Piet Bukman

**Pieter "Piet" Bukman** (7 February 1934 – 16 March 2022) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. He also was an economist.

Bukman was president of the European People's Party from July 1985 until July 1987. After the election of 1986 Bukman was appointed as minister for Development Cooperation, which ended in 1989. Afterwards he was minister of Agriculture from 1990 until 1994 and speaker of the House of Representatives from 1996 until 1998.

Bukman died in Voorschoten at the age of 88.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Piet Bukman
- **image**: Piet Bukman 1980 (1).jpg
- **caption**: Piet Bukman in 1980
- **office**: Speaker of the House of Representatives (Netherlands), Speaker of the House of Representatives
- **term start**: 3 December 1996
- **term end**: 19 May 1998
- **predecessor**: Wim Deetman
- **successor**: Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven
- **office1**: List of Ministers of Agriculture of the Netherlands, Minister of Agriculture,
 Nature and Fisheries
- **term start1**: 28 September 1990
- **term end1**: 22 August 1994
- **primeminister1**: Ruud Lubbers
- **predecessor1**: Bert de Vries <small>(_Ad interim_)</small>
- **successor1**: Jozias van Aartsen
- **office2**: List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Economic Affairs, State Secretary for Economic Affairs
- **term start2**: 7 November 1989
- **term end2**: 28 September 1990
- **primeminister2**: Ruud Lubbers
- **predecessor2**: Yvonne van Rooy
- **successor2**: Yvonne van Rooy
- **office3**: House of Representatives (Netherlands), Member of the House of Representatives
- **term start3**: 17 May 1994
- **term end3**: 19 May 1998
- **term start4**: 14 September 1989
- **term end4**: 7 November 1989
- **parliamentarygroup4**: Christian Democratic Appeal
- **office5**: List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands, Minister of Defence
- **term start5**: 6 September 1988
- **term end5**: 24 September 1988
 <small>_Ad interim_</small>
- **primeminister5**: Ruud Lubbers
- **predecessor5**: Wim van Eekelen
- **successor5**: Frits Bolkestein
- **office6**: Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation (Netherlands), Minister for Development Cooperation
- **term start6**: 14 July 1986
- **term end6**: 7 November 1989
- **primeminister6**: Ruud Lubbers
- **predecessor6**: Eegje Schoo
- **successor6**: Jan Pronk
- **office7**: European People's Party#History, President of the European People's Party
- **term start7**: 10 July 1985
- **term end7**: 30 July 1987
- **predecessor7**: Leo Tindemans
- **successor7**: Jacques Santer
- **office8**: Senate (Netherlands), Member of the Senate
- **term start8**: 10 June 1981
- **term end8**: 14 July 1986
- **parliamentarygroup8**: Christian Democratic Appeal
- **office9**: Christian Democratic Appeal#Leadership, Chairman of the Christian
 Democratic Appeal
- **term start9**: 11 October 1980
- **term end9**: 14 July 1986
- **leader9**: Dries van Agt <small>(1980–1982)</small>
 Ruud Lubbers <small>(1982–1986)</small>
- **predecessor9**: Piet Steenkamp
- **successor9**: Wim van Velzen
- **office10**: Social and Economic Council, Member of the Social
 and Economic Council
- **term start10**: 1 March 1968
- **term end10**: 1 August 1980
- **1namedata10**: Jan de Pous
- **birthname**: Pieter Bukman
- **birth place**: Delft, Netherlands
- **death place**: Voorschoten, Netherlands
- **party**: Christian Democratic Appeal
 <small>(from 1980)</small>
- **otherparty**: Anti-Revolutionary Party
 <small>(until 1980)</small>
- **residence**: Voorschoten, Netherlands
- **alma mater**: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
 <small>(Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics)</small>
- **occupation**: Politician · Diplomat · Economist · Trade association, Trade association executive