Hans Kolfschoten
Dutch politician
Died when: 80 years 351 days (971 months)Star Sign: Leo
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 and his Dutch wife Selma Engel-Wijnberg, who survived Sobibor extermination camp.
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