Willem den Toom

{{Short description|Dutch politician (1911–1998)}}

{{family name hatnote|den Toom|Toom|lang=Dutch}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = His Excellency

| name = Willem den Toom

| image = Willem den Toom 1971 (1).jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Den Toom in 1971

| office = Minister of Defence

| term_start = 5 April 1967

| term_end = 6 July 1971

| primeminister = Piet de Jong

| predecessor = Piet de Jong

| successor = Hans de Koster

| office1 = State Secretary for Defence

| term_start1 = 25 November 1963

| term_end1 = 14 April 1965

| alongside1 = Joop Haex
Adri van Es

| primeminister1 = Victor Marijnen

| predecessor1 = Michael Calmeyer

| successor1 = Jan Borghouts

| birthname = Willem den Toom

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1911|07|11}}

| birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1998|12|13|1911|07|11}}

| death_place = Amersfoort, Netherlands

| nationality = Dutch

| party = People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(from 1963)

| spouse = {{marriage|Mijntje van Toorn|24 January 1930|1990|reason=her death}}

| children =

| residence =

| alma_mater = Royal Military Academy

| occupation = Politician · Air Force Officer · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Author · Editor · Political pundit · Activist · Lobbyist

| signature =

| allegiance = {{flag|Netherlands}}

| branch = Royal Netherlands Army
(1933–1953)
Royal Netherlands Air Force
(1953–1965)

| serviceyears = 1933–1963 (Active duty)
1963–1965 (Reserve)

| rank = 15px Lieutenant general

| commands =

| battles = {{tree list}}

• World War II
• Battle of the Netherlands
• Battle of France

{{tree list/end}}

| awards =

}}

Willem den Toom (11 July 1911 – 13 December 1998) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).