Piet Steenkamp

His Excellency Piet Steenkamp
Piet Steenkamp in 1971
Member of the Senate of the Netherlands
In office 22 June 1965 – 8 June 1999
President of the Senate of the Netherlands
In office 13 September 1983 – 11 June 1991
Preceded by	Theo Thurlings
Succeeded by	Herman Tjeenk Willink
Chairman of the Christian Democratic Appeal
In office 23 June 1973 – 11 October 1980
Leader	Dries van Agt (1976–1980)
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Piet Bukman
Personal details
Born	Petrus Antonius Josephus Maria Steenkamp (1925-03-08)8 March 1925 Uithoorn, Netherlands
Died	8 January 2016(2016-01-08) (aged 90) Eindhoven, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Catholic People's Party (until 1980)
Spouse(s)	Constance Nolet (m. 1950–2016; his death)
Children	3 sons
Alma mater	Tilburg University (Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician Economist Historian Businessman Corporate director Professor

Petrus Antonius Josephus Maria "Piet" Steenkamp (8 March 1925 – 8 January 2016) was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party.

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, Noord-Brabant on 8 January 2016, 90 years old.

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	24 August 1990	Elevated from Knight (30 October 1976)
	Commander of the Order of Oranje-Nassau	Netherlands	29 April 1985

External links

Official

• Template:Nl icon P.A.J.M. (Piet) Steenkamp Parlement & Politiek
• Template:Nl icon P.A.J.M. (Piet) Steenkamp Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal