Through a systematic comparison of sociodemographic, career-relevant, and political structural elements, the author analyzes the careers of 1,388 conservative-Christian Democratic and Green Members of the European Parliament. From this, he draws conclusions about national and party spectrum patterns regarding recruitment and career trajectories. The examination of the differences and similarities—whether nationally or European-influenced—in political careers ultimately leads to the development of a factor-based typology of five career types for the European level.