Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen

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.

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
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

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 General Dental Practice Committee (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. 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. "Henrik Overgaard Nielsen elected chair of GDPC". www.bda.org. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  6. Carvel, John (21 February 2007). "Nice dentists, shame about the quotas". Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  7. 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. "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.
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