Marianne Thieme
Dutch animal rights activist and politician (born 1972)
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- Marianne Louise Thieme ( Dutch pronunciation: [maːriˈjɑnə ˈtimə] ; born 6 March 1972) is a Dutch politician, author and animal rights activist.
- Early life and career Thieme studied at Duno College in Doorwerth.
- From 1992 she studied law at Erasmus University Rotterdam with a specialization in administrative law.
- Her interest in animal rights motivated her to start studying law.
- From 1998 to 2001 Thieme worked at research agency B&A Group in The Hague.
Marianne Louise Thieme (Dutch pronunciation: [maːriˈjɑnə ˈtimə]; born 6 March 1972) is a Dutch politician, author and animal rights activist. A jurist and theologian by education, she served as the Party for the Animals' political leader from 2002 to 2019 and a member of the House of Representatives from 2006 to 2019.
Early life and career
Thieme studied at Duno College in Doorwerth. After that she studied from 1991 to 1992 at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. From 1992 she studied law at Erasmus University Rotterdam with a specialization in administrative law. During this time she became a vegetarian. Her interest in animal rights motivated her to start studying law. Thieme graduated in 1997.
From 1998 to 2001 Thieme worked at research agency B&A Group in The Hague. Between 2001 and 2004 she was policy official at Bont voor Dieren (English: Fur for Animals), a Dutch anti-fur animal welfare foundation. Until November 2006 she was the general manager of Stichting Wakker Dier, a Dutch animal welfare foundation against industrial agriculture.
Political career
In October 2002 Thieme and other animal protectionists founded the Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren, PvdD). During the general election of 2003 the party gained 47,754 votes (0.5%), but not a seat in the House of Representatives which is obtained by 0.67% of the vote.
In February 2004 she was nominated to become the party's lijsttrekker for the 2004 European Parliament election. This time the party gained 153,432 votes (3.2%), three times as much as in the 2003 Dutch general election, but the number of votes was not enough to obtain a seat in the European Parliament.
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