Esther de Lange

Esther de Lange MEP
Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the European Parliament
In office 1 July 2014 – 15 February 2024
Preceded by	Wim van de Camp
Succeeded by	Tom Berendsen
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1 April 2007 – 15 February 2024
Succeeded by	Henk Jan Ormel
Constituency	Netherlands
Personal details
Born	(1975-02-19) 19 February 1975 (age 49) Spaubeek, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal
Other political affiliations	European People's Party
Children	1
Education	Utrecht University, The Hague University of Applied Sciences

Esther M. R. de Lange (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛstər də ˈlɑŋə]; born 19 February 1975) is a Dutch politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) between 2007 and 2024. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), part of the European People's Party (EPP), she was elected as delegation leader in the European Parliament at a party conference on 2 November 2013 in Leeuwarden, a position she assumed the following year. In July 2014 she was elected as Vice President of the EPP Group in the European Parliament and in June 2018 as Vice President of the EPP Party. De Lange stepped down as MEP in February 2024.