Jaap le Poole

Jacob 'le Poole' was a member of the Dutch resistance during the Second World War and a politician for the Labour Party.

Biography

During the Second World War, Le Poole became member of the spy group, of which he became the leader in 1943. Near the end of the war, he became one of the secretaries of the.
In November 1945, he was appointed to the Provisional House of Representatives on behalf of the Labour Party. He was not re-elected in the 1946 general election, but returned to the House of Representatives in November 1947 as replacement. He did not return after the 1948 general election. He left the party later that year, because he opposed Operation Kraai in Indonesia.
He became director of the Foundation for the Supervision of Political Offenders. In that role, he was involved, among other things, with the release of the Breda Four.