Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen

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Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen
Member of the European Parliament
for North West of England
In office
2 July 2019 – 31 January 2020
Preceded byLouise Bours
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1959-02-08) 8 February 1959 (age 62)
Frederiksberg, Denmark
NationalityDanish and British
Political partyBrexit
Other political
affiliations		People's Movement against the EU
Spouse(s)Sharon Bierer
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
OccupationDentist

Henrik Eyser Overgaard-Nielsen (born 8 February 1959) is a Danish dentist who served as a Brexit Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the North West of England between 2019 and the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020.

Early life[]

Henrik Eyser Overgaard-Nielsen[1] was born in Denmark. His father was a leading campaigner against Denmark joining the European Economic Community, which it did in 1973.[2][3] He qualified as a dentist in Copenhagen in 1983.[4]

Dental career[]

Overgaard-Nielsen is a GDP who started NHS Dentist, an NHS dental practice in Fulham, London in 1999.[5] The practice was started with Sharon Bierer, his British-born wife.[6][7]

In 2013, following a 2012 holiday in the country, Overgaard-Nielsen and Bierer founded a charity, Burmadent, to provide dental services in the Inle Lake area of Myanmar (Burma).[8][9]

In 2015, Overgaard-Nielsen was elected as the chair of the (GDPC) of the British Dental Association (BDA), having previously been the vice chair.[5] He was re-elected in January 2019.[10]

Political career[]

In 1992, Overgaard-Nielsen was co-chairman of the "No" campaign in the Danish referendum on the Maastricht Treaty.[11]

In April 2019, Overgaard-Nielsen was announced as a Brexit Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) candidate for the North West of England.[10] He subsequently won his seat in the 2019 European Parliament election.

Personal life[]

Overgaard-Nielsen is married to Sharon Bierer, who is British.[6][7] They have two children, live in London,[12][3] and own a house near Ostuni, Apulia, Italy.[13][14] Their daughter, Laura Bierer-Nielsen, is director of policy and research at Labour Leave.[15]

In October 2020, Overgaard-Nielsen became a British citizen.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ "European Elections 2019: who are the North West's new MEPs?". ITV News. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Britisk Brexit-parti står til kanonvalg - og en af kandidaterne hedder Henrik - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b Mandag Den 27. Maj 2019. "Dansk tandlæge er valgt til Europa-Parlamentet for Brexit Party". www.altinget.dk. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. ^ "NHS Dentist – Our Dentists". NHS Dentist. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Henrik Overgaard Nielsen elected chair of GDPC". www.bda.org. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  6. ^ a b Carvel, John (21 February 2007). "Nice dentists, shame about the quotas". Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  7. ^ a b BBC. "Teething trouble". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Belief and Relief in Burma: Burmadent". www.dentalnursenetwork.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  9. ^ "History - Burma Dental Volunteers". www.burmadent.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  10. ^ a b "GDPUK.com - Danish dental politician to stand for the Brexit Party in coming Euro elections". www.gdpuk.com. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Danish Brexiteer wins election, vowing to learn the lessons of his country's 1992 Maastricht 'No' vote – The Post". cphpost.dk. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  12. ^ Crack, Cumbria (10 May 2019). "Brexit Party unveils EU election candidates standing in North West region". cumbriacrack.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Fantese". babyfriendlyboltholes.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Trulli, child friendly, special offers, modern, WIFI, private pool - Ostuni". HomeAway.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Laura Bierer-Nielsen, Author at BrexitCentral". brexitcentral.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Citizenship". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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