Jelle Bartlema

Jelle Bartlema is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in leadership and policy advocacy. Currently serving as Managing Director at VA-keur since January 2016, Bartlema also holds the position of Gemeenteraadslid with Gemeente Huizen since March 2010 and is the Branchemanager at Fedecom since June 2013. Previously, Bartlema acted as Secretary General of CLIMMAR from October 2014 to October 2022, representing an international network in the agricultural machinery sector. Additional roles include Branchemanager at Koninklijke Metaalunie, Adjunct-directeur at APPR BV, Policy Adviser at OSB, Lobbyist for government relations at BOVAG, and Personal Assistant in the European Parliament. Bartlema holds a degree in Beleid en Bestuur in Internationale Organisaties from the University of Groningen.