Christine Teunissen | |
|---|---|
 Teunissen in 2023 | |
| Leader of theParty for the Animals in theHouse of Representatives | |
| In office 13 October 2022 – 10 October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Esther Ouwehand |
| Succeeded by | Esther Ouwehand |
| Member of theHouse of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 31 March 2021 | |
| In office 11 October 2018 – 31 January 2019 | |
| Member of theSenate | |
| In office 12 March 2019 – 31 March 2021 | |
| In office 9 June 2015 – 10 October 2018 | |
| Member of theMunicipal Council ofThe Hague | |
| In office 24 March 2014 – 11 October 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1985-09-06)6 September 1985 (age 40) Leidschendam, Netherlands |
| Political party | Party for the Animals |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
| Occupation | Politician, Press secretary |
| Website | Christine Bij Voorkeur |
Christine Teunissen (born 6 September 1985) is a Dutch politician of theParty for the Animals. Since 24 March 2014 she has been a member of themunicipal council ofThe Hague, and since 9 June 2015 she has also been a member of theSenate.[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.
From October 2018 to January 2019 she temporarily left the Senate to replaceMarianne Thieme in theTweede Kamer (House of Representatives).[3] In November 2020 the party published the list of candidates for theelections in March 2021. On this list Christine Teunissen appeared as the number two, immediately after the party leaderEsther Ouwehand,[4] and she was elected to the House of Representatives. Following herNovember 2023 re-election, she served as her party's spokesperson for economic affairs, finances, justice, foreign affairs, defense, and digital affairs.[5] In January 2024, amotion by Teunissen was carried to block usage ofLelystad Airport forcommercial aviation. It had been expanded to alleviateAmsterdam Airport Schiphol.[6]
Teunissen studied history atLeiden University. From 2012 to 2014, she waspress secretary to the Party for the Animals group in the House of Representatives.
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| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2017 | House of Representatives | Party for the Animals | 7 | 4,458 | 5 | Lost | [7] | |
| 2021 | 2 | 15,323 | 6 | Won | [8] | |||
| 2023 | 3 | 7,722 | 3 | Won | [9] | |||
| 2024 | European Parliament | 39[a] | 762 | 1 | Lost | [10] | ||
| 2025 | House of Representatives | 3 | 9,793 | 3 | Won | [11] | ||
{{cite news}}:Cite uses generic title (help)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 theparliamentary leader (first mentioned) and thePresident; (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 | ||
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