Carl Romme

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His Excellency Carl Romme
Romme in 1938
Member of the Council of State
In office 1 May 1962 – 1 January 1972
Vice President	Louis Beel
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office 20 May 1946 – 17 February 1961
Preceded by	Frans Teulings
Succeeded by	Jan Andriessen
Parliamentary group	Catholic People's Party
Leader of the Catholic People's Party
In office 20 May 1946 – 17 February 1961
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Wim de Kort
Minister of Social Affairs
In office 24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939
Prime Minister	Hendrikus Colijn
Preceded by	Marcus Slingenberg
Succeeded by	Marinus Damme
Member of the Senate
In office 8 June 1937 – 24 June 1937
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 4 June 1946 – 18 February 1961
In office 31 January 1933 – 9 May 1933
Personal details
Born	Carl Paul Maria Romme (1896-12-21)21 December 1896 Oirschot, Netherlands
Died	16 October 1980(1980-10-16) (aged 83) Tilburg, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Catholic People's Party (1945–1980) Roman Catholic State Party (1926–1945) General League (1918– 1926)
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer · Researcher · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive · Academic administrator · Political pundit · Editor · Columnist · Author · professor

Carl Paul Maria Romme (21 December 1896 – 16 October 1980) was a Dutch politician of the Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later co-founder of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and jurist. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 16 December 1971.^[1]