European Democrats

former right-wing political group of the European Parliament
Organization political_group_of_the_european_parliament Q1377290
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European Democrats

Summary

European Democrats is a political group of the European Parliament[1]. It draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (political_group_of_the_european_parliament category, ranking #16 of 34).[2]

Key Facts

  • European Democrats's instance of is recorded as political group of the European Parliament[3].
  • European Democrats's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 00549C[4].
  • European Democrats's chairperson is recorded as Christopher Prout, Baron Kingsland[5].
  • European Democrats's chairperson is recorded as Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb[6].
  • European Democrats's chairperson is recorded as James Scott-Hopkins[7].
  • European Democrats's chairperson is recorded as Peter Kirk[8].
  • European Democrats's chairperson is recorded as Geoffrey Rippon[9].
  • +1973-01-16T00:00:00Z marks the founding of European Democrats[10].
  • European Democrats was dissolved in +1992-05-01T00:00:00Z[11].
  • European Democrats's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02pfw[12].
  • European Democrats's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as kn20030925007[13].
  • European Democrats's topic's main category is recorded as Q19369710[14].
  • European Democrats's political ideology is recorded as conservatism[15].
  • European Democrats's political ideology is recorded as economic liberalism[16].
  • European Democrats's political ideology is recorded as euroscepticism[17].
  • European Democrats's replaced by is recorded as European Conservatives and Reformists Group[18].
  • European Democrats's political alignment is recorded as right-wing[19].
  • European Democrats's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Democratic Group'}[20].
  • European Democrats's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Conservative Group'}[21].
  • European Democrats's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ED'}[22].
  • European Democrats's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'DE'}[23].
  • European Democrats's different from is recorded as SNK European Democrats[24].
  • European Democrats's different from is recorded as Q28042868[25].
  • European Democrats's different from is recorded as European Democratic Party[26].
  • European Democrats's UK Parliament thesaurus ID is recorded as 33321[27].

Body

Founding

+1973-01-16T00:00:00Z marks the founding of European Democrats[10].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Democratic Group'}[20] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Conservative Group'}[21]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ED'}[22] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'DE'}[23].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Christopher Prout, Baron Kingsland[5], a politician[28], 1942–2009[29], of United Kingdom[30], awarded the Robert Schuman Medal[31]; Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb[6], a politician[32], 1925–2022[33], of United Kingdom[34], awarded the Robert Schuman Medal[35]; James Scott-Hopkins[7], a politician[36], 1921–1995[37], of United Kingdom[38], awarded the Knight Bachelor[39]; Peter Kirk[8], a politician[40], 1928–1977[41], of United Kingdom[42], awarded the Knight Bachelor[43]; and Geoffrey Rippon[9], a politician[44], 1924–1997[45], of United Kingdom[46].

Dissolution

European Democrats was dissolved in +1992-05-01T00:00:00Z[11].

Why It Matters

European Democrats draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (political_group_of_the_european_parliament category, ranking #16 of 34).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . europe-politique.eu. europe-politique.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . europe-politique.eu. europe-politique.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . europe-politique.eu. europe-politique.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . europe-politique.eu. europe-politique.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . europe-politique.eu. europe-politique.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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