Niko Koffeman
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Niko Koffeman | |
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| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nico Klaas Koffeman 12 May 1958 Maassluis, Netherlands |
| Political party | Independent (since 2025) |
| Other political affiliations | SP (1996–2006) PvdD (2002–2025) |
| Spouse | Antoinette Hertsenberg |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Occupation | Teacher • Politician |
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
[edit]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] He left the Party for the Animals in October 2025, ahead of a general election, saying he disagreed with the party's direction.[3]
Personal
[edit]Koffeman is married to television presenter Antoinette Hertsenberg.[4] They are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He is a vegetarian.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- (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
- ^ "Mede-oprichter Partij voor de Dieren Niko Koffeman stapt uit partij" [Party for the Animals co-founder Nico Koffeman leaves party]. NOS (in Dutch). 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "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
[edit]- Niko Koffeman biography at Party for Animals website (in Dutch)
Senate 13 June 2023 – present | ||
| GroenLinks–Labour Party 14 seats |  | |
| Farmer–Citizen Movement 13 seats | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Dem. 9 seats |
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| Christian Democratic Appeal 6 seats | ||
| Democrats 66 6 seats | ||
| Party for Freedom 4 seats | ||
| JA21 2 seats | ||
| Socialist Party 3 seats | ||
| Christian Union 3 seats | ||
| Forum for Democracy 3 seats | ||
| Party for the Animals (de jure) 2 seats | ||
| Volt 2 seats | ||
| Reformed Political Party 2 seats | ||
| 50Plus 1 seat | ||
| Independent Politics Netherlands 1 seat | ||
| Beukering Group 1 seat | ||
| Van de Sanden Group 1 seat | ||
| Visseren-Hamakers Group 1 seat | ||
| Walenkamp Group 1 seat | ||
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 | ||
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 – 10 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) | ||
| GroenLinks (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) | ||
Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned); ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who did not serve the full term | ||
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