Dionysius Koolen

Dionysius Koolen
Koolen in 1925
Member of the Council of State
In office
1 May 1926  24 March 1945
Vice President
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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
Preceded byWilhelmus Friesen
ConstituencyGrave (1905–1918)
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 (until 1926)
Spouse
Maria Zumgahr
(m. 1896)
Children4 sons and 3 daughters
Alma materUtrecht University
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer · Prosecutor · Judge · Academic administrator

Dionysius Adrianus Petrus Norbertus Koolen (21 January 1871 – 24 March 1945) was a Dutch Roman Catholic politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1905 until 1925, as minister of Labour, Commerce and Industry between 1925 and 1926, and as a member of the Council of State from 1926 until his death in 1945. He was a member of the General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations and its successor, the Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP).