Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Jan-Christoph Oetjen
Jan-Christoph Oetjen
Vice-President of the European Parliament
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 16 January 2024 Serving with See List
President	Roberta Metsola
Preceded by	Nicola Beer
Member of the European Parliament
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2019
Personal details
Born	21 February 1978 (age 46); Rotenburg an der Wümme, West Germany; (now Germany)
Political party	German:; Free Democratic Party; EU:; Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe;
Alma mater	University of Hannover

Jan-Christoph Oetjen (born 21 February 1978 in Rotenburg an der Wümme) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. In 2024, he became one of the Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament under the leadership of President Roberta Metsola.^[1]

Early life and education

Oetjen studied economics at the University of Hannover.

Political career

Career in state politics

Oetjen joined the FDP in 1995. He first became a member of the State Parliament of Lower Saxony in the 2003 state elections, and was subsequently re-elected three times. From 2003 until 2011, he served as his parliamentary group's spokesperson on agriculture policy.

Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present

In October 2018, Oetjen was elected candidate for the 2019 European elections by his party. In parliament, he is active in the following committees and delegations in various functions:

Vice-Chairman:

TRAN - Committee on Transport and Tourism

Member:

DACP - Delegation to the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Substitute:

DEVE - Committee on Development

LIBE - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

DROI - Subcommittee on Human Rights

DMAS - Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries

In addition to his committee assignments, Oetjen is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity^[2] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.^[3]