Willem Hubert Nolens

Wilhelmus ( Willem ) " Wiel " Hubertus ( Hubert ) Nolens ( born December 7, 1860 in Venlo, † August 27 1931 in 's- Gravenhage ) was a Dutch Roman Catholic priest and politician of the Roomsch - Katholieke Staatspartij ( RKSP ) among other things, 35 years Member of the Second Chamber of the States-General and Minister of State was.

Life

Study, priests and teaching activities

After visiting the Hogere Burger School in Venlo, he was from 1874 to 1878 students of the College Bisschoppelijk in Weert and then completed a philosophy degree at the College Bisschoppelijk in Rolduc in Kerkrade, which he completed in 1880 by the state exam. He then started in October 1880 to study law and political science at the State University of Utrecht, which he jur February 1890 with a science doctorate. with a dissertation finished with the title De empty van den H. Thomas van Aquino over het law "cum laude".

At the same time he studied between 1884 and March 1887 Catholic theology at the seminary ( Groot Seminarie ) in Roermond and was after his ordination on March 26, 1887 as a priest in the diocese of Roermond works. Between 1888 and 1909 he was even in Rolduc monastery operates, namely, first as a teacher of General Theory of the State at the local public school and higher secondary school and the other as a professor of moral philosophy in the minor seminary of the monastery.

Member of Parliament, Chairman of the Group and, Nolens Doctrine '

In November 1896 Nolens was elected a member of the Second Chamber of the States General and represented in this August 1931 until the constituency Venlo.

During this nearly 35-year affiliation Parliament he was between February 1910 and his death in August 1931 at the same time Chairman of the Group of the Roman Catholic deputies or after the establishment of Roomsch - Katholieke Staatspartij 1926 Chairman of the Group of RKSP. In this role, he was at the same time political leader of the Roman Catholic members of the Chamber or the last RKSP.

During that time, formed in 1926 after the failure of the first government of Prime Minister Hendrikus Colijn named after him, Nolens Doctrine '. This said that the RKSP would form a coalition with socialists and social democrats only in an extraordinary emergency situation. As the institution responsible of exploring the possibility of forming a government Formateur Hendrik Marchant held talks with Nolens, replied that such a predicament was not satisfied from the perspective of RKSP to the Sociaal Democratic Arbeiders Partij ( SDAP ) to form a government.

Nolens has been dealing with the social question and sat down especially for an improvement in living conditions and working conditions of miners in the province of Limburg.

In addition to his political career also took place in May 1909 his appointment as an associate professor of labor law, administrative law and State General Administration at the University of Amsterdam, where he taught until September 1925.

For his long-standing political services, he was appointed on 5 June 1913 Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. In addition, the honorary title of Minister of State, he was (Minister van State ) awarded for life on August 22, 1923.

Publications

  • De empty van den H. Thomas van Aquino over het law, PhD thesis, Utrecht University 1890
  • Beteekenis s omvang van de arbeidswetgeving, 1909

Background literature

  • J. P. Gribling: Willem Hubert Nolens 1860-1931. Uit het leven van een priestly statesman, 1978, ISBN 90-232-1643-1
  • Th Kroon: Nolens, portret van een groot statesman, 1981
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