Peter Nicolaï

Peter Nicolaï
Member of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 June 2019
Parliamentary groupParty for the Animals
Personal details
Born
Peter Dick Nicolaï

(1947-06-28) 28 June 1947 (age 77)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political partyParty for the Animals
Spouse(s)
Ineke Lodder
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(m. 1972; died 1982)​
[1]
Marynka Krylova
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(m. 1992, divorced)​
ChildrenMia Nicolai
Residence(s)Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • politician

Peter Dick Nicolaï (born 28 June 1947) is a Dutch lawyer and politician of the Party for the Animals. He has served as a member of the Senate since 11 June 2019.

Early life and education

Nicolaï was born on 28 June 1947 in Amsterdam, North Holland.[2][3] He attended the Spinoza Lyceum [nl] from 1959 to 1965, and studied law at the University of Amsterdam from 1965 to 1969.[2][3] He received a doctorate from the University of Amsterdam in 1990.[3]

Career

In 1968, during his studies at the University of Amsterdam, Nicolaï started working as an assistant professor at the university's law faculty.[2] He was later promoted to associate professor, which he remained until 2018.[3][4] Between 1968 and 1975, he also worked as a freelance journalist for, among others, VPRO, Vrij Nederland and De Groene Amsterdammer.[2][3][4]

Nicolaï has been active as a lawyer since 1985.[3] Having specialised in administrative law, he has often proceeded against the Dutch government, representing various (environmental) activist groups.[5] From 1989 to 2004, he worked as a professor of public law at the Open University of the Netherlands.[3]

In the 2019 Senate election, Nicolaï was elected as a member of the Senate on behalf of the Party for the Animals. He was installed on 11 June 2019.[3]

Personal life

Nicolaï resides in Amsterdam and has four children: two sons from his marriage with Ineke Lodder (married 1972), and two daughters from his marriage with Marynka Krylova (married 1992).[2][3] His youngest daughter is singer Mia Nicolai.[2] He is currently unmarried.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Familieberichten". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Delpher. 2 June 1982. p. 8.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Beek, Hans van der (13 March 2004). "Het interview: Peter Nicolaï" (PDF). PS van de Week (in Dutch). Het Parool. pp. 19–23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Prof.mr. P. Nicolaï (PvdD)". Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b Koelewijn, Jannetje (17 March 2003). "Een strateeg, en rücksichtslos als het moet" (PDF). NRC (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 10 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Peter Nicolaï". Partij voor de Dieren (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 November 2022.