Olivér Várhelyi

Olivér Várhelyi
Official portrait, 2024
European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare
Assumed office
1 December 2024
PresidentUrsula von der Leyen
Preceded byStella Kyriakides
European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement
In office
1 December 2019  1 December 2024
PresidentUrsula von der Leyen
Preceded byJohannes Hahn
Succeeded byMarta Kos
Personal details
Born (1972-03-22) 22 March 1972
Szeged, Hungary
Political partyIndependent
Fidesz (Affiliated)
Other political
affiliations
European People's Party
Children3
EducationAalborg University
University of Szeged

Olivér Várhelyi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈoliveːr ˈvaːrhɛji]; born 22 March 1972) is a Hungarian lawyer and diplomat who is the European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare in the von der Leyen Commission II since December 2024. He previously served as the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement from 2019 to 2024 after the rejection of László Trócsányi by the European Parliament.