Christine Teunissen
Christine Teunissen (born 6 September 1985) is a Dutch politician of the Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren). Since March 24, 2014, she has been a member of the municipal council of The Hague, and since June 9, 2015, she has also been a member of the Senate[1]. She was the youngest one of that Senate session. In the senate elections of May 2019[2] she was reelected as a senate member.
Christine Teunissen | |
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| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office June 9, 2015 | |
| Municipal council of The Hague | |
| Assumed office March 24, 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 6, 1985 Leidschendam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Party for the Animals |
| Alma mater | Leiden University (MA, history) |
| Occupation | Politician, Press secretary |
| Website | Christine Bij Voorkeur |
Teunissen studied history at Leiden University. From 2012 to 2014, she was press secretary to the Party for the Animals fraction in the House of Representatives.
References
- "Biography". Parlement.com (in Dutch).
- "Result of Senate election 2019". www.kiesraad.nl (in Dutch).
External links
- (in Dutch) Senate biography
Senate 9 June 2015 – 11 June 2019 | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 13) |
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| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 12) | ||
| Democrats 66 (D66: 10) |
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| Party for Freedom (PVV: 9) | ||
| Socialist Party (SP: 9) | ||
| Labour Party (PvdA: 8) | ||
| GreenLeft (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 signifies the Parliamentary leader (first mentioned) Bold also signifies the President | ||