15 Facts About Carl Romme

Carl Paul Maria Romme was a Dutch politician of the Roman Catholic State Party and later co-founder of the Catholic People's Party and jurist.

Carl Romme was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 16 December 1971.

Carl Romme worked as a lawyer in Amsterdam from September 1919 until June 1937.

Carl Romme worked as a trade association executive for the Catholic Employers' Association from November 1919 until December 1924 and was a contributing editor for the magazines Het Patroonsblad and De RK Werkgever from February 1920 until December 1924.

Carl Romme served on the municipal council of Amsterdam from April 1921 until June 1937 and served on the Provincial Council of North Holland from June 1935 until June 1937.

Carl Romme became active in the private sector and public sector and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government.

Carl Romme worked as an associate professor of labour law at Tilburg University from 1 January 1933 until 1 January 1935 and as a distinguished professor of Labour law, administrative law and constitutional law and at Tilburg University from 1 January 1935 until 24 June 1937.

Carl Romme became a member of the House of Representatives after the resignation of Leo Guit, serving from 31 January 1933 until 9 May 1933.

Carl Romme was elected to the Senate after the 1937 Senate election, taking office on 8 June 1937.

Carl Romme again worked as a lawyer in Amsterdam from January 1940 until June 1946.

In December 1941 Carl Romme was arrested and detained in Amsterdam and was released in January 1942.

On 4 May 1942 Carl Romme was arrested again and detained in Kamp Sint-Michielsgestel but was released four days later on 7 May 1942.

On 22 December 1945 the party was renamed as the Catholic People's Party, and as one of its co-founders, Carl Romme was selected as the first Leader of the Catholic People's Party and the lead candidate of the party for the 1946 general election on 10 January 1946.

Carl Romme was elected again to the House of Representatives and became his party's parliamentary leader in the House on 4 June 1946.

Carl Romme served continuously as party leader and parliamentary leader for the next 15 years and was lead candidate for the 1948,1952,1956 and 1959 general elections.