<P> The post was created by the Treaty of Lisbon and was subject to a debate over its exact role . Prior to Lisbon, the Presidency rotated in accordance with the Presidency of the Council of the European Union . The role of that President - in - Office was in no sense (other than protocol) equivalent to an office of a head of state, merely a primus inter pares (first among equals) role among other European heads of government . The President - in - Office was primarily responsible for preparing and chairing the Council meetings, and had no executive powers other than the task of representing the Union externally . Now the leader of the Council Presidency country can still act as president when the permanent president is absent . </P> <P> European People's Party (8 + 2 non-voting from the EU institutions) Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (8) Party of European Socialists (5) Independent (4) Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (2) Party of the European Left (1) </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Representative </Th> <Th> Picture </Th> <Th> Member State </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Political party </Th> <Th> Member since </Th> <Th> Elections </Th> <Th>% population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tusk, Donald Donald Tusk </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> President Non-voting </Td> <Td> 0! President </Td> <Td> European People's Party National: Civic Platform (PO) </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 12 - 01 - 0000 1 December 2014 Prime Minister of Poland: 2007--2014 </Td> <Td> 2014 2017 Next by 2019 </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Juncker, Jean - Claude Jean - Claude Juncker </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Commission Non-voting </Td> <Td> 0! President </Td> <Td> European People's Party National: Christian Social People's Party (CSV) </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 11 - 01 - 0000 1 November 2014 Prime Minister of Luxembourg: 1995--2013 </Td> <Td> 2014 Next in 2019 </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kurz, Sebastian Sebastian Kurz </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> 1! Chancellor </Td> <Td> European People's Party National: Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 12 - 18 - 0000 18 December 2017 </Td> <Td> 2017 Next by 2022 </Td> <Td> 7000171000000000000 ♠ 1.71% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Michel, Charles Charles Michel </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party National: Reformist Movement (MR) </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 10 - 11 - 0000 11 October 2014 </Td> <Td> 2014 Next by 2019 </Td> <Td> 7000221000000000000 ♠ 2.21% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Borisov, Boyko Boyko Borisov </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> European People's Party National: GERB </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 05 - 04 - 0000 4 May 2017 Prior term: 2009--2013, 2014--2017 </Td> <Td> 2009 2014 2017 Next by 2021 </Td> <Td> 7000138990000099999 ♠ 1.39% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Plenković, Andrej Andrej Plenković </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> European People's Party National: Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 10 - 19 - 0000 19 October 2016 </Td> <Td> 2016 Next by 2020 </Td> <Td> 6999810000000000000 ♠ 0.81% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Anastasiades, Nicos Nicos Anastasiades </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> 0! President </Td> <Td> European People's Party National: Democratic Rally (DISY) </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 02 - 28 - 0000 28 February 2013 </Td> <Td> 2013 2018 Next by 2023 </Td> <Td> 6999170000000000000 ♠ 0.17% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Babiš, Andrej Andrej Babiš </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party National: ANO 2011 </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 12 - 13 - 0000 13 December 2017 </Td> <Td> 2017 Next by 2021 </Td> <Td> 7000204000000000000 ♠ 2.04% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rasmussen, Lars Løkke Lars Løkke Rasmussen </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party National: Venstre (V) </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 06 - 28 - 0000 28 June 2015 Prior term: 2009--2011 </Td> <Td> 2015 Next by 2019 </Td> <Td> 7000112000000000000 ♠ 1.12% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ratas, Jüri Jüri Ratas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party National: Estonian Centre Party (EK) </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 11 - 23 - 0000 23 November 2016 </Td> <Td> Next by 2019 </Td> <Td> 6999260000000000000 ♠ 0.26% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sipilä, Juha Juha Sipilä </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party National: Centre Party (C) </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 05 - 29 - 0000 29 May 2015 </Td> <Td> 2015 Next by 2019 </Td> <Td> 7000107000000000000 ♠ 1.07% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Macron, Emmanuel Emmanuel Macron </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 1! President </Td> <Td> None National: La République En Marche! (REM) </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 2017 </Td> <Td> 2017 Next by 2022 </Td> <Td> 7001130900000000000 ♠ 13.09% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Merkel, Angela Angela Merkel </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 1! Chancellor </Td> <Td> European People's Party National: Christian Democratic Union (CDU) </Td> <Td> 000000002005 - 11 - 22 - 0000 22 November 2005 </Td> <Td> 2005 2009 2013 2017 Next by 2021 </Td> <Td> 7001161000000000000 ♠ 16.10% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tsipras, Alexis Alexis Tsipras </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> Party of the European Left National: Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza) </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 09 - 21 - 0000 21 September 2015 Prior term: 2015 </Td> <Td> Jan. 2015 Sep. 2015 Next by 2019 </Td> <Td> 7000210000000000000 ♠ 2.10% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Orbán, Viktor Viktor Orbán </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> European People's Party National: Civic Alliance (Fidesz) </Td> <Td> 000000002010 - 05 - 29 - 0000 29 May 2010 Prior term: 1998--2002 Member state since 2004 </Td> <Td> 2014 2018 Next by 2022 </Td> <Td> 7000191000000000000 ♠ 1.91% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Varadkar, Leo Leo Varadkar </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> 1! Taoiseach </Td> <Td> European People's Party National: Fine Gael (FG) </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 06 - 14 - 0000 14 June 2017 </Td> <Td> Next by 2021 </Td> <Td> 6999930000000000000 ♠ 0.93% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Conte, Giuseppe Giuseppe Conte </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 000000002018 - 06 - 01 - 0000 1 June 2018 </Td> <Td> 2018 Next by 2023 </Td> <Td> 7001119500000000000 ♠ 11.95% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kučinskis, Māris Māris Kučinskis </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Latvia </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> None National: Liepāja Party (LP) </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 02 - 11 - 0000 11 February 2016 </Td> <Td> Next in 2018 </Td> <Td> 6999380000000000000 ♠ 0.38% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Grybauskaitė, Dalia Dalia Grybauskaitė </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lithuania </Td> <Td> 1! President </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 000000002009 - 07 - 12 - 0000 12 July 2009 </Td> <Td> 2009 2014 Next by 2019 </Td> <Td> 6999560000000000000 ♠ 0.56% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bettel, Xavier Xavier Bettel </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Luxembourg </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party National: Democratic Party (DP) </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 12 - 04 - 0000 4 December 2013 </Td> <Td> 2013 Next in 2018 </Td> <Td> 6999120000000000000 ♠ 0.12% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Muscat, Joseph Joseph Muscat </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Malta </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> Party of European Socialists National: Labour Party (PL) </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 03 - 11 - 0000 11 March 2013 </Td> <Td> 2013 2017 Next by 2022 </Td> <Td> 6998900000000000000 ♠ 0.09% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rutte, Mark Mark Rutte </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party National: People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) </Td> <Td> 000000002010 - 10 - 14 - 0000 14 October 2010 </Td> <Td> 2012 2017 Next by 2021 </Td> <Td> 7000336000000000000 ♠ 3.36% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Morawiecki, Mateusz Mateusz Morawiecki </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe National: Law and Justice (PiS) </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 12 - 11 - 0000 11 December 2017 </Td> <Td> Next by 2019 </Td> <Td> 7000741000000000000 ♠ 7.41% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Costa, António António Costa </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> Party of European Socialists National: Socialist Party (PS) </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 11 - 26 - 0000 26 November 2015 </Td> <Td> Next by 2019 </Td> <Td> 7000200999999999999 ♠ 2.01% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Iohannis, Klaus Klaus Iohannis </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> 1! President </Td> <Td> European People's Party National: None </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 12 - 21 - 0000 21 December 2014 </Td> <Td> 2014 Next by 2019 </Td> <Td> 7000383000000000000 ♠ 3.83% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pellegrini, Peter Peter Pellegrini </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Slovakia </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> Party of European Socialists National: Direction--Social Democracy (SMER - SD) </Td> <Td> 000000002018 - 03 - 22 - 0000 22 March 2018 </Td> <Td> Next by 2020 </Td> <Td> 7000106000000000000 ♠ 1.06% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cerar, Miro Miro Cerar </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Slovenia </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party National: Modern Centre Party (SMC) </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 09 - 18 - 0000 18 September 2014 </Td> <Td> 2014 2018 Next by 2022 </Td> <Td> 6999400000000000000 ♠ 0.40% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sánchez, Pedro Pedro Sánchez </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> Party of European Socialists National: Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) </Td> <Td> 000000002018 - 06 - 02 - 0000 2 June 2018 </Td> <Td> Next by 2020 </Td> <Td> 7000908000000000000 ♠ 9.08% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Löfven, Stefan Stefan Löfven </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> Party of European Socialists National: Social Democratic Party (SAP) </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 10 - 03 - 0000 3 October 2014 </Td> <Td> 2014 Next in 2018 </Td> <Td> 7000197000000000000 ♠ 1.97% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> May, Theresa Theresa May </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 1! Prime Minister </Td> <Td> Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe National: Conservative Party (C) </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 07 - 13 - 0000 13 July 2016 </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> 7001128500000000000 ♠ 12.85% </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Representative </Th> <Th> Picture </Th> <Th> Member State </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Political party </Th> <Th> Member since </Th> <Th> Elections </Th> <Th>% population </Th> </Tr>

Who sits for ireland at the european council table