Dionysius Koolen

His Excellency
Dionysius Koolen
His Excellency Dionysius Koolen
	Koolen in 1925
Member of the Council of State
	In office; 1 May 1926 – 24 March 1945
Vice President	See list Wilhelmus Frederik ; van Leeuwen ; (1926–1928) ; Alex van Lynden ; van Sandenburg ; (1828–1932) ; Frans Beelaerts ; van Blokland ; (1933–1945);
Minister of Labour, ; Commerce and Industry
	In office; 4 August 1925 – 8 March 1926
Prime Minister	Hendrikus Colijn
Preceded by	Piet Aalberse
Succeeded by	Jan Rudolph ; Slotemaker de Bruïne
Speaker of the House of Representatives
	In office; 14 October 1920 – 5 August 1925
Preceded by	Dirk Fock
Succeeded by	Charles Ruijs de ; Beerenbrouck
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 19 September 1905 – 5 August 1925
Parliamentary group	General League of ; Roman Catholic ; Caucuse
Personal details
Born	Dionysius Adrianus Petrus Norbertus Koolen; 21 January 1871; Rijswijk, Netherlands
Died	24 March 1945 (aged 74); Voorschoten, Netherlands
Political party	Roman Catholic ; State Party (from 1926)
Other political; affiliations	General League of ; Roman Catholic ; Caucuse (until 1926)
Spouse	Maria Zumgahr (m. 1896)
Children	4 sons and 3 daughters
Alma mater	Utrecht University ; (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer · Prosecutor · Judge · Academic administrator

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.

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