Background
Bukman, Piet was born on February 7, 1934 in Delft, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
Bukman, Piet was born on February 7, 1934 in Delft, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
Diploma in social geography, Amsterdam University, Netherlands, 1959.
Elected Chairman, Christian Farmers’ and Market Gardeners’ Association, 1975. Management Committee, Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP, later forming the Christen Democratisch Appel (Christian Democratic Appeal)), early 1970s. ARP exec., 1977; Chairman, Christen Democratisch Appel (Christian Democratic Appeal), 1980-1986.
Vice-Chairman, Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group), 1980-1985. Member of First Chamber, since 1981. Chairman, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, since 1983.
Chairman, European People's Party. 1985-1986; Minister for Development Co-operation, 1986-1989: Secretary of State at the Ministry for Economic Affairs, 1989-1990. Military service, Royal Netherlands Airforce.
Information officer, Netherlands Protestant Farmers’ and Market Gardeners’ Federation, then secretary horticultural division, then General Secretary, National Chmn, 1975-1980.
Christian.
cristen-Democratisch Appel (CDA, Christian Democratic Appeal)
Vice chairman European People's Party, Hague, 1980, chairman, 1985. Member Upper House of Parliament, 1981, Member of Parliament chairman standing committee on foreign affairs, 1983. Served to 1st lieutenant Royal Netherlands Air Force.
Married Carolien Helena Boon. Children: Bert, Kees, Arien, Johanna, Marc.
