Henri Anthony Melchior Tieleman "Hans" Kolfschoten was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP).
Occupation
politician, jurist, mayor
Position held
justice minister, member of the Senate of the Netherlands, mayor of The Hague, mayor of The Hague
Citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Born
August 17, 1903
Died
August 2, 1984
Overview
Henri Anthony Melchior Tieleman "Hans" Kolfschoten (17 August 1903 – 2 August 1984) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
Kolfschoten was minister of Justice, a member of the Senate, and mayor of Eindhoven and The Hague. In 1945, Kolfschoten refused permanent residency to the Polish Jew Chaim Engel and his Dutch wife Selma Engel-Wijnberg, who survived Sobibor extermination camp.
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