# Niko Koffeman

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Niko_Koffeman
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Niko_Koffeman.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niko_Koffeman
> Source revision: 1349195611
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

Dutch politician (born 1958)

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Dutch. (April 2019) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must follow the LLM translation guideline, revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Dutch Wikipedia article at [[:nl:Niko Koffeman]]; see its history for attribution. You may also add the template {{Translated|nl|Niko Koffeman}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

Niko Koffeman Member of the Senate Incumbent Assumed office 12 June 2007 Personal details Born Nico Klaas Koffeman (1958-05-12) 12 May 1958 (age 68) Maassluis, Netherlands 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](/source/Animal_rights) activist. A [Party for the Animals](/source/Party_for_the_Animals) member, he holds a seat and is his party's leader in the [Senate](/source/Senate_(Netherlands)) since 12 June 2007.

## Career

Born in [Maassluis](/source/Maassluis), Koffeman worked for several years as a campaign strategist for the [Socialist Party](/source/Socialist_Party_(Netherlands)). 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](/source/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](/source/Euroscepticism).[2] He left the Party for the Animals in October 2025, ahead of [a general election](/source/2025_Dutch_general_election), saying he disagreed with the party's direction.[3]

## Personal

Koffeman is married to television presenter [Antoinette Hertsenberg](/source/Antoinette_Hertsenberg).[4] They are members of the [Seventh-day Adventist Church](/source/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church). He is a [vegetarian](/source/Vegetarian).[5]

## See also

- [List of animal rights advocates](/source/List_of_animal_rights_advocates)

## References

- (in Dutch) [Parlement.com biography](http://www.parlement.com/9291000/biof/03157)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Je bent voor, of je bent tegen](http://www.nrc.nl/binnenland/article1777497.ece/Je_bent_voor%2C_of_je_bent_tegen) NCR.NL, Jaco Alberts and Cees Banning. March 10, 2007

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [De BV Dierenleed](https://www.volkskrant.nl/archief_gratis/article559205.ece) de Volkskrant, Jean-Pierre Geelen. December 15, 2007

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Mede-oprichter Partij voor de Dieren Niko Koffeman stapt uit partij"](https://nos.nl/artikel/2587289-mede-oprichter-partij-voor-de-dieren-niko-koffeman-stapt-uit-partij) [Party for the Animals co-founder Nico Koffeman leaves party]. *[NOS](/source/Nederlandse_Omroep_Stichting)* (in Dutch). 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Antoinette Hertsenberg Biography"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1490297/bio). *IMDb*. Retrieved 2019-04-15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** 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"](https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/vegan-diet-negatives-health-environment-food-research-study-a8738951.html). *[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)*. Retrieved 2024-03-04.

## External links

- [Niko Koffeman biography](https://www.partijvoordedieren.nl/eerstekamer/onzesenator) at [Party for Animals website](https://www.partijvoordedieren.nl) (in Dutch)

v t e Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027 Senate 13 June 2023 – present GroenLinks–Labour Party 14 seats Rosenmöller (leader) Crone Fiers Van Gurp Janssen-van Helvoort Karimi Kluit-Sledsens Martens Ramsodit Recourt Roovers Thijssen Veldhoen Vos (president, 2025–present) Farmer–Citizen Movement 12 seats Lagas (leader) Croll Goossen Griffioen Heijnen Jaspers Klopman Van Knapen Kroon Van Langen-Visbeek Lievense Marquart Scholtz Oplaat Panman Van Wijk Walenkamp People's Party for Freedom and Dem. 9 seats Schippers (leader, 2023–2025) Klip-Martin (leader, 2025–present) Van Ballekom Van den Berg Bruijn (president, 2023–2025) Geerdink Kaljouw Van der Linden Meijer Musa Petersen Van de Sanden Straus Vogels Democrats 66 7 seats Van Meenen (leader) Aerdts Belhirch Croll Dittrich Griffioen Kanis Kilic-Karaasian Moonen Christian Democratic Appeal 6 seats Bovens (leader) Bakker-Klein Doornhof Prins-Modderaar Rietkerk Van Toorenburg Party for Freedom 4 seats Faber-van de Klashorst (leader, 2023–2024) Van Hattem (leader, 2024–present) Bezaan Van Kesteren Van Strien JA21 2 seats Nanninga (leader, 2023–2025) Van Bijsterveld (leader, 2025–present) Baumgarten Socialist Party 3 seats Janssen (leader) Van Aelst-den Uijl Van Apeldoorn Kox Christian Union 3 seats Huizinga-Heringa (leader) Holterhues Talsma Forum for Democracy 3 seats Dessing (leader) Kemperman Van den Oetelaar Party for the Animals (de jure) 2 seats Koffeman (leader, 2023–2025) Visseren-Hamakers (leader, 2025) Nicolaï (leader, 2025–present) Volt 2 seats Perin-Gopie (leader) Hartog Reformed Political Party 2 seats Schalk (leader) Van Dijk De Vries 50Plus 1 seat Van Rooijen (leader) Independent Politics Netherlands 1 seat Van der Goot (leader) Beukering Group 1 seat Beukering (leader) Van de Sanden Group 1 seat Van de Sanden (leader) Visseren-Hamakers Group 1 seat Visseren-Hamakers (leader) Walenkamp Group 1 seat Walenkamp (leader) Van Gasteren Group 1 seat Van Gasteren (leader) See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2021–2023 2023–2025 2025–present

v t e Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2019–2023 Senate 11 June 2019 – 13 June 2023 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 12) Jorritsma ‹Adriaansens› Arbouw Van Ballekom Van den Berg De Blécourt Bruijn (President) De Bruijn-Wezeman ‹Van der Burg› Geerdink Keunen Klip-Martin Meijer L. Vos ‹Wever› Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 9) Knapen Atsma Doornhof Essers Van Kesteren Oomen-Ruijten Prins Rietkerk Rombouts ‹Soeharno› GroenLinks (GL – 8) Rosenmöller De Boer Ganzevoort Van Gurp Karimi Kluit Krijnen Veldhoen ‹Vendrik› Democrats 66 (D66 – 7) Bredenoord Backer Dittrich ‹Van Huffelen› Moonen Pijlman Stienen Van der Voort Labour Party (PvdA – 6) M. Vos Crone Fiers Karakus Koole ‹Nooren› Recourt ‹Sent› Party for Freedom (PVV – 5) Faber Bezaan Van Hattem Van Kesteren Van Strien Socialist Party (SP – 4) Janssen Van Apeldoorn Gerkens Janssen Kox Christian Union (CU – 3) Huizinga ‹Bikker› ‹Ester› † Kennedy Talsma Verkerk Party for the Animals (PvdD – 3) Koffeman Nicolaï Prast ‹Teunissen› 50PLUS (50+ – 2) Van Rooijen Baay-Timmerman Reformed Political Party (SGP – 2) Schalk Van Dijk Forum for Democracy (FVD – 3) Dessing ‹Cliteur› Independent Senate Group (OSF – 1) Raven ‹Gerbrandy› Nanninga Group (Indep. – 7) Nanninga Berkhout Beukering Hermans Van der Linden Van Pareren ‹Pouw-Verweij› Van Wely Otten Group (Indep. – 2) Otten ‹Baljeu› ‹Rookmaker› De Vries Frentrop Group (Indep. – 2) Frentrop Hiddema 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

v t e Members of the Senate of the Netherlands (2015–2019) Senate 9 June 2015 – 10 June 2019 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 13) ‹Hermans› Jorritsma Broekers-Knol (president) Bruijn ‹De Bruijn-Wezeman› Duthler ‹De Grave› Huijbregts-Schiedon Van Kappen ‹Klip-Martin› Knip ‹Krikke› Schaap Schouwenaar ‹Swagerman› Van de Ven ‹Wever› Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 12) Brinkman Atsma Van Bijsterveld Flierman ‹Hoekstra› N.J. van Kesteren Knapen ‹Lokin-Sassen› Martens Oomen Van Rij Rombouts De Vries-Leggedoor Democrats 66 (D66: 10) ‹De Graaf› Engels ‹Andriessen› Backer ‹Bredenoord› ‹Gout-van Sinderen› Pijlman Prast Rinnooy Kan ‹Schaper› Schnabel Stienen ‹Vink› Party for Freedom (PVV: 9) Faber ‹Aardema› ‹Van Beek› Dercksen ‹P. van Dijk› Van Hattem ‹T. van Kesteren› Kok ‹Kops› ‹Markuszower› ‹Popken› ‹Van der Sluijs› Van Strien ‹Van Weerdenburg› Socialist Party (SP: 9) Kox Van Apeldoorn Don ‹Elzinga› Gerkens Köhler Meijer ‹Overbeek› ‹Reuten› ‹Ruers› ‹Wezel› Labour Party (PvdA: 8) ‹Barth› Postema Sent ‹Beuving› ‹Fiers› Nooren ‹Schrijver› ‹Sini› Verheijen ‹Vlietstra› ‹Vreeman› ‹Van Zandbrink› GroenLinks (GL: 4) Strik ‹Binnema› Ganzevoort Lindmeijer ‹Vos› Christian Union (CU: 3) Kuiper ‹Bikker› Ester ‹Sietsma› Party for the Animals (PvdD: 2) Koffeman ‹Van Leeuwen› ‹Teunissen› Reformed Political Party (SGP: 2) Schalk D. van Dijk 50PLUS (50+: 2) Nagel ‹Baay-Timmerman› ‹Van Rooijen› Independent Senate Group (OSF: 1) Ten Hoeve Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned); ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who did not serve the full term

v t e Members of the Senate of the Netherlands (2011–2015) 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 F. de Graaf (president) 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) ‹M. de Graaf› ‹De Graaff› Faber ‹Van Beek› Van Dijk Frijters-Klijnen ‹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 Th. de Graaf Scholten GroenLinks (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 indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned); ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who did not serve the full term

Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF WorldCat National Netherlands

This Seventh-day Adventist-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

- [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:SeventhdayAdventist-stub)
- [t](/source/Template_talk%3ASeventhdayAdventist-stub)
- [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:SeventhdayAdventist-stub)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Niko Koffeman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niko_Koffeman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niko_Koffeman?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.