Willem den Toom
Dutch politician (1911–1998)
His Excellency Willem den Toom | |
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![]() Willem den Toom in 1971 | |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 | |
Prime Minister | Piet de Jong |
Preceded by | Piet de Jong |
Succeeded by | Hans de Koster |
State Secretary for Defence | |
In office 25 November 1963 – 14 April 1965 Serving with Joop Haex Adri van Es | |
Prime Minister | Victor Marijnen |
Preceded by | Michael Calmeyer |
Succeeded by | Jan Borghouts |
Personal details | |
Born | Willem den Toom (1911-07-11)11 July 1911 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Died | 13 December 1998(1998-12-13) (aged 87) Amersfoort, Netherlands |
Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1963) |
Spouse | Mijntje van Toorn (m. 1930; died 1990) |
Alma mater | Royal Military Academy |
Occupation | Politician · Air Force Officer · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Author · Editor · Political pundit · Activist · Lobbyist |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | Royal Netherlands Army (1933–1953) Royal Netherlands Air Force (1953–1965) |
Years of service | 1933–1963 (Active duty) 1963–1965 (Reserve) |
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Battles/wars | World War II |
Willem den Toom (11 July 1911 – 13 December 1998) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Decorations
Military decorations | ||||
Ribbon bar | Decoration | Country | Date | Comment |
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![]() | War Memorial Cross | Netherlands | 5 May 1946 | |
![]() | Mobilisation War Cross | Netherlands | 1 June 1945 | |
![]() | Distinction sign for Long-term, Honest and Loyal Service | Netherlands | 1 May 1963 | Honorable discharge |
Honours | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
![]() | Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 20 April 1965 | |
![]() | Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 17 July 1971 |
References
External links
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Michael Calmeyer | State Secretary for Defence 1963–1965 Served alongside: Joop Haex Adri van Es | Succeeded by Jan Borghouts |
Preceded by | Minister of Defence 1967–1971 | Succeeded by |
Non-profit organization positions | ||
Preceded by Office established | Chairman of the Institute for Peace Issues 1969–1983 | Succeeded by Henk Neuman as Chairman of the Clingendael Institute |
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Ministry of Defence
- Schokking
- s'Jacob
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- Visser
- De Jong
- Den Toom
- De Koster
- Vredeling
- Stemerdink
- Kruisinga
- De Koning
- Scholten
- De Geus
- Van Mierlo
- De Ruiter
- Van Eekelen
- Bukman
- Bolkestein
- Ter Beek
- Pronk
- Ter Beek
- Voorhoeve
- De Grave
- Korthals
- Kamp
- Van Middelkoop
- Hillen
- Hennis-Plasschaert
- Dijkhoff
- A. Bijleveld
- Grapperhaus
- Kamp
- Ollongren
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