Jaap Blom

{{Short description|Dutch politician and trade unionist}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Jakob Blom

| image = Zitting_van_de_Tweede_Kamer_PvdA-Tweede_Kamerlid_J_Blom,_Bestanddeelnr_912-4099.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Blom in 1961

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1898|9|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Oud-Beijerland, Netherlands

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1966|5|26|1898|9|23|df=yes}}

| nationality = Dutch

| occupation = Politician, trade unionist

| office1 = Member of the House of Representatives

| term_start1 = 1952

| term_end1 = 1966

| party = Labour Party

| office2 = President of the General Union of Civil Servants

| term_start2 = 1949

| term_end2 = 1958

| office3 = General Secretary of the International Federation of Unions of Employees in Public and Civil Services

| term_start3 = 1954

| term_end3 = 1956

}}

Jakob Blom (23 September 1898 – 26 May 1966) was a Dutch politician and trade unionist.

Born in Oud-Beijerland, after World War II, Blom became prominent in the General Union of Civil Servants (ABVA), winning election as its president in 1949. He also joined the Labour Party (PvDA), and in 1952 was elected to the House of Representatives.{{cite web |title=J. (Jaap) Blom |url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lky7gjys |website=Parliament.com |accessdate=1 November 2020}} In 1954, he also became general secretary of the International Federation of Unions of Employees in Public and Civil Services, serving for two years.{{cite book |last1=Goldberg |first1=Arthur |title=The Public Services' International |date=1962 |publisher=U.S. Department of Labor |location=Washington DC}}

Blom left his trade union posts in 1958, to focus on his political career. From 1963, he was chair of the Defense Commission, and he also devoted time to promoting compensation for civil servants. He died in 1966, while still in office.