Nico Klaas (Niko) Koffeman (born 12 May 1958) is a Dutch politician and animal rights activist. A Party for the Animals member, he holds a seat and is his party's leader in the Senate since 12 June 2007.
Career
Born in Maassluis, Koffeman worked for several years as a campaign strategist for the Socialist Party. Among his accomplishments was the creation of their current logo.[1] In addition to his political work, he has been active in several animal rights organizations. He has also worked as a broadcast director. He later played a key role in the creation of the Party for Animals. He is a eurosceptic.[2]
Personal
Koffeman is married to television presenter Antoinette Hertsenberg.[3] They are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He is a vegetarian.[4]
See also
References
- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
- ^ Je bent voor, of je bent tegen NCR.NL, Jaco Alberts and Cees Banning. March 10, 2007
- ^ De BV Dierenleed de Volkskrant, Jean-Pierre Geelen. December 15, 2007
- ^ "Antoinette Hertsenberg Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ Cohen, Martin; Leroy, Frederic (2019-02-18). "Veganism is on the rise, but we shouldn't think it is an easy solution to the world's food problems". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
External links
- Niko Koffeman biography at Party for Animals website (in Dutch)
Senate 13 June 2023 – present | ||
| Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB – 16) |  | |
| GroenLinks–Labour Party (GL–PvdA – 14) | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Dem. (VVD – 10) | ||
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 6) | ||
| Democrats 66 (D66 – 5) | ||
| Party for Freedom (PVV – 4) | ||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD – 3) | ||
| JA21 (JA21 – 3) | ||
| Socialist Party (SP – 3) | ||
| Christian Union (SP – 3) | ||
| Forum for Democracy (FvD – 2) | ||
| Volt Netherlands (Volt – 2) | ||
| Reformed Political Party (SGP – 2) | ||
| 50PLUS (50+ – 1) | ||
| Independent Politics Netherlands (OPNL – 1) | ||
Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the President; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member; Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the Senate See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2021–2023 · 2023–present | ||
Senate 11 June 2019 – 13 June 2023 | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 12) | | |
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 9) | ||
| GroenLinks (GL – 8) | ||
| Democrats 66 (D66 – 7) | ||
| Labour Party (PvdA – 6) | ||
| Party for Freedom (PVV – 5) | ||
| Socialist Party (SP – 4) | ||
| Christian Union (CU – 3) | ||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD – 3) | ||
| 50PLUS (50+ – 2) | ||
| Reformed Political Party (SGP – 2) | ||
| Forum for Democracy (FVD – 3) | ||
| Independent Senate Group (OSF – 1) | ||
| Nanninga Group (Indep. – 7) | ||
| Otten Group (Indep. – 2) | ||
| Frentrop Group (Indep. – 2) | ||
Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the President; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member; Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the Senate See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2017–2021 · 2021–2023 | ||
Senate 9 June 2015 – 11 June 2019 | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 13) | | |
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 12) | ||
| Democrats 66 (D66: 10) | ||
| Party for Freedom (PVV: 9) | ||
| Socialist Party (SP: 9) | ||
| Labour Party (PvdA: 8) | ||
| GreenLeft (GL: 4) | ||
| Christian Union (CU: 3) | ||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD: 2) | ||
| Reformed Political Party (SGP: 2) | ||
| 50PLUS (50+: 2) | ||
| Independent Senate Group (OSF: 1) | ||
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