Theodoor Philibert "Theo" Tromp (9 June 1903, Voorburg[1] – 1 June 1984, Eindhoven) was a Dutch politician and engineer.
Tromp was a mechanical engineer working at Philips since 1927, who in 1945, in the last Dutch government in exile (cabinet-Gerbrandy III), was Minister of Water Management.[2] Before that he already was a member of the College of Agriculture, Trade and Industry in the liberated south.[3] From 1947 he was a member of Philips' board of directors, of which he was vice president from 1957 until his retirement in 1967. He was known to Philips as a fairly authoritarian manager.[4]
References
edit- ^ Netherlands (1921). Nederlandsche Staatscourant. Bijvoegsel (in Dutch). p. 70. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Kabinet-Gerbrandy III (1945)". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Ereleden - Dr. ir. Th.P. Tromp". etv.tudelft.nl. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Ir. Th.Ph. (Theo) Tromp". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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