Petrus Antonius Josephus Maria "Piet" Steenkamp (8 March 1925 – 8 January 2016) was a Dutch politician of the
Christian Democratic Appeal
The Christian Democratic Appeal ( , CDA) is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in the Netherlands.
Formed as a federation in 1975 by the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary Party, and the Christian Historical ...
(CDA) party.
Early & Personal life
From 1949 to 1954, Steenkamp was a business economics employee in his father's factory, the ''N.V. Uithoornse Bacon en Conservenfabriek "De Hoorn"''. He was then a member of the board of directors of this company until 1 September 1966. He introduced the distribution of profits and employee participation in the plant.
His son
Jan-Benedict is a renowned marketing scholar, author and
distinguished professor of Marketing at
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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.
Political career
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
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from 1983 to 1991. He was succeeded by
Herman Tjeenk Willink.
Death
He died in
Eindhoven
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,
North Brabant
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on 8 January 2016, 90 years old.
''Geestelijk vader CDA Piet Steenkamp (90) overleden.''
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Decorations
References
External links
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P.A.J.M. (Piet) Steenkamp
Parlement & Politiek
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P.A.J.M. (Piet) Steenkamp
Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
1925 births
2016 deaths
Catholic People's Party politicians
Christian Democratic Appeal politicians
Chairmen of the Christian Democratic Appeal
Commanders of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Commanders of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Dutch corporate directors
Dutch businesspeople
Dutch economists
20th-century Dutch historians
Dutch Roman Catholics
Dutch legal scholars
Dutch political party founders
Social historians
Academic staff of the Eindhoven University of Technology
Members of the Senate (Netherlands)
People from Uithoorn
People from Eindhoven
Presidents of the Senate (Netherlands)
Tilburg University alumni
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