Willem den Toom

In this Dutch name, the surname is den Toom, not Toom.

Willem den Toom (11 July 1911 – 13 December 1998) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

His Excellency Willem den Toom
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	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Army (1933–1953) Royal Netherlands Air Force (1953–1965)
Years of service	1933–1963 (Active duty) 1963–1965 (Reserve)
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Netherlands Battle of France

Decorations

Military decorations
Ribbon bar	Decoration	Country	Date	Comment
	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

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) W. (Willem) den Toom Parlement & Politiek