Presidents
Presidents of the Party of European Socialists and its predecessors.
| President | State | National party | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wilhelm Dröscher | Germany | Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) | April 1974 | January 1979 |
| 2. | Robert Pontillon | France | Socialist Party (PS) | January 1979 | March 1980 |
| 3. | Joop den Uyl | Netherlands | Labour Party (PvdA) | March 1980 | May 1987 |
| 4. | Vítor Constâncio | Portugal | Socialist Party (PS) | May 1987 | January 1989 |
| 5. | Guy Spitaels | Belgium | Socialist Party (PS) | February 1989 | May 1992 |
| 6. | Willy Claes | Belgium | Socialist Party (SP) | November 1992 | October 1994 |
| 7. | Rudolf Scharping | Germany | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | March 1995 | May 2001 |
| 8. | Robin Cook | United Kingdom | Labour Party | May 2001 | 24 April 2004 |
| 9. | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen | Denmark | Social Democrats (SD) | 24 April 2004 | 24 November 2011 |
| 10. | Sergei Stanishev | Bulgaria | Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) | 24 November 2011 | – |
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