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Christine Teunissen

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Christine Teunissen
Teunissen in 2023
Leader of the Party for the Animals
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 June 2026
Preceded byEsther Ouwehand
Leader of the Party for the Animals in the House of Representatives
In office
13 October 2022 – 10 October 2023
Preceded byEsther Ouwehand
Succeeded byEsther Ouwehand
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 June 2026
Preceded byEsther Ouwehand
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 March 2021
Member of the Senate
In office
11 October 2018 – 31 January 2019
In office
12 March 2019 – 31 March 2021
Member of the Municipal Council of The Hague
In office
9 June 2015 – 10 October 2018
In office
24 March 2014 – 11 October 2018
Personal details
Born (1985-09-06) 6 September 1985 (age 40)
Leidschendam, Netherlands
PartyParty for the Animals
Alma materLeiden University
OccupationPolitician,
Press secretary

Christine Teunissen (born 6 September 1985) is a Dutch politician of the Party for the Animals (PvdD), serving as the party's leader since June 2026.

Biography

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Education

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Teunissen studied history at Leiden University.

Career

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From 2012 to 2014, she was press secretary to the PvdD in the House of Representatives.

Since 24 March 2014 she has been a member of the municipal council of The Hague, and since 9 June 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.

From October 2018 to January 2019 she temporarily left the Senate to replace Marianne Thieme in the House of Representatives.[3] In November 2020 the party published the list of candidates for the elections in March 2021. On this list Teunissen appeared as the number two, immediately after the former party leader Esther Ouwehand,[4] and she was elected to the House of Representatives. Following her November 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, a motion by Teunissen was carried to block usage of Lelystad Airport for commercial aviation. It had been expanded to alleviate Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.[6]

On 5 June 2026, she became the leader of the PvdD taking over from Esther Ouwehand.[7]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Christine Teunissen
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2017 House of Representatives Party for the Animals 7 4,458 5 Lost [8]
2021 2 15,323 6 Won [9]
2023 3 7,722 3 Won [10]
2024 European Parliament 39[a] 762 1 Lost [11]
2025 House of Representatives 3 9,793 3 Won [12]
2026 The Hague Municipal Council 48[a] 57 2 Lost [13]

Notes

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  1. 1 2 Teunissen participated as a lijstduwer.

References

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  1. ↑ "Biography". Parlement.com (in Dutch).
  2. ↑ "Result of Senate election 2019". www.kiesraad.nl (in Dutch). 31 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Animal party leader leaves parliament over illness". nltimes.nl. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "404. That's an error". Al Khaleej. Retrieved 4 February 2023. {{cite news}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  5. ↑ "Christine Teunissen". Party for the Animals (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Bhikhie, Avinash (30 January 2024). "Tweede Kamer zet definitief een streep door vakantievluchten via Lelystad Airport" [House of Representatives definitively blocks holiday air travel from Lelystad Airport]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Gore-Langton, Louis (4 June 2026). "Teunissen to lead Party for the Animals as Ouwehand steps down - DutchNews.nl". DutchNews.nl. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 128–129. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 135–136. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "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. 105–106. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1" [Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. pp. 19–20, 41. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Proces-verbaal van het centraal stembureau met de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer 2025 d.d. 7 november 2025" [Report of the central electoral committee with the results of the 2025 election of the House of Representatives dated 7 November 2025] (PDF). Electoral Council (in Dutch). 7 November 2025. pp. 45–46, 139. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  13. ↑ Central electoral committee of The Hague (26 March 2026). De verkiezing van de leden van de gemeenteraad, 18 maart 2026: Verslag, uitslag en zetelverdeling [The election of the members of the municipal council, 18 March 2026: Report, results and seat allocation] (PDF). The Hague (Official report, model P 22-2) (in Dutch). pp. 27–29, 55. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
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