A 'Yes' vote was urged by a massive campaign by the main parties and by civil society and the social partners, including campaigning through canvassing and all forms of media by respected pro-European figures like then EP president Pat Cox, former Czech president Václav Havel, former President of Ireland Patrick Hillery and former Taoiseach (prime minister) Dr. Garret Fitzgerald.
Pat Metheny | Pat Robertson | Pat Boone | Pat Benatar | Alex Cox | Pat Mills | Deborah Cox | Courteney Cox | Pat O'Brien | James M. Cox | Carl Cox | Brian Cox | Pat O'Brien (actor) | Pat Nixon | Pat Haden | Brian Cox (actor) | Tim Pat Coogan | Ronny Cox | Postman Pat | Pat Travers | Pat Tillman | Pat McCrory | Pat Martin | Pat Brown | Michael Cox | Sara Cox | Pat Tilley | Pat Reid | Pat Lewis | Pat Cox |
The customary split of the Presidency of the European Parliament between Groups in the Coalition meant that the Group achieved its first President of the European Parliament on 15 January 2002, when Pat Cox was elected to the post to serve the latter half of the five-year term.
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It did however partner with the EPP-ED to form the Grand Coalition for the Fifth Parliament, during which time it achieved its sole President of the European Parliament, Pat Cox.