Gesine Meißner (born 22 February 1952) is a German politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 until 2019.

She studied nutritional science and home economics, German and English, communication and pedagogic in Munich (1971-1974) and Hannover (1976-1980).

[1] From 1984 until 1993, Meißner was the deputy director of the "Rural Adult Education Lower Saxony" association.

[4] In addition, she served as chairwoman of the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas; a vice-chairwoman of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Freedom of Religion and Belief and Religious Tolerance; and a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.

In November 2017, Meißner announced that she would not stand in the 2019 European elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.