Hans Kolfschoten

His Excellency Hans Kolfschoten
Hans Kolfschoten in 1952
Mayor of The Hague
In office 10 February 1957 – 1 November 1968
Preceded by	Frans Schokking
Succeeded by	Victor Marijnen
Mayor of Eindhoven
In office 1 September 1946 – 10 February 1957
Preceded by	Antoon Verdijk
Succeeded by	Charles van Rooy
Member of the Senate
In office 12 July 1949 – 15 July 1952
In office 23 July 1946 – 27 July 1948
Parliamentary group	Catholic People's Party
Minister of Justice
In office 25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946
Prime Minister	Willem Schermerhorn
Preceded by	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Succeeded by	Johan van Maarseveen
Personal details
Born	Henri Anthony Melchior Tieleman Kolfschoten (1903-08-17)17 August 1903 Arnhem, Netherlands
Died	2 August 1984(1984-08-02) (aged 80) The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	Catholic People's Party (from 1945)
Other political affiliations	Roman Catholic State Party (until 1945)
Spouse	Rinske Titia Ferwerda ​ ​ (m. 1932)​
Children	5 daughters and 1 son
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Corporate director · Nonprofit director

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.