Piet Engels

Peter Joseph "Piet" Engels (25 September 1923 – 13 April 1994) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

His Excellency Piet Engels
Piet Engels in 1973
Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Work
In office 6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel
Preceded by	Marga Klompé
Succeeded by	Harry van Doorn
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office 28 April 1971 – 11 May 1971
Preceded by	Norbert Schmelzer
Succeeded by	Gerard Veringa
Parliamentary group	Catholic People's Party
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 5 June 1963 – 6 July 1971
Parliamentary group	Catholic People's Party
Personal details
Born	Peter Joseph Engels (1923-09-25)25 September 1923 Schaesberg, Netherlands
Died	13 April 1994(1994-04-13) (aged 70) Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Catholic People's Party (until 1980)
Occupation	Politician · Social worker · Nonprofit director

Career

Piet Engels opened the Lindenberg Nijmegen Culture House in 1972. Initially there were free academies a music school and a Public Library.^[1]

Decorations

Honours

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	8 June 1973