Niko Koffeman

Niko Karel Koffeman (born May 12, 1958 in Maassluis) is a Dutch politician. He has been represented the Party for Animals in the Senate of the States-General since June 12, 2007.

Career

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, and now acts as their sole representative in the Senate. He is an Euroskeptic.^[2]

Personal

Koffeman is married to television presenter Antoinette Hertsenberg. They are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He is a vegetarian.

References

(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

External links

Niko Koffeman biography at Party for Animals website (Dutch)

Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–present

Senate, 9 June 2015 - present

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 13)	Jorritsma Broekers-Knol (President) Bruijn Duthler De Grave <Hermans> Huijbregts-Schiedon Van Kappen Klip-Martin Knip Krikke Schaap Schouwenaar <Swagerman> Van de Ven

Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 12)	Brinkman Atsma Van Bijsterveld Flierman Hoekstra Van Kesteren Knapen Martens Oomen Van Rij Rombouts De Vries-Leggedoor

Democrats 66 (D66: 10)	De Graaf Backer Bredenoord Engels Pijlman Prast Rinnooy Kan Schaper Schnabel Stienen

Party for Freedom (PVV: 9)	Faber Dercksen Van Hattem Kok Kops Markuszower Popken Van Strien Van Weerdenburg

Socialist Party (SP: 9)	Kox Van Apeldoorn Don <Elzinga> Gerkens Köhler Meijer Overbeek Ruers Wezel

Labour Party (PvdA: 8)	Barth Beuving Nooren Postema Schrijver Sent Sini Verheijen <Vreeman>

GreenLeft (GL: 4)	Strik Ganzevoort Lindmeijer Vos

ChristianUnion (CU: 3)	Kuiper Bikker Ester

Party for the Animals (PvdD: 2)	Koffeman Teunissen

Reformed Political Party (SGP: 2)	Schalk Van Dijk

50PLUS (50+: 2)	Nagel Van Rooijen

Independent Senate Group (OSF: 1)	Ten Hoeve

Bold signifies the Parliamentary leader (first mentioned) Bold also signifies the President Brackets () signifies a temporary absent member Italics signifies a temporary member <> signifies a member who prematurely left this Senate See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2011–15 See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2012–present

Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2011–15

Senate, 7 June 2011 - 8 June 2015

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 16)	Hermans Beckers Bröcker Broekers-Knol (President) Bruijn Dupuis Duthler De Graaf De Grave Huijbregts-Schiedon Van Kappen Kneppers-Heynert Knip <Van Rey> Schaap Schouwenaar Swagerman

Labour Party (PvdA: 14)	Barth Beuving Duivesteijn Ter Horst Koning Koole Linthorst <Meurs> <Noten> Postema <Putters> Schrijver Sent Sylvester Vlietstra De Vries <Witteveen> Van Zandbrink

Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 11)	Brinkman Van Bijsterveld Essers Flierman Franken Hoekstra Van der Linden Lokin-Sassen Martens Terpstra De Vries-Leggedoor

Party for Freedom (PVV: 10)	Faber Van Beek Van Dijk Frijters-Klijnen <De Graaf> <De Graaff> <Klever> Kok Kops Popken Reynaers Sørensen Van Strien

Socialist Party (SP: 8)	Kox Elzinga Gerkens Meijer Quik-Schuijt Reuten Ruers Slagter-Roukema <Smaling> <Vliegenthart>

Democrats 66 (D66: 5)	Van Boxtel Backer Engels De Graaf Scholten

GreenLeft (GL: 5)	Thissen De Boer Ganzevoort Strik Vos

Christian Union (CU: 2)	Kuiper Ester

Reformed Political Party (SGP: 1)	Holdijk

50PLUS (50+: 1)	Nagel

Party for the Animals (PvdD: 1)	Koffeman

Independent Senate Group (OSF: 1)	De Lange

Bold signifies the Parliamentary leader (first mentioned) Bold also signifies the President Brackets () signifies a temporary absent member Italics signifies a temporary member <> signifies a member who prematurely left this Senate See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–present See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2012–present See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2010–12

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 286676592 ISNI: 0000 0003 9261 1249

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