Abraham "Bram" van Ojik (born 22 September 1954) is a Dutch diplomat and politician of the GreenLeft (GL) party and activist.

As a conscientious objector, Van Ojik did his alternative service at the development organization NIO.

In addition to these activities, Van Ojik freelance journalist and advisor on the subject of development cooperation.

After not being re-elected for the Dutch House of Representatives, Van Ojik worked for the environmental organization MilieuDefensie between 1994 and 1997.

In 1995 he co-authored a book on corals together with Labour Party politician Max van den Berg.

In 1997 Van Ojik switched to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he became director of public communication on development cooperation.

[1] In 2006 he returned to the Netherlands to become director of the inspection for evaluation of development cooperation policy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

He also helped the government prepare policy to meet the millennium goals for the fourth Balkenende cabinet.

Jesse Klaver took over his role as leader of the party, while Rik Grashoff took up Van Ojik's seat in parliament on 20 May 2015.

[2][3][4] After the 2017 general election Van Ojik returned to the House, taking office on 23 March 2017.