Marianne Thieme
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Parliamentary leader - Party for the Animals House of Representatives of the Netherlands |
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Assumed office 23 November 2006 |
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Assumed office 30 November 2006 |
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Marianne Louise Thieme 6 March 1972 Ede, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Party for the Animals |
| Spouse(s) | Jaap Korteweg |
| Residence | Maarssen, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Erasmus University Rotterdam (LLM in Administrative Law) |
| Occupation | Politician, animal rights activist and author |
| Religion | Seventh-day Adventist |
| Website | Worldlog |
Marianne Louise Thieme (Dutch pronunciation: [mɐˈrijɑnə ˈtimə], born 6 March 1972 in Ede) is a Dutch politician of the Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren). She has been Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives since 23 November 2006 and an MP since 30 November 2006.
Thieme is a jurist by education, an animal rights activist, and an author by occupation.
Marianne Thieme studied at the 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 Marianne Thieme worked at research agency B&A Group in The Hague. Between 2001 and 2004 she was policy official at Bont voor Dieren (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).
In October 2002 she and other animal protectionists founded the Party for Animals (Partij voor de Dieren). During the Dutch general election of 2003 the party gained 50.000 votes (0.5%), but not a seat in the House of Representatives.
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