Charles Welter

Charles Welter
Charles Welter in 1926
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
In office
27 July 1948 – 28 May 1956
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice discontinued
Parliamentary groupCatholic National Party
Leader and chairman of the
Catholic National Party
In office
11 December 1948 – 28 May 1956
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice discontinued
Member of the Senate
In office
20 November 1945 – 24 July 1946
Minister of Finance
In office
3 September 1940 – 27 July 1941
Prime MinisterPieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Preceded byDirk Jan de Geer
Succeeded byMax Steenberghe
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
27 July 1948 – 5 June 1963
In office
8 June 1937 – 28 June 1937
Minister of Colonial Affairs
In office
10 August 1939 – 17 November 1941
Prime MinisterDirk Jan de Geer
(1939–1940)
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
(1940–1941)
Preceded byCornelis van den Bussche
Succeeded byPieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
In office
24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939
Prime MinisterHendrikus Colijn
Preceded byHendrikus Colijn
Succeeded byCornelis van den Bussche
In office
1 October 1925 – 8 March 1926
Prime MinisterHendrikus Colijn
Preceded byHendrikus Colijn (ad interim)
Succeeded byJacob Koningsberger
Personal details
Born
Charles Joseph Ignace Marie Welter

(1880-04-06)6 April 1880
The Hague, Netherlands
Died28 March 1972(1972-03-28) (aged 91)
The Hague, Netherlands
Political partyCatholic People's Party
(from 1956)
Other political
affiliations
Catholic National Party
(1948–1956)
Catholic People's Party
(1945–1947)
Roman Catholic State Party (1926–1945)
General League (until 1926)
Spouse
Geertruida Burger
(m. 1921)
Children4 daughters and 2 sons
Alma materDelft Polytechnic School
(Bachelor of Letters)

Charles Joseph Ignace Marie Welter (6 April 1880 – 28 March 1972) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses, later the Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and founder of Catholic National Party (KNP) before rejoining the Catholic People's Party and nonprofit director.[1]

  1. ^ "Welter, Charles Joseph Ignace Marie (1880-1972)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2019.