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Liesbet SOMMEN

Belgium Belgium EPP – European People's Party Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams

Liesbet SOMMEN is a Member of the European Parliament from Belgium, representing Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams in the European People's Party (EPP) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Liesbet has submitted 665 amendments, delivered 17 speeches, authored 2 reports as rapporteur and 1 as shadow rapporteur, asked 42 questions, and filed 5 motions. Vote participation stands at 95.6% (5321 out of 5568 recorded roll-call votes within the Member's mandate period). All counts shown are raw figures from official European Parliament records, not adjusted for mandate length.

Parliamentary Activity

Activity Count EP Avg vs Avg EP Rank Country Group
Amendments 665 799.5 -134 371st/743 12th/22 85th/193
Speeches 17 44.4 -27 589th/743 17th/22 134th/193
Reports (Rapporteur) 2 0.8 +1 64th/743 2nd/22 25th/193
Reports (Shadow) 1 3.8 -3 464th/743 18th/22 69th/193
Questions 42 39.7 +2 258th/743 15th/22 23rd/193
Motions 5 19.6 -15 322nd/743 14th/22 77th/193
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 223rd/743 5th/22 70th/193
Opinions (Shadow) 13 2.7 +10 20th/743 3rd/22 2nd/193
Explanations of Vote 7 42.8 -36 233rd/743 8th/22 49th/193
Vote Participation 95.6% 86.5% 165th/743 6th/22 48th/193

Each row orders Members by a single recorded metric; tied values share the same rank. Counts are raw and are not adjusted for mandate length; vote participation is the share of roll-call votes cast within each Member's mandate period. EP Avg = mean across all 743 tracked Members of the 10th term, including former Members. Data: European Parliament term 10 (2024–2029).

Roles and Memberships

Committees

Substitute ENVI – Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Substitute FEMM – Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Member EMPL – Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Substitute SANT – Committee on Public Health

Delegations

Member DEPA – Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
Member DEEA – Delegation for Northern cooperation and for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee
Member D-BY – Delegation for relations with Belarus
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