Niko Karel Koffeman (born 12 May 1958) is a Dutch politician and

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activist. A

Party for the Animals The Party for the Animals ( nl, Partij voor de Dieren; PvdD) is a political party in the Netherlands. Among its main goals are animal rights and animal welfare. Since 2019, the PvdD's political leader is Esther Ouwehand. With 3.8% of the votes ...

member, he holds a seat and is his party's leader in the

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since 12 June 2007.

Career

Born in

Maassluis Maassluis () is a city in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in and covered of which was water. It received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1811. History Maasslui ...

, Koffeman worked for several years as a campaign strategist for the

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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

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

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Personal

Koffeman is married to television presenter

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. They are members of the

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. He is a

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Parlement.com biography

External links

Niko Koffeman biography
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Party for Animals website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koffeman, Niko 1958 births Living people 21st-century Dutch politicians Christian vegetarianism Dutch political party founders Dutch Seventh-day Adventists Members of the Senate (Netherlands) Party for the Animals politicians People from Maassluis

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