| Peter Nicolaï | |
| Term Start: | 11 June 2019 |
| Birth Name: | Peter Dick Nicolaï |
| Birth Date: | 28 June 1947 |
| Spouse: | [1] |
| Residence: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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.
Nicolaï was born on 28 June 1947 in Amsterdam, North Holland.[2] [3] He attended the 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]
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, and .[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]
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]