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
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
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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Official
House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Preceded by Member for Grave
1905–1918 		District abolished
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the House of Representatives
1920–1925 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Labour,
Commerce and Industry
1925–1926 		Succeeded by