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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.

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	31 July 1946
	Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	1 November 1968	Elevated from Commander (30 April 1965)

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Official

(in Dutch) Mr. H.A.M.T. (Hans) Kolfschoten Parlement & Politiek
(in Dutch) Mr. H.A.M.T. Kolfschoten (KVP) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

Political offices
Preceded by Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy	Minister of Justice 1945–1946	Succeeded by Johan van Maarseveen
Preceded by Antoon Verdijk	Mayor of Eindhoven 1946–1957	Succeeded by Charles van Rooy
Preceded by Frans Schokking	Mayor of The Hague 1957–1968	Succeeded by Victor Marijnen
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by Arnold Jan d'Ailly	President of the Association of Municipalities 1957–1965	Succeeded by Hendrik Wytema
Preceded by Pieter Feith	Chairman of the Heart Foundation 1977–1981	Succeeded by Willem Pluygers

Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet (1945–1946)
Preceded: Third Gerbrandy cabinet Succeed: First Beel cabinet
Prime Minister	Willem Schermerhorn (General Warfare)
Deputy Prime Minister	Willem Drees (Social Affairs)
Ministers	Louis Beel (Interior) Eelco van Kleffens (Foreign Affairs) (1945–1946) Herman van Roijen (Foreign Affairs) (from 1946) Piet Lieftinck (Finance) Hans Kolfschoten (Justice) Hein Vos (Commerce and Industry) Jo Meynen (War) Jim de Booy (Navy and Shipping) Gerard van der Leeuw (Education, Arts and Sciences) Steef van Schaik (Transport and Energy) Sicco Mansholt (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies) Johan Ringers (Public Works and Reconstruction) Johann Logemann (Colonial Affairs)
Ministers without portfolio	Herman van Roijen (United Nations Affairs) (1945–1946) Eelco van Kleffens (United Nations Affairs) (from 1946)

Authority control databases
International	VIAF WorldCat
National	Germany Netherlands
People	Netherlands

Ministers of Justice of the Netherlands
Ministry of Justice and Security
Tadama Reuvens Van Hooff Van der Goes van Dirxland Cambier Appelius Van Hugenpoth tot Aerdt Van Maanen Van Pallandt van Keppel Van Maanen Van Hall De Jonge van Campensnieuwland Donker Curtius Wichers Lightenvelt Nedermeyer van Rosenthal Strens Donker Curtius Van der Brugghen Boot Godefroi Olivier Pické Borret J. Heemskerk Wintgens Van Lilaar Jolles De Vries Van Lynden van Sandenburg Smidt Modderman Du Tour van Bellinchave Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Smidt Van der Kaay Cort van der Linden Loeff Van Raalte Nelissen T. Heemskerk Regout T. Heemskerk Ort T. Heemskerk Schokking J. Donner Van Schaik Goseling De Visser Gerbrandy Van Angeren Van Heuven Goedhart Gerbrandy Kolfschoten Van Maarseveen Wijers Van Maarseveen Struycken Mulderije Donker Beel Van Oven Samkalden Struycken Beerman Scholten Samkalden Struycken Polak Van Agt De Gaay Fortman De Ruiter Korthals Altes Hirsch Ballin Kosto Sorgdrager Korthals P. H. Donner Verdonk Hirsch Ballin Opstelten Blok Van der Steur Blok Grapperhaus Yeşilgöz-Zegerius

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