European Democrats in The European Parliament
European Democrats European Parliament group |
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Name | European Democrats |
English abbr. | ED |
French abbr. | DE |
Formal name | European Democratic Group |
Ideology | Conservatism |
From | 17 July 1979 |
To | 1 May 1992 |
Preceded by | European Conservative Group |
Succeeded by | European People's Party–European Democrats |
Chaired by | James Scott-Hopkins, Henry Plumb, Christopher Prout |
MEP(s) | 64 (July 17, 1979) 50 (July 23, 1984) 34 (July 25, 1989) |
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