Niko Koffeman
Encyclopedia
Niko Karel Koffeman is a Dutch
politician. He represents the Party for Animals in the Senate of the States-General
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. Among his accomplishments was the creation of their current logo. 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, now serving as their sole representative in the Senate. He is a Euroskeptic
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church. He is a vegetarian.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
politician. He represents the Party for Animals in the Senate of the States-General
States-General of the Netherlands
The States-General of the Netherlands is the bicameral legislature of the Netherlands, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The parliament meets in at the Binnenhof in The Hague. The archaic Dutch word "staten" originally related to the feudal classes in which medieval...
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Career
Koffeman worked for several years as a campaign strategist for the Socialist PartySocialist Party (Netherlands)
The Socialist Party is a democratic socialist political party in the Netherlands. After the 2006 general election, the Socialist Party became one of the major parties of the Netherlands with 25 seats of 150, an increase of 16 seats. The party was in opposition against the fourth Balkenende cabinet...
. Among his accomplishments was the creation of their current logo. In addition to his political work, he has been active in several animal rights
Animal rights
Animal rights, also known as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings...
organizations. He has also worked as a broadcast director. He later played a key role in the creation of the Party for Animals, now serving as their sole representative in the Senate. He is a Euroskeptic
Euroscepticism
Euroscepticism is a general term used to describe criticism of the European Union , and opposition to the process of European integration, existing throughout the political spectrum. Traditionally, the main source of euroscepticism has been the notion that integration weakens the nation state...
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Personal
Koffeman is married to television presenter Antoinette Hertsenberg. They are members of the Seventh-day Adventist ChurchSeventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
church. He is a vegetarian.