Dionysius Koolen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dionysius Koolen

Dutch politician

Date of Birth: 21-Jan-1871

Place of Birth: Rijswijk, South Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 24-Mar-1945

Profession: politician, jurist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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).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.