Piet Bukman

His Excellency
Piet Bukman
His Excellency Piet Bukman
	Bukman in 1980
Speaker of the House of Representatives
	In office; 3 December 1996 – 19 May 1998
Preceded by	Wim Deetman
Succeeded by	Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven
Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries
	In office; 28 September 1990 – 22 August 1994
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Bert de Vries (ad interim)
Succeeded by	Jozias van Aartsen
State Secretary for Economic Affairs
	In office; 7 November 1989 – 28 September 1990
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Yvonne van Rooy
Succeeded by	Yvonne van Rooy
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 17 May 1994 – 19 May 1998
	In office; 14 September 1989 – 7 November 1989
Minister of Defence
	In office; 6 September 1988 – 24 September 1988 ; Ad interim
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Wim van Eekelen
Succeeded by	Frits Bolkestein
Minister for Development Cooperation
	In office; 14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Eegje Schoo
Succeeded by	Jan Pronk
President of the European People's Party
	In office; 10 July 1985 – 30 July 1987
Preceded by	Leo Tindemans
Succeeded by	Jacques Santer
Member of the Senate
	In office; 10 June 1981 – 14 July 1986
Chairman of the ; Christian Democratic Appeal
	In office; 11 October 1980 – 14 July 1986
Leader	Dries van Agt (1980–1982) ; Ruud Lubbers (1982–1986)
Preceded by	Piet Steenkamp
Succeeded by	Wim van Velzen
Member of the ; Social and Economic Council
	In office; 10 May 1968 – 1 December 1980
Chairman	Jan de Pous
Personal details
Born	Pieter Bukman; 7 February 1934; Delft, Netherlands
Died	15 March 2022 (aged 88); Voorschoten, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal ; (from 1980)
Other political; affiliations	Anti-Revolutionary Party ; (until 1980)
Alma mater	Free University Amsterdam ; (Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics)
Occupation	Politician · Diplomat · Economist · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive · Lobbyist ·

Pieter Bukman (7 February 1934 – 15 March 2022) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist.^[2]

Biography

Bukman attended a Gymnasium in Delft from April 1946 until June 1952 and applied at the Free University Amsterdam in July 1952 majoring in Economics obtaining a Bachelor of Economics degree in June 1954 before obtaining a Master of Economics degree in July 1958. Bukman worked as a trade association executive for the Christian Farmers and Gardeners Association (CBTB) from August 1958 until December 1980 and served as general-secretary from May 1968 until September 1975 and as chairman from September 1975 until December 1980.

Bukman served as chairman of the Christian Democratic Appeal from 11 October 1980 until 14 July 1986. Bukman was elected to the Senate after the 1981 Senate election, taking office on 10 June 1981 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for agriculture. Bukman also served as President of the European People's Party from 10 July 1985 until 30 July 1987. After the 1986 general election Bukman was appointed Minister for Development Cooperation in the Lubbers II cabinet, taking office on 14 July 1986. Bukman served as acting Minister of Defence from 6 September 1988 until 24 September 1988 following the resignation of Wim van Eekelen. The Lubbers II cabinet fell on 3 May 1989 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity. Bukman was elected to the House of Representatives after the 1989 general election, taking office on 14 September 1989. Following the cabinet formation of 1989 Bukman was appointed State Secretary for Economic Affairs in the Lubbers III cabinet, taking office on 7 November 1989. Bukman was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries following the resignation of Gerrit Braks, taking office on 28 September 1990. After the 1994 general election Bukman returned to the House of Representatives, taking office on 17 May 1994. The Lubbers III cabinet was replaced by the Kok I cabinet following the cabinet formation of 1994 on 22 August 1994 and he continued to serve in the House of Representatives as a frontbencher and spokesperson for development cooperation, development aid and Kingdom relations. After the Speaker of the House of Representatives Wim Deetman announced his resignation following his nomination as Mayor of The Hague, Bukman announced his candidacy to succeed him. Bukman won the election defeating party member and fellow frontbencher Ali Doelman-Pel and was elected as Speaker, taking office on 3 December 1996. On 23 September 1997 Bukman announced his retirement from national politics and that he would not stand for the 1998 general election and continued to serve until the end of the parliamentary term on 19 May 1998.

Bukman retired after spending 17 years in national politics and became active in the private sector and public sector and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (International Food Policy Research Institute, LEI Wageningen UR, European Cultural Foundation and the World Food Programme).

Bukman was known for his abilities as a team leader and manager. Bukman continued to comment on political affairs until his retirement in 2018 and held the distinction as the first unified Chairman of the Christian Democratic Appeal and as the only Dutchman that served as President of the European People's Party as of 2024.

Electoral history

A (possibly incomplete) overview of Dutch elections Bukman participated in
Election	Party	Candidate number	Votes
1994 Dutch general election	Christian Democratic Appeal	11
2022 Dutch municipal elections in Voorschoten	Christian Democratic Appeal	40

Decorations

Honours
Honour	Country	Date
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown	Belgium	6 July 1986
Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour	France	21 March 1987
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany	Germany	10 December 1990
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	8 October 1994
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic	Italy	1 September 1997
Grand Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown	Luxembourg	30 April 1998

References

^ "DRS. P. (Piet) Bukman". Archived from the original on 11 October 2022.
^ Jansen, Thomas; Hecke, Steven Van (2 June 2011). At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party. Springer. pp. 143–. ISBN 978-3-642-19413-9. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

External links

Official

Drs. P. (Piet) Bukman Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch)
Drs. P. Bukman (CDA) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal (in Dutch)

Party political offices
Preceded by Piet Steenkamp	Chairman of the Christian Democratic Appeal 1980–1986	Succeeded by Wim van Velzen
Preceded by Leo Tindemans	President of the European People's Party 1985–1987	Succeeded by Jacques Santer
Political offices
Preceded by Eegje Schoo	Minister for Development Cooperation 1986–1989	Succeeded by Jan Pronk
Preceded by Wim van Eekelen	Minister of Defence Ad interim 1988	Succeeded by Frits Bolkestein
Preceded by Yvonne van Rooy	State Secretary for Economic Affairs 1989–1990	Succeeded by Yvonne van Rooy
Preceded by Bert de Vries Ad interim	Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries 1990–1994	Succeeded by Jozias van Aartsen
Preceded by Wim Deetman	Speaker of the House of Representatives 1996–1998	Succeeded by Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven
Business positions
Preceded by Jan de Koning	General-Secretary of the Executive Board of the Christian Farmers and Gardeners Association 1971–1975	Succeeded by Unknown
Preceded by Unknown	Chairman of the Executive Board of the Christian Farmers and Gardeners Association 1975–1980	Succeeded by Unknown

[1] "DRS. P. (Piet) Bukman". Archived from the original on 11 October 2022.

[JansenHecke2011-2] Jansen, Thomas; Hecke, Steven Van (2 June 2011). At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party. Springer. pp. 143–. ISBN 978-3-642-19413-9. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

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[2]

v t e Third Lubbers cabinet (1989–1994)
Preceded by: Second Lubbers cabinet Succeeded by: First Kok cabinet
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Wim Kok (Finance)
Ministers	Ien Dales (Interior) (1989–1994) (†) Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Interior) (Ad interim) Ed van Thijn (Interior) (1994) Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (Interior) (from 1994) Hans van den Broek (Foreign Affairs) (1989–1993) Pieter Kooijmans (Foreign Affairs) (from 1993) Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Justice) (1989–1994) Aad Kosto (Justice) (from 1994) Koos Andriessen (Economic Affairs) Relus ter Beek (Defence) Hedy d'Ancona (Welfare, Health and Culture) (1989–1994) Jo Ritzen (Welfare, Health and Culture) (Ad interim) Bert de Vries (Social Affairs and Employment) Jo Ritzen (Education and Sciences) Hanja Maij-Weggen (Transport and Water Management) (1989–1994) Koos Andriessen (Transport and Water Management) (Ad interim) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (1989–1990) Bert de Vries (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (Ad interim) Piet Bukman (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (from 1990) Hans Alders (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Ministers without portfolio	Ruud Lubbers (Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (Ad interim) Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (1989–1994) Ruud Lubbers (Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (from 1994) Jan Pronk (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (Interior) (1989–1994) Piet Dankert (Foreign Affairs) Marius van Amelsvoort (Finance) Aad Kosto (Justice) (1989–1994) Piet Bukman (Economic Affairs) (1989–1990) Yvonne van Rooy (Economic Affairs) (from 1990) Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst (Defence) (1989–1993) Ton Frinking (Defence) (from 1993) Hans Simons (Welfare, Health and Culture) Elske ter Veld (Social Affairs and Employment) (1989–1993) Jacques Wallage (Social Affairs and Employment) (from 1993) Jacques Wallage (Education and Science) (1989–1993) Roel in 't Veld (Education and Science) (1993) Job Cohen (Education and Science) (from 1993) Dzsingisz Gabor (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) Enneüs Heerma (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

v t e Second Lubbers cabinet (1986–1989)
Preceded by: First Lubbers cabinet Succeeded by: Third Lubbers cabinet
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Rudolf de Korte (Economic Affairs)
Ministers	Kees van Dijk (Interior) (1986–1987) Jan de Koning (Interior and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (Ad interim) Kees van Dijk (Interior) (from 1987) Hans van den Broek (Foreign Affairs) Onno Ruding (Finance) Frits Korthals Altes (Justice) Wim van Eekelen (Defence) (1986–1988) Piet Bukman (Defence) (ad interim) Frits Bolkestein (Defence) (from 1988) Elco Brinkman (Welfare, Health and Culture) Jan de Koning (Social Affairs and Employment and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (1986–1987) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs and Employment) (Ad interim) Jan de Koning (Social Affairs and Employment and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (from 1987) Wim Deetman (Education and Sciences) (1986–1989) Gerrit Braks (Education and Sciences) (Ad interim) Neelie Kroes (Transport and Water Management) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture and Fisheries) Ed Nijpels (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Minister without portfolio	Piet Bukman (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (Interior) René van der Linden (Foreign Affairs) (1986–1988) Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst (Foreign Affairs) (from 1988) Henk Koning (Finance) Virginie Korte-van Hemel (Justice) Enneüs Heerma (Economic Affairs) (1986) Yvonne van Rooy (Economic Affairs) (from 1986) Albert-Jan Evenhuis (Economic Affairs) (1986–1989) Jan van Houwelingen (Defence) Dick Dees (Welfare, Health and Culture) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs and Employment) Nell Ginjaar-Maas (Education and Sciences) Gerrit Brokx (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) (1986) Enneüs Heerma (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) (from 1986)

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