Henk Jan Ormel

Hendrik Jan "Henk Jan" Ormel (born 15 December 1955) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Career
He was an MP from 23 May 2002 to 19 September 2012, focusing on matters of foreign policy, the European Union, biotechnology, medical ethical affairs and animal welfare. From 2007-2010 he was the Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Dutch parliament. From 2008-2010 Ormel was Vice-President of NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

Henk Jan Ormel also sat on the Executive Committee of AWEPA. Ormel began as chief veterinary officer at FAO on September 20, 2012. He was coordinator of anti-microbial resistance (AMR).

He was also the global coordinator of the Global Framework of transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) and worked as One-Health expert for WHO.

Following the stepping down of Esther de Lange as a Member of the European Parliament, Ormel was sworn in as her successor on 27 February 2024. He is part of the European People's Party Group. Henk Jan Ormel is a member of the Environment, Public Health & Food Safety committee and a substitute member in the Economic and Monetary Affairs committee.

Henk Jan Ormel is the first Dutch veterinarian in the European Parliament and he was the first veterinarian in the Parliament of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

European Parliament memberships

 * Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
 * Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China

Decorations

 * In 2012 he was awarded Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.