diff --git a/Widget/PersonListWidget.php b/Widget/PersonListWidget.php
index 18e55a017..dfebbdc00 100644
--- a/Widget/PersonListWidget.php
+++ b/Widget/PersonListWidget.php
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class PersonListWidget implements WidgetInterface
             // add the case where closingDate IS NULL
             $andWhenClosingDateIsNull = new Expr\Andx();
             $andWhenClosingDateIsNull->add((new Expr())->isNull('ap.closingDate'));
-            $andWhenClosingDateIsNull->add ((new Expr())->gte(':now', 'ap.openingDate'));
+            $andWhenClosingDateIsNull->add((new Expr())->gte(':now', 'ap.openingDate'));
             $or->add($andWhenClosingDateIsNull);
             // add the case when closingDate is in the future
             $or->add(
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ class PersonListWidget implements WidgetInterface
         // adding the where clause to the query
         $qb->where($and);
         
+        // ordering the query by lastname, firstname
+        $qb->addOrderBy('person.lastName', 'ASC')
+                ->addOrderBy('person.firstName', 'ASC');
+        
         
         $qb->setFirstResult(0)->setMaxResults($config['number_of_items']);