Piet Adema | |
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![]() 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]
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]
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Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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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] |