Bendt Bendtsen (born 25 March 1954[1]) is a Danish politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 until 2019.

Bendtsen was a temporary member of the Folketing for the Conservative Party, representing Funen County constituency, from 5 April to 24 April 1994, and he was subsequently elected as a Conservative member of the Folketing from Funen County constituency in the parliamentary election held on 21 September 1994.

Throughout his time in parliament, he served as member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE).

In addition to his committee assignments, Bendtsen was a member of the Parliament's delegation for relations with China from 2014 until 2019.

In May 2012, he founded together with the Austrian MEP Paul Rübig and the Bulgarian MEP Nadezhda Neynsky a new organization called SME Europe, the pro-business organization within the European People's Party, which aims at improving the situation of small and medium-sized enterprises all across Europe.