Jan Gmelich Meijling

{{Short description|Dutch politician (1936–2012)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = His Excellency

| name = Jan Gmelich Meijling

| image = Jan Gmelich Meijling 1997.jpg

| imagesize = 250px

| caption = Jan Gmelich Meijling in 1997

| office = State Secretary for Defence

| term_start = 22 August 1994

| term_end = 3 August 1998

| primeminister = Wim Kok

| predecessor = Ton Frinking

| successor = Henk van Hoof

| office1 = Mayor of Den Helder

| term_start1 = 1 June 1985

| term_end1 = 22 August 1994

| predecessor1 = Hans de Haan

| successor1 = Willem Hoekzema

| office2 = Mayor of Castricum

| term_start2 = 16 April 1978

| term_end2 = 1 June 1985

| predecessor2 = Wouter van Boxtel

| successor2 = Koos Schouwenaar

| birthname = Jan Christoffel Gmelich Meijling

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1936|02|04}}

| birth_place = Heemstede, Netherlands

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2012|06|02|1936|02|04}}

| death_place = Wassenaar, Netherlands

| nationality = Dutch

| party = People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(from 1968)

| spouse = {{marriage|Anneke Siemens|1966|}}

| children = 3 children

| residence =

| alma_mater = Royal Naval College
Leiden University
(Bachelor of Education, Master of Education)

| occupation = Politician · Civil servant · Naval officer · Nonprofit director · Lobbyist

| signature =

| allegiance = {{flag|Netherlands}}

| branch = Royal Netherlands Navy

| serviceyears = 1960–1978 (Active duty)
1978–1986 (Reserve)

| rank = 15px Lieutenant commander

| commands = HNLMS Bussemaker
(1965–1966)
HNLMS Hoogezand
(1966–1970)

| battles = Cold War

| awards =

}}

Jan Christoffel Gmelich Meijling (4 February 1936 – 2 June 2012) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and naval officer. He served as Mayor of Castricum from April 16, 1978 until June 1, 1985 when he became Mayor of Den Helder serving until August 22, 1994 when he became State Secretary for Defence in the Cabinet Kok I from August 22, 1994 until August 3, 1998.{{in lang|nl}} [http://nos.nl/artikel/379923-jan-gmelich-meijling-overleden.html Jan Gmelich Meijling overleden], NOS, June 3, 2012