Petrus Antonius Josephus Maria "Piet" Steenkamp (8 March 1925 – 8 January 2016) was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party.
From 1949 to 1954, Steenkamp was a business economics employee in his father's factory, the N.V. Uithoornse Bacon and Conservenfabriek "De Hoorn". He was then a member of the Board of Directors of this company until September 1, 1966.[1] He introduced the distribution of profits and employee participation in the plant.[2]
He played an important role in the formation of the party and is therefore referred to as the father of the CDA. He was president of the Dutch Senate from 1983 to 1991. He was succeeded by Herman Tjeenk Willink.
His son Jan-Benedict is a renowned marketing scholar, author and distinguished professor of Marketing at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He died in Eindhoven, North Brabant on 8 January 2016, 90 years old.[3]
Decorations
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Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 24 August 1990 | Elevated from Knight (30 October 1976) |
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Commander of the Order of Oranje-Nassau | Netherlands | 29 April 1985 | |
References
- ^ "Dr. P.A.J.M. (Piet) Steenkamp". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ^ "Rien Fraanje, De getuigenis van Piet Steenkamp, cda.nl, 12 januari 2016".
- ^ Geestelijk vader CDA Piet Steenkamp (90) overleden.
External links
- Official
- (in Dutch) P.A.J.M. (Piet) Steenkamp Parlement & Politiek
- (in Dutch) P.A.J.M. (Piet) Steenkamp Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
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