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).

Hans Kolfschoten
Hans Kolfschoten in 1952
Mayor of The Hague
In office
10 February 1957 – 1 November 1968
Preceded byFrans Schokking
Succeeded byVictor Marijnen
Mayor of Eindhoven
In office
1 September 1946 – 10 February 1957
Preceded byAntoon Verdijk
Succeeded byCharles van Rooy
Member of the Senate
In office
12 July 1949 – 15 July 1952
In office
23 July 1946 – 27 July 1948
Parliamentary groupCatholic People's Party
Minister of Justice
In office
25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946
Prime MinisterWillem Schermerhorn
Preceded byPieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Succeeded byJohan van Maarseveen
Personal details
Born
Henri Anthony Melchior Tieleman Kolfschoten

(1903-08-17)17 August 1903
Arnhem, Netherlands
Died2 August 1984(1984-08-02) (aged 80)
The Hague, Netherlands
Political partyCatholic People's Party
(from 1945)
Other political
affiliations
Roman Catholic
State Party
(until 1945)
Spouse
Rinske Titia Ferwerda
(m. 1932)
Children5 daughters and 1 son
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Jurist · Corporate director · Nonprofit director

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

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Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
  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)

References

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Official
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Justice
1945–1946
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Antoon Verdijk
Mayor of Eindhoven
1946–1957
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Frans Schokking
Mayor of The Hague
1957–1968
Succeeded by
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by 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