Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen


Henrik Eyser Overgaard-Nielsen is a Danish dentist who served as a Brexit Party Member of the European Parliament 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 was born in Denmark. His father was a leading campaigner against Denmark joining the European Economic Community, which it did in 1973. He qualified as a dentist in Copenhagen in 1983.

Dental career

Overgaard-Nielsen is a GDP who started NHS Dentist, an NHS dental practice in Fulham, London in 1999. The practice was started with Sharon Bierer, his British-born wife.
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.
In 2015, Overgaard-Nielsen was elected as the chair of the General Dental Practice Committee of the British Dental Association, having previously been the vice chair. He was re-elected in January 2019.

Political career

In 1992, Overgaard-Nielsen was co-chairman of the "No" campaign in the Danish referendum on the Maastricht Treaty.
In April 2019, Overgaard-Nielsen was announced as a Brexit Party Member of the European Parliament candidate for the North West of England. He subsequently won his seat in the 2019 European Parliament election.

Personal life

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