Honorific-Prefix: | His Excellency |
Willem den Toom | |
Office: | Minister of Defence |
Term Start: | 5 April 1967 |
Term End: | 6 July 1971 |
Primeminister: | Piet de Jong |
Predecessor: | Piet de Jong |
Successor: | Hans de Koster |
Office1: | State Secretary for Defence |
Term Start1: | 25 November 1963 |
Term End1: | 14 April 1965 |
Alongside1: | Joop Haex Adri van Es |
Primeminister1: | Victor Marijnen |
Predecessor1: | Michael Calmeyer |
Successor1: | Jan Borghouts |
Birthname: | Willem den Toom |
Birth Date: | 1911 7, df=y |
Birth Place: | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Death Place: | Amersfoort, Netherlands |
Nationality: | Dutch |
Party: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1963) |
Alma Mater: | Royal Military Academy |
Occupation: | Politician · Air Force Officer · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Author · Editor · Political pundit · Activist · Lobbyist |
Allegiance: | Netherlands |
Branch: | Royal Netherlands Army (1933–1953) Royal Netherlands Air Force (1953–1965) |
Serviceyears: | 1933–1963 (Active duty) 1963–1965 (Reserve) |
Rank: | Lieutenant general |
Battles: |
Willem den Toom (11 July 1911 – 13 December 1998) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
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 | ||