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ID 187917

BelgiumBelgiumActive member

Marc BOTENGA

The LeftThe Left — GUE/NGL
PVDA-PTB

Tracked since 28/10/2024

Total assistants

7

Currently active

6

Total departed

1

Departed share

14.3%

1 of 7

Office over time

7 own staff since we started watching

One bar per person, from the day we first saw them to the day they left — or until today. A faded left edge means they were already in place on 28/10/2024; a faded right edge means they left at an unknown date before 03/03/2026.

Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26Francesca NOTTOLAKirsten Philip C VAN GEST…Klara Marie LEDROITMeltem OKCUTanguy Carine G MASSONLoonis Jans J LOGGHEZAKENKANTOOR DEREYMAEKER …
Accredited assistantsLocal assistantsPaying agentsin postdepartedfaded edge = start or end not known to the day
Office timeline
NameCategoryFromTo
Francesca NOTTOLAAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024left before Mar 2026
Kirsten Philip C VAN GESTELAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Klara Marie LEDROITAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Meltem OKCUAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Tanguy Carine G MASSONAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Loonis Jans J LOGGHELocal assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
ZAKENKANTOOR DEREYMAEKER NVPaying agents22/05/2025in post

Departed share comparison

Share of observed own staff who have since left (since 28 Oct 2024).

This Member14.3%
EP average30.2%
Belgium19.8%
The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL32.0%

By category

CategoryOwn activeOwn departedOwn totalPool activePool total
Accredited assistants41500
Paying agents10100
Local assistants10100

Active assistants · 6

NameCategorySince
Klara Marie LEDROITAccredited assistants28/10/2024
Meltem OKCUAccredited assistants28/10/2024
Tanguy Carine G MASSONAccredited assistants28/10/2024
Kirsten Philip C VAN GESTELAccredited assistants28/10/2024
Loonis Jans J LOGGHELocal assistants28/10/2024
ZAKENKANTOOR DEREYMAEKER NVPaying agents22/05/2025

Office size

Own staff in post per month. Dashed before 03/03/2026: reconstructed from arrivals only. The dashed horizontal line is the median office in the Parliament (5).

Own staff of Marc BOTENGA per month
MonthCountEstimated
2024-115yes
2024-125yes
2025-015yes
2025-025yes
2025-035yes
2025-045yes
2025-056yes
2025-066yes
2025-076yes
2025-086yes
2025-096yes
2025-106yes
2025-116yes
2025-126yes
2026-016yes
2026-026yes
2026-036no
2026-046no
2026-056no
2026-066no
2026-076no
2026-086no
2026-096no
2026-106no

How long staff stayed

Tenure of staff whose departure is dated. Contracts that ended before 03/03/2026 have no known length and are not shown.

No dated departures yet.

Former assistants · 1

NameCategoryFromToDuration
Francesca NOTTOLAAccredited assistants28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—

Our record of the register begins 28/10/2024. "Tracked since" marks a person who was already in place on that day — their actual start date is earlier and is not published to us. Read about the data →