energy and climate policy, having worked as an analyst and policy advisor on climate and energy issues. Elected to the European Parliament in 2021 and re-elected in 2024, she currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Delegation of Relations with Japan and as a member of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety and the Committee of Fisheries.

Anna Lasses MP 

Centerpartiet | Sweden 

 

Anna Lasses is a Swedish Member of the Riksdag for Centerpartiet. Serving as CEO of Effective Consultants between 2013 and 2014, she transitioned into local governance as the chairman of the environmental and health protection committee from 2015 to 2018. In 2019, she became a municipal councillor and group leader for the Centre Party in Solna. Anna Lasses has been a representative in the national parliament since her election in September 2022.

Bente Becker MP

Parliamentary group deputy leader | VVD, the Netherlands

 

Bente Becker is a Member of the Dutch Second Chamber since march 2017, representing the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Within her parliamentary group, she serves as vice-parliamentary leader. Her political portfolio focuses on social integration, emancipation, foreign affairs, and justice and security. Becker has sponsored legislative motions and policy proposals aimed at expanding legal enforcement frameworks against gender-based violence, street intimidation, and femicide, as well as measures regulating foreign influence and cultural integration parameters.

Iulian Bulai MP ​

President of ALDE PACE | USR, Romania

 

Iulian Bulai is the President of the ALDE Group at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) since 2022. A graduate of visual arts and international relations, he notably worked as a Romanian-Norwegian translator of the University College of Oslo. Leading the USR chapter in Neamț, he was first elected to the Romanian Chamber of Deputies in 2016 and re-elected in 2020. Between 2019 and 2021, he was vice-president of USR. Iulian Bulai has been representative to PACE since 2019 and chairs the group since 2022.

Yannick Shetty MP

Parliamentary group leader | NEOS, Austria 

 

Yannick Shetty has served as Parliamentary Group Leader of NEOS since 2025. After completing his civil service as a paramedic with the Austrian Red Cross, he began studying law at the University of Vienna in 2015 and subsequently worked in the legal sector. Throughout this period, he remained active within NEOS and its youth organisation, JUNOS; serving as chair of JUNOS from 2016 to 2018. In 2019, he was elected to the Austrian National Council as the youngest member of parliament at the time and secured re-election in 2024. Alongside his parliamentary work as NEOS spokesperson on integration, youth, LGBT and sports, he assumed the leadership of the party's parliamentary group in 2025.

Michael McGrath

European Commissioner | Fianna Fáil, Ireland

 

Michael McGrath is the European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and Rule of Law, appointed in late 2024. From Cork, he studied commerce and became an accountant. He served on a city council (1999–2007), was elected to the Irish Parliament (2007–2024), and held government roles as Minister for Public Expenditure and Minister for Finance (2020–2024).

Kajsa Ollongren

EU Special Representative for Human Rights | D66, The Netherlands​

 

Kajsa Ollongren was appointed the EU Special Representative for Human Rights in June 2025. She began her career in the Dutch civil service (1992–2014), working in the Economy Ministry and the Prime Minister’s office. Active in D66 since 2006, she later served as deputy mayor of Amsterdam, then as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (2017–2021) and most recently as Minister of Defence (2022–2024).  

Oleksandr Korniyenko MP

Sluga Narodu Party Leader | Ukraine​

 

Oleksandr Korniyenko is the First Deputy Chair of the Verkhovna Rada and the leader of the Sluga Narodu (Servant of the People) party. Working as a business coach and a political consultant, he joined Volodymyr Zelenskyy's party in 2018 and ran the party's election headquarters. He was elected to the Ukrainian Parliament in 2019 and served as party leaderfrom 2019 to 2021 before being appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Rada in October 2021. Following a leadership transition in December 2025, he returned to lead the Sluga Narodu party.

Georges-Louis Bouchez, MP

MR Party Leader, Belgium​​​

 

Georges-Louis Bouchez is the president of Mouvement Réformateur. In 2019 he served as the party’s campaign spokesperson before being elected to the Senate. On 28 November 2019, he succeeded Charles Michel as party president, and in 2024 he was re-elected both as party leader and as a member of Parliament.

Mariana Leitão MP

Iniciativa Liberal Party Leader | Portugal

 

Mariana Leitão is the leader of Iniciativa Liberal and heads its parliamentary group. A graduate in international relations and expert bridge player, she worked in business administration before joining IL in 2019. She served on Oeiras city council (2021), became Secretary General of IL’s parliamentary group (2023), and was elected MP for Lisbon in 2024, re-elected in 2025. She assumed party leadership in July 2025.  

Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen MP

Liberalų Sąjūdis Party Leader |  Lithuania

 

Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen is a Deputy Speaker of the Seimas and the leader of the Liberal Movement. Prior to entering politics, she was a professional chess player, earning the title of Grandmaster in 2010 and winning the European Women's Individual Championship in 2011. She was first elected to the Lithuanian Parliament in 2015 and became the leader of her party in 2019. From 2020 until 2024, she served as the Speaker of the Seimas while the Liberal Movement was in the coalition government. Following the 2024 parliamentary elections, she was re-elected party chair in 2025.

Jan-Christoph Oetjen MEP

ELF President | FDP, Germany

 

Jan-Christoph Oetjen is a Member of the European Parliament and President of the European Liberal Forum. A graduate of economics, he joined FDP in Lower Saxony in 1995. In the 2000’s and 2010’s, he is elected local councillor and member of the Lower Saxony State Parliament until 2019. In the 2019 European election, he is elected MEP for FDP and re-elected in 2024. The same year, he is elected President of the European Liberal Forum.

Garry Kasparov

Member of the PACE Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces  

 

Garry Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, writer and political activist. He was World Chess Champion from 1985, at age 22, to 2000. A prominent critic of Vladimir Putin, he fled Russia in 2013 and now lives in Croatia. In 2017, he founded the Renew Democracy Initiative, which he continues to chair. Following his outspoken opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he was added to Russia’s list of “terrorists and extremists” in 2024. In January 2026, he joined the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces. He is also the author of several books, including “Deep Thinking” on artificial intelligence and human creativity.  

Josephine Ballon

CEO of NGO HateAid

 

Josephine Ballon is a lawyer and a digital rights activist. In November 2019 she joined the German NGO HateAid as Head of Legal. Since September 2023, she has been leading the organisation together with Anna-Lena von Hodenberg as CEO. Josephine Ballon is advocating to improve the legal framework and access to justice for those affected by online violence, notably testifying in the European Parliament. In December 2025, she was sanctioned by the Trump administration for her advocacy, along with her co-CEO, other digital rights leaders and former Renew Commissioner Thierry Breton.

Anett Numa

Chief of International Affairs at NEVERHACK | Former cyber-defence adviser in the Estonian Defence Ministry  ​

 

Anett Numa is Chief of International Affairs at NEVERHACK. She previously served as Head of Government Relations at Accelerate Estonia and as International Cyber Defence Policy Adviser at the Estonian Ministry of Defence, where she worked on NATO and EU cyber policy and support for the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). She also advised governments on digital transformation at the e-Estonia Briefing Centre. Her work focuses on cybersecurity, digital resilience and public-private cooperation.

Anders Adlercreutz

Minister of Education of Finland | SFP Party Leader  

 

Anders Adlercreutz is the party leader of SFP and Minister of Education of Finland since July 2024. Architect by profession, he served as local councillor of Kirkkonummi until 2015, when he joined the Finnish Parliament as a member. After being re-elected twice in 2019 and 2023, he became Minister of European Affairs and Ownership Steering in June 2023. He succeeded MEP Anna-Maja Henriksson as SFP party leader in June 2024 and became Education Minister

Guy Verhofstadt 

President of the European Movement International | Former Prime Minister | Former ALDE Group President ​

 

Guy Verhofstadt is a prominent Belgian politician and former Member of the European Parliament. He began his career as a lawyer in Ghent before being elected president of the Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV), which he later reformed into the VLD (now known as Anders). In 1985 he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Budget, and from 1999 until 2008 he served as Prime Minister of Belgium. Following, he entered the European Parliament where he led the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group from 2009 until 2019. At the conclusion of his MEP term, he retired from elected office in June 2024. In December 2023, he was elected President of the European Movement International.  

Birgitta Ohlsson

Former Minister of EU Affairs | Centerpartiet, Sweden

 

Birgitta Ohlsson is the director of political parties for the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Washington, D.C. Starting her career as a political editorial writer for liberal newspapers, she was the president of the Liberal Youth of Sweden from 1999 to 2002. She was first elected to the Swedish Riksdag in 2002, representing the Stockholm Municipality area. Between February 2010 and October 2014, she served in the Swedish government as the Minister for EU Affairs, later adding the portfolios for democracy and consumer affairs. After her ministerial roles, she worked on international democracy development to lead NDI's global political party initiatives. In March 2026, she announced her return to domestic politics, running as a parliamentary candidate for Centerpartiet in the upcoming 2026 Swedish general election.

Zurab Japaridze

Girchi Party Leader | Georgia 

 

Zurab Japaridze is the founder and chairman of Girchi – More Freedom, a political party in Georgia. Prior to entering politics, he was a professor of political science. He was elected as a Member of Parliament in 2012 on the ticket of the United National Movement. He co-founded New Political Centre – Girchi in 2015, and established Girchi – More Freedom in 2020 following a party split. 

Bettina Emmerling 

Deputy Mayor of Vienna | NEOS, Austria ​

 

Bettina Emmerling is Deputy Mayor of Vienna and City Councillor for Education, Youth, Integration, Transparency and Vienna Markets since March 2025. An environmental scientist by profession, she worked as a project manager at the Austrian Energy Agency before entering politics with NEOS in 2013. She was elected to the Vienna State Parliament and City Council in 2015, where she served in several leadership roles, including chair of the NEOS parliamentary group. 

Brigitte van den Berg MEP

D66 | The Netherlands

 

Brigitte van den Berg is a Dutch MEP for the Democrats 66 (D66). Active in local politics since 2010, she initially served as the parliamentary group leader for D66 in the municipality of Beverwijk. She later advanced to become an alderwoman in the municipal executive of Beverwijk following the 2018 local elections. Elected to the European Parliament in 2024, she serves as a member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee, and the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. 

Helmut Brandstätter MEP 

NEOS | Austria 

 

Helmut Brandstätter is an Austrian MEP from the NEOS party since 2024 and working on foreign affairs and democracy issues. Active in politics since 2019, he was a Member of the Austrian National Council until 2024. Previously, he led a very successful career as a journalist, foreign correspondent and TV anchor for the Austrian public television ORF. He was editor-in-chief for the daily newspaper the Kurier during the 2010s. 

Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle MEP

D66 | the Netherlands

 

Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Dutch party Democrats 66 (D66) since July 2024. A journalist by education, she spent over a decade working in leadership roles for international NGOs and civil society organisations, including Survival International and Stichting AAP, before formally entering politics. She became active with D66 in 2018, serving as the chairwoman of D66 Fryslân from 2019 to 2023, and currently chairs the European Parliament's Delegation for relations with Afghanistan. In addition, she is a member of the Committee on Regional Development and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. 

Anna Stürgkh MEP

NEOS | Austria 

 

Anna Stürgkh is an Austrian Member of the European Parliament for NEOS. A graduate of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, she began her political career in youth and local politics. She led Austria's liberal youth organisation, JUNOS and served as a district councillor for Vienna's 4th district (Wieden). Elected to the European Parliament in 2024, she currently serves as a member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. 

Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Paqué 

President of Liberal International ​

 

Dr. Karl-Heinz Paqué is the President of Liberal International. An economist by profession, he previously served as the Chairman of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom and as the Minister of Finance for the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Throughout his career, he has held prominent academic and political positions, including the Chair of International Economics at the Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg and leadership roles within the Free Democratic Party (FDP) of Germany