Minus Polak

Herminius Carl George Ludolf "Minus" Polak (12 May 1928 – 4 February 2014) was a Dutch lawyer, politician and judge.

As a politician Polak served at different times as a member of the municipal council of Rotterdam, alderman of the same city and Senate of the Netherlands between 1966 and 1985 for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.

He was elected to the municipal council of Rotterdam and at the same time he was made alderman concerning infrastructure and public works.

[1] The municipal council held him responsible for the airport, but refused to provide him with the money to buy a firetruck.

Two years into his presidency he was elected to the Senate, and two weeks after becoming a member of that institution his membership of the municipal council of Rotterdam ended.