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Rudi KENNES

Belgium Belgium GUE/NGL – The Left in the European Parliament Independent

Rudi KENNES is a Member of the European Parliament from Belgium, representing Independent in the The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Rudi has submitted 976 amendments, delivered 43 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 16 as shadow rapporteur, asked 105 questions, and filed 7 motions. Vote participation stands at 97.9% (5453 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 976 714.8 +261 194th/739 10th/22 7th/47
Speeches 43 43.1 -0 244th/739 7th/22 21st/47
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/739 8th/22 10th/47
Reports (Shadow) 16 3.8 +12 21st/739 2nd/22 6th/47
Questions 105 37.4 +68 32nd/739 2nd/22 11th/47
Motions 7 18.9 -12 248th/739 13th/22 19th/47
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 209th/739 4th/22 12th/47
Opinions (Shadow) 19 2.8 +16 8th/739 1st/22 1st/47
Explanations of Vote 23 36.5 -14 167th/739 6th/22 14th/47
Vote Participation 97.9% 86.9% 72nd/739 2nd/22 2nd/47

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 739 tracked Members of the 10th term, including former Members. Data: European Parliament term 10 (2024–2029).

Roles and Memberships

Committees

Member ITRE – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Substitute TRAN – Committee on Transport and Tourism
Member INTA – Committee on International Trade
Substitute EMPL – Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Delegations

Member D-ZA – Delegation for relations with South Africa
Member DSAS – Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia
Substitute DPAC – Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly
Substitute D-BR – Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil

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