Piet Adema
Pieter Piet Adema (born 6 November 1964) is a Dutch politician.
Since 3 October 2022, he has been Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality on behalf of the Christian Union (CU) in the fourth Rutte cabinet.
Piet Adema | |
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.jpg) Adema in 2018 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality | |
| Assumed office 3 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Henk Staghouwer |
| 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 |
Tenure
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 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 spreading of nitrogen from manure on farmland. 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.
Electoral history
| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2010 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 24 | 533 | 5 | Lost | ||
| 2012 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 24 | 502 | 5 | Lost | ||
| 2023 | House of Representatives | Christian Union | 45 | 224 | 3 | Lost | ||
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