Cor Borst

Cornelis "Cor" Borst (1 February 1891 – 11 May 1974) was a Dutch politician. He served as a member of the Dutch House of Representatives for the Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN) from 1946 to 1952 and from 1956 to 1962.

Biography Cor Borst was born on 1 February 1891 in Noord-Scharwoude to Pieter Borst, a horticulturalist, and Aaltje Swager. During World War I, Cor Borst began his own horticultural enterprise, which he would keep until 1946.

After the CPN's electoral loss in the 1952 Dutch general election, Borst left the House of Representatives, but he returned as MP in 1956. During the 1958 conflict within the CPN over the political group led by Henk Gortzak and Gerben Wagenaar, Borst remained loyal to the CPN and its leader Paul de Groot. In 1962, Borst left the House of Representatives. In addition to his role as MP, Borst was a member of the CPN's leadership from 1946 to 1955 and from 1959 onwards, headed the CPN's Agrarian Office from 1953 to 1955, and was the editor of the horticultural publication "Echo van het Land".

Cor Borst died on 11 May 1974 in Weesp.

Personal life Cor Borst was married twice, first to Rensje Blom, whom he married on 24 May 1915 and divorced on 1 January 1971, and second to Daatje Heitman, whom he married on 30 June 1971. He had no children.