Pieternella Cornelia (Elly) Plooij-van Gorsel (born 20 March 1947 in Tholen, Zeeland) is a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the delegation of the liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie - VVD), having served in said capacity for a period of ten years.

Van Gorsel attended high school until 1965, specializing in science.

From 1987 and 1991, she was editor for The Liberal Woman, the magazine of the feminist group within the VVD.

In 1988, she became chairperson of the Foundation Woman and Management and a member of the International Advisors Board of Governors of the American National Women's Economic Alliance in Washington, D.C. After taking courses in commercial economics in 1990, she became head of sales for Service One Business Catering.

Van Gorsel is chairperson of the Dutch Expert Council for national standards.