Piet Steenkamp

Petrus Antonius Josephus Maria "Piet" Steenkamp was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal party.

Early and 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.

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 from 1983 to 1991. He was succeeded by Herman Tjeenk Willink.

Death

He died in Eindhoven, North Brabant on 8 January 2016, 90 years old.