Bart Groothuis (1981) is a member of the European Parliament on behalf of the Dutch People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), which is part of the liberal political group Renew Europe. He is a member of both the Industry, Research and Energy committee, the committee on International Trade and the special committee on the European Democracy Shield, as well as a substitute member on the Security and Defence committee. In Parliament, he focuses on cybersecurity, especially in his role as Rapporteur of the NIS II Directive, disinformation & foreign interference, economic security and security & defence. Before Bart became a member of the European Parliament in February 2020, he was Head Cybersecurity for the Dutch Ministry of Defence.

Commissions and Delegations European Parliament:
• Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (member since March 2020)
• Committee on International Trade (member since July 2024)
• Special committee on the European Democracy Shield (member since February 2025)
• Committee on Security and Defence (substitute member since February 2025)
• Delegation for relations with Iran (Vice President) and with the ASEAN countries (substitute
member)