Piet Adema
Piet Adema | |
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.jpg) Adema in 2018 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality | |
| In office 3 October 2022 – 2 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Henk Staghouwer |
| Succeeded by | Femke Wiersma |
| Chairman of the Christian Union | |
| In office 13 April 2013 – 17 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Klaas Tigelaar |
| Succeeded by | Ankie van Tatenhove |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pieter Adema 6 November 1964 Opeinde, Friesland, Netherlands |
| Political party | Christian Union |
| Occupation | politician civil servant |
Pieter "Piet" Adema (born 6 November 1964) is a Dutch politician. From 3 October 2022 to 2 July 2024, he served as the minister of agriculture, nature and food quality on behalf of the Christian Union (CU) in the fourth Rutte cabinet.[1]
Tenure
[edit]Following the collapse of the fourth Rutte cabinet in July 2023, Adema continued serving as demissionary minister. He sent a plan to the House of Representatives in April 2024 to tackle the Dutch manure crisis, a manure surplus that would likely result from the Netherlands losing its exemption in 2026 from a limit in the European Union's (EU) Nitrates Directive on the fertilization of farmland with manure. Adema's proposal included a buyout program and would lead to a decrease in the livestock population. The PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB – representing a majority in the House – called on the minister to hold off the plans due to the ongoing cabinet formation.[2][3]
Adema is known for his push for animal welfare, an example of this can be seen in his work on a ban on owning animals with harmful external characteristics, such as a cat with folded ears or a dog with a short snout..[4] Additionally, in 2024, Adema started working on a ban on "puppy yoga".[5]
His term as minister ended on 2 July 2024, when the Schoof cabinet was sworn in.[6]
Electoral history
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| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2010 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 24 | 533 | 5 | Lost | [7] | |
| 2012 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 24 | 502 | 5 | Lost | [8] | |
| 2023 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 45[a] | 224 | 3 | Lost | [9] | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Adema participated as a lijstduwer.
References
[edit]- ^ "Drenthe vraagt minister hertenkampen toe te blijven staan". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ Sie, Puck (5 April 2024). "Minister Adema wil mest- en productierechten veehouders bij verkoop afromen" [Minister Adema wants to prune away manure and production rights of cattle farmers when sold]. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Derogatie" [Derogation]. Netherlands Enterprise Agency (in Dutch). 6 November 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Netherlands working on a ban on flat nosed dogs and folded ear cats to prevent animal suffering". The Holland Times. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Puppy yoga could soon be banned in the Netherlands, says Cabinet minister". The Holland Times. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Ministers en staatssecretarissen kabinet-Schoof beëdigd" [Ministers and state secretaries of Schoof cabinet sworn in]. NOS (in Dutch). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 36–37. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012" [Results 2012 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 17 September 2012. pp. 90–91. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 111–112. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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