Dionysius Koolen
Dionysius Koolen in 1925
Member of the Council of State
In office
1 May 1926  24 March 1945
Vice President
See list
Minister of Labour,
Commerce and Industry
In office
4 August 1925  8 March 1926
Prime MinisterHendrikus Colijn
Preceded byPiet Aalberse
Succeeded byJan Rudolph
Slotemaker de Bruïne
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
14 October 1920  5 August 1925
Preceded byDirk Fock
Succeeded byCharles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 September 1905  5 August 1925
Parliamentary groupGeneral League of
Roman Catholic
Caucuse
Personal details
Born
Dionysius Adrianus Petrus Norbertus Koolen

(1871-01-21)21 January 1871
Rijswijk, Netherlands
Died24 March 1945(1945-03-24) (aged 74)
Voorschoten, Netherlands
Political partyRoman Catholic
State Party
(from 1926)
Other political
affiliations
General League of
Roman Catholic
Caucuse
(until 1926)
Spouse
Maria Zumgahr
(m. 1896)
Children4 sons and 3 daughters
Alma materUtrecht University
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Philosophy)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer · Prosecutor · Judge · Academic administrator

Dionysius Adrianus Petrus Norbertus Koolen (21 January 1871 – 24 March 1945) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), later formed to the Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).[1]

He was a member of the General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses and its continuation, the Roman Catholic State Party. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands from 1905 until 1925, when he became minister of Labour, Trade and Industry, which was a single ministry at the time. He was speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands in the period from 14 October 1920 to 5 August 1925. After being a minister he became a member of the Council of State.

Decorations

Honours
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Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 1923

References

  1. "Koolen, Dionysius Adrianus Petrus Norbertus (1871-1945)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
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