Paul Rübig with a Wikipedian during the project "Wikipedians in European Parliament" (2014). Rübig is Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). He became MEP in 1996. Hence, he is the longest-serving MEP from Austria. in 2013, Rübig was elected already for the second time in a European-wide vote as MEP of the Year for his outstanding commitment in the field of research and innovation.