Minister of State (Belgium)
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The Minister of State is an honorary title in Belgium
. It is formally granted by the Belgian monarch, but on the initiative of the Belgian federal government. It is given on a personal basis, for life rather than for a specified period. The title is granted for exceptional merits, generally to senior politicians at the end of their party careers. It is not lost after a criminal conviction (Guy Spitaels
, Willy Claes
). Ministers of state are often former cabinet members or party leaders. Ministers of State advise the Sovereign in delicate situations, with moral authority but without formal competence. They are also members of the Crown Council of Belgium
.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. It is formally granted by the Belgian monarch, but on the initiative of the Belgian federal government. It is given on a personal basis, for life rather than for a specified period. The title is granted for exceptional merits, generally to senior politicians at the end of their party careers. It is not lost after a criminal conviction (Guy Spitaels
Guy Spitaels
Guy G. A. Gh. Spitaels is a Belgian politician of the Socialist Party. He graduated in 1957 in political and social sciences at the Universite Catholique de Louvain ....
, Willy Claes
Willy Claes
Willem Werner Hubert "Willy" Claes was the eighth Secretary General of NATO and a Belgian politician. He was a member of the Flemish Socialist Party....
). Ministers of state are often former cabinet members or party leaders. Ministers of State advise the Sovereign in delicate situations, with moral authority but without formal competence. They are also members of the Crown Council of Belgium
Crown Council of Belgium
The Crown Council of Belgium is composed of the King of the Belgians, the Ministers and the Ministers of State. The King chairs the Crown Council...
.
List of living ministers of state
- Jean DefraigneJean DefraigneJean Pierre Marie Olivier Germain Defraigne is a Belgian liberal politician and minister for the Liberal Reformist Party ....
- 2 December 1983 - Willy ClaesWilly ClaesWillem Werner Hubert "Willy" Claes was the eighth Secretary General of NATO and a Belgian politician. He was a member of the Flemish Socialist Party....
- 2 December 1983 - Guy SpitaelsGuy SpitaelsGuy G. A. Gh. Spitaels is a Belgian politician of the Socialist Party. He graduated in 1957 in political and social sciences at the Universite Catholique de Louvain ....
- 2 December 1983 - Antoinette SpaakAntoinette SpaakAntoinette M. Spaak, born in Brussels on 27 June 1928, is a Belgian politician.Daughter of former Prime Minister of Belgium Paul-Henri Spaak, granddaughter of the first female member of the Belgian Senate Marie Janson, and great-niece of Prime Minister Paul-Émile Janson, Spaak was born into a...
- 2 December 1983 - Wilfried MartensWilfried MartensWilfried Martens is a Belgian politician. He was born in Sleidinge . Martens was the 44th Prime Minister of Belgium from 3 April 1979 to 6 April 1981 and 17 December 1981 to 7 March 1992....
- 7 March 1992 - Leo Tindemans - 26 May 1992
- Philippe BusquinPhilippe BusquinPhilippe Busquin is a Belgian politician. He was Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009 for the French Community of Belgium with the Parti Socialiste, part of the Socialist Group and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Busquin was the chairman...
- 26 May 1992 - Paula D'Hondt - 26 May 1992
- Gilbert Temmerman - 26 May 1992
- Andries KinsbergenAndries KinsbergenAndries Kinsbergen is a Belgian lawyer and liberal politician. He was governor of the Belgian province Antwerp from 1 January 1967 until 1 October 1993.-Education:...
- 10 September 1993 - Charles-Ferdinand NothombCharles-Ferdinand NothombBaron Charles-Ferdinand N.M.P. Nothomb is a French speaking Belgian politician.He is a member of the Humanist Democratic Centre . He served as Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1980 until 1981...
- 30 January 1995 - Guy VerhofstadtGuy VerhofstadtGuy Verhofstadt is a Belgian politician who was the 47th Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008. He is currently a Member of the European Parliament and leader of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.- Early career :...
- 30 January 1995 - Philippe MoureauxPhilippe MoureauxPhilippe Moureaux is a Belgian politician, senator, mayor of Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, and professor of economic history at the Université Libre de Bruxelles....
- 30 January 1995 - Louis TobbackLouis TobbackLouis Marie Joseph Tobback is a Belgian politician. Tobback is a Flemish social democrat and member of the political party SP.A. He is currently the mayor of Leuven. He graduated in Romance philology at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel....
- 30 January 1995 - Annemie Neyts - 30 January 1995
- Magda AelvoetMagda AelvoetMagdalena Godelieve Hilda "Magda" Aelvoet is a Belgian, Flemish politician. She is a former president of the Greens in the European Parliament....
- 30 January 1995
- Louis MichelLouis MichelLouis H. O. Ch. Michel is a Belgian politician. He served in the government of Belgium as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2004 and was European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid from 2004 to 2009. Since 2009, he has been a Member of the European Parliament...
- 30 January 1995 - José DarasJosé DarasJosé Daras is a Belgian politician and a member of Ecolo. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...
- 30 January 1995 - Gérard DeprezGérard DeprezGérard M.J. Deprez is a Belgian politician andex-Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgiumwith the MR/MCC/PRL,part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on...
- 30 January 1995 - Herman De CrooHerman De CrooHerman Francies Joseph De Croo is a Belgian liberal politician. He is a member of the Open VLD. He is the father of current Open VLD chairman Alexander De Croo....
- 3 June 1998 - Philippe MaystadtPhilippe MaystadtPhilippe M.P.J. Maystadt is a Belgian politician who served as Minister for Economic Affairs, Minister of Finance, and Deputy Prime Minister. He is the current President of the European Investment Bank . He was appointed to this office on 1 January 2000.Philippe Maystadt was born in Verviers in...
- 17 July 1998 - Robert Urbain - 17 July 1998
- François-Xavier de DonneaFrançois-Xavier de DonnéaFrançois Xavier Gustave Marie Joseph Corneille Hubert, Knight de Donnea de Hamoir is a Belgian politician and a former mayor of the City of Brussels and Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region....
- 17 July 1998 - Mark EyskensMark EyskensMarc Maria Frans, Viscount Eyskens , known as Mark Eyskens , is a Belgian economist and politician in the Christian People's Party , now called Christian Democratic and Flemish, and briefly served as Prime Minister of Belgium in 1981.-Background:He was born in Leuven, the son of Gaston Eyskens, and...
- 18 November 1998 - Jean-Luc DehaeneJean-Luc Dehaene-Early life and political career:He was born in Montpellier, France, when his parents were fleeing German troops. He got into politics through the Algemeen Christelijk Werknemersverbond , a trade union which was closely linked to the Christelijke Volkspartij .In 1981, he became Minister of Social...
- 12 July 1999 - Elio Di RupoElio Di RupoElio Di Rupo is a Belgian social-democratic politician and the Party Leader of the Socialist Party .-Biography:...
- 28 January 2002 - Freddy WillockxFreddy WillockxFrederik A.A. Willockx is a Belgian socialist politician, member of the Flemish Different Socialist Party.Freddy Willockx was first elected to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 1979 and served until 1994...
- 28 January 2002 - Raymond LangendriesRaymond LangendriesRaymond A. Langendries is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgium with the Centre Démocrate Humaniste, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.He is a substitute for...
- 28 January 2002 - Miet SmetMiet SmetMiet Smet is a Belgian politician for the Christian Democratic and Flemish party .Miet Smet was the founder and first president of the Christian People's Party political women's organisation, Vrouw en Maatschappij .She was elected to the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives in 1978...
- 28 January 2002 - Patrick DewaelPatrick DewaelPatrick Yvonne Hugo Dewael, in Lier, Belgium is a liberal Belgian politician. He is a member of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats, or Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten . He is the nephew of the late liberal minister Herman Vanderpoorten and the cousin of Marleen Vanderpoorten, who also served as...
- 28 January 2002 - Roger LallemandRoger LallemandRoger Lallemand is a Walloon-Belgian lawyer and socialist politician.-Education:He graduated as a licentiate in Romance philology and obtained a doctorate in law at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles.-Career:...
- 28 January 2002 - Jos GeyselsJos GeyselsJosephus "Jos" Elisabeth A. M. Geysels is a former Belgian politician, and former Representative in the Belgian Chamber for the ecologist party Agalev for which he was party chairman...
- 28 January 2002 - Karel De GuchtKarel De GuchtKarel Lodewijk Georgette Emmerence De Gucht is a Belgian politician who has been the European Commissioner for Trade since 2010...
- 28 January 2002
- Daniel DucarmeDaniel DucarmeDaniel Ducarme was a Belgian politician and former Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region.-Background and political affiliation:...
- 28 January 2002 - Jacky Morael - 28 January 2002
- Luc CoeneLuc CoeneLuc Coene is a Belgian economist and Governor of the National Bank of Belgium .-Education:Luc Coene graduated in economics at Ghent University and obtained a postgraduate diploma in European economic integration at the College of Europe .-Career:He started his career at the NBB in July 1973,...
- 1 August 2003 - Herman Van RompuyHerman Van RompuyHerman Achille Van Rompuy is the first long-term and full-time President of the European Council...
- 26 January 2004 - Jaak GabriëlsJaak GabriëlsPetrus Josephus Jacobus "Jaak" Gabriëls is a Belgian politician and member of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats . He graduated in 1965 at the Catholic University of Leuven as Master of Philosophy and Arts. He started his political career as a Provincial Councillor for Limburg from 1974 to 1977...
- 26 January 2004 - Charles PicquéCharles PicquéCharles Picqué is a Belgian, French-speaking politician. He is currently serving his second term as Minister-President of the Brussels Capital-Region....
- 26 January 2004 - Philippe MonfilsPhilippe MonfilsPhilippe Monfils is a Belgian politician and a member of the MR. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...
- 26 January 2004 - Etienne DavignonÉtienne DavignonÉtienne Francois Jacques Davignon, Viscount Davignon is a Belgian politician, businessman, and former vice-president of the European Commission.-Career:...
- 26 January 2004 - Steve StevaertSteve StevaertSteve Stevaert is a Belgian politician of the Flemish Socialist Party: the SP.A....
- 26 January 2004 - Johan Vande LanotteJohan Vande LanotteJohan Cyrille Corneel Vande Lanotte is a Belgian politician. He is a member of the SP.A, and became its party president on 15 October 2005...
- 30 January 2006 - Jos Chabert - 24 November 2009
- Armand De DeckerArmand De DeckerArmand De Decker, born in Uccle, 8 October 1948, is a Belgian politician and member of the French-speaking liberal party Mouvement Réformateur .De Decker studied law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and practised law.-Political career:...
- 24 November 2009 - Frank Vandenbroucke - 24 November 2009
- Melchior WatheletMelchior WatheletMelchior H.M.J.F.C. Wathelet is a Belgian politician and member of the Humanist Democratic Centre. He has degrees in law and in economics and is a Master of Laws . He's also a professor at the Catholic University of Louvain and the Université de Liège...
- 7 December 2009 - André FlahautAndré FlahautAndré M.J.Gh. Flahaut is a Belgian politician. He was born on 18 August 1955 in Walhain, then in the province of Brabant and now in the province of Walloon Brabant. Flahaut studied political sciences and public administration at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.He joined the Socialist Party in...
- 7 December 2009 - Karel PomaKarel PomaKarel Emiel Hubert, Baron Poma is a Belgian liberal and politician for the PVV. He is a son of Carolus Poma, who was a lieutenant of the Antwerp fire brigade, and subsequently council member and mayor of the town Wilrijk. He is married to Juliana Walgraeve, and together they have two children; a...
- 7 December 2009
Former ministers of state
| Date of appointment | | Name | | Birth Death |
|---|---|---|
| 12 November 1831 | Félix de Mérode Félix de Mérode Philippe Félix Balthasar Otto Ghislain, Count de Merode , known as Félix de Merode, was a Belgian politician.... |
1791-1857 |
| 12 November 1831 | Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt | 1794-1874 |
| 12 November 1831 | Felix de Muelenaere Felix de Muelenaere Felix Amandus, Count de Muelenaere was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician.Born in Pittem, he was a lawyer in Bruges and was from 1824 until 1829 member of the Second Chamber of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands for the province of West Flanders... |
1793-1862 |
| 17 September 1832 | Albert Goblet d'Alviella | 1790-1873 |
| 8 August 1834 | Auguste Duvivier | 1772-1846 |
| 19 August 1836 | Louis Evain | 1775-1852 |
| 19 June 1845 | Jean-Baptiste Nothomb Jean-Baptiste Nothomb Jean Baptiste, Baron Nothomb was a Belgian statesman and diplomat, the sixth Prime Minister.-Revolution:... |
1805-1881 |
| 30 July 1845 | Edouard d'Huart | 1800-1884 |
| 12 August 1845 | Edouard Mercier | 1799-1870 |
| 12 August 1847 | Charles Liedts Charles Liedts Charles A. Liedts was a Belgian liberal politician. He was President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 17 November 1843 until 20 May 1848.-Source:*... |
1802-1878 |
| 12 August 1847 | Henri de Brouckère Henri de Brouckère Jonkheer Henri Ghislain Joseph Marie Hyacinthe de Brouckère was a Belgian nobleman and liberal politician. Born in Bruges, he was a magistrate, and a professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. His brother Charles was mayor of Brussels.He served as governor of Antwerp from 1840 to 1844, and of... |
1801-1891 |
| 6 June 1856 | Jules Joseph d'Anethan | 1803-1888 |
| 6 June 1856 | Adolphe Dechamps | 1807-1875 |
| 6 June 1856 | Charles Le Hon Charles Le Hon Count Charles Aimé Joseph Le Hon was a Belgian liberal politician.-Life:Originally a lawyer and industrialist, he served as mayor of Tournai and was elected a deputy in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands during the Dutch period, then to the National Congress of Belgium in 1830, having... |
1792-1868 |
| 12 November 1857 | Joseph Lebeau Joseph Lebeau Jean Louis Joseph Lebeau was a Belgian liberal politician and statesman, the second Prime Minister.-Biography:... |
1794-1866 |
| 12 November 1857 | Noël Delfosse Noël Delfosse Noël Joseph Auguste Delfosse was a Belgian lawyer, industrialist and liberal politician.-Biography:Delfosse graduated as a doctor in Law at the University of Liège and started his career in Liège as an attorney.... |
1801-1858 |
| 3 June 1861 | Walthère Frère-Orban | 1812-1896 |
| 4 November 1861 | Adolphe de Vrière | 1806-1885 |
| 13 May 1863 | Eugène de Ligne | 1804-1880 |
| 13 May 1863 | Sylvain Van de Weyer Sylvain Van de Weyer Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer was a Belgian politician, and then the Belgian Minister at the Court of St. James's, effectively the ambassador to the United Kingdom.... |
1802-1874 |
| 6 June 1863 | Constant d'Hoffschmidt | 1804-1873 |
| 4 January 1868 | Charles Rogier Charles Rogier Charles Latour Rogier was a Belgian liberal statesman and a leader in the Belgian Revolution of 1830. He became Prime Minister of Belgium on two separate occasions: from 1847 to 1852, and again from 1857 to 1868.... |
1800-1885 |
| 4 January 1868 | Alphonse Vandenpeereboom | 1812-1884 |
| 24 July 1870 | Jules Malou Jules Malou Jules Edouard Xavier Malou was a Belgian statesman, a leader of the clerical party.He was born at Ypres. He was a civil servant in the department of justice when he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies by his native constituency in 1841, and was for some time governor of the province of Antwerp... |
1810-1886 |
| 7 July 1872 | Barthélemy Dumortier | 1797-1878 |
| 1 May 1875 | Charles Vilain XIIII | 1803-1878 |
| 1 May 1875 | Hubert Dolez | 1808-1880 |
| 7 January 1879 | François D'Elhoungne | 1815-1892 |
| 7 January 1879 | Auguste Orts Auguste Orts Auguste Engelbert Pierre Orts , was a Belgian lawyer and liberal politician.Auguste Orts was a Lawyer, magistrate, professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and alderman of Brussels... |
1814-1880 |
| 18 June 1884 | Eudore Pirmez Eudore Pirmez Eudore Pirmez was a Belgian lawyer and liberal politician. He was director of the National Bank of Belgium, member of parliament, minister and burgomaster of Marchienne-au-Pont.-Source:... |
1830-1890 |
| 25 January 1885 | Auguste Lambermont | 1819-1905 |
| 20 May 1888 | Victor Jacobs | 1838-1891 |
| 20 May 1888 | Charles Delcour | 1811-1889 |
| 9 June 1890 | Théophile de Lantsheere Théophile de Lantsheere Théophile Charles André de Lantsheere was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.Born in Asse, De Lantsheere was a student of law, obtaining a doctorate, and practiced as an advocate in Brussels... |
1833-1918 |
| 9 June 1890 | Karel de Mérode-Westerloo | 1824-1892 |
| 9 June 1890 | Henri t'Kint de Roodenbeke | 1817-1900 |
| 15 November 1891 | Graaf de Jonghe d'Ardoye | |
| 15 November 1891 | Jules Guillery Jules Guillery Jules Louis Guillery was a Belgian lawyer and liberal politician.As a politician, he was a member of the Belgian parliament and President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 13 November 1878 until 10 March 1881 and Minister of State.-Source:* * Lebrocquy, G., Types et Profils... |
1824-1902 |
| 15 November 1891 | Charles Woeste Charles Woeste Charles, Count Woeste was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician of German descent.He was born in Brussels, the son of Edouard Woeste, who was of Prussian descent and who became a naturalized Belgian on 15 January 1841. Edouard Woeste was consul for Prussia from 1843 to 1853, and married Constance... |
1837-1922 |
| 28 March 1894 | August Beernaert | 1829-1912 |
| 28 March 1894 | Jules Le Jeune | 1828-1911 |
| 9 November 1897 | Pierre Tack | 1818-1910 |
| 24 January 1899 | Paul de Smet de Naeyer Paul de Smet de Naeyer Paul Joseph, Count de Smet de Naeyer was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.Born in Ghent, son of a cotton industrialist, he was himself also an industrialist and a banker... |
1843-1913 |
| 7 May 1900 | Joseph Devolder | 1842-1919 |
| 7 May 1900 | Charles Graux Charles Graux Charles Alexandre Louis Graux was a Belgian lawyer, professor at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles, an authority on stichometry and liberal politician.... |
1837-1910 |
| 7 May 1900 | Jules Vandenpeereboom Jules Vandenpeereboom Jules Henri Pierre François Vandenpeereboom was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.Vandenpeereboom was born in Kortrijk and educated as a lawyer... |
1843-1917 |
| 8 November 1904 | Masson | |
| 1 May 1907 | Paul de Favereau | 1856-1922 |
| 1 May 1907 | Jules Van den Heuvel | 1854-1926 |
| 6 May 1907 | Frans Schollaert Frans Schollaert François Victor Marie Ghislain Schollaert was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.Born in Wilsele, Schollaert trained as a lawyer and practiced in Leuven. He served as head of the Flemish farmer's union, the Boerenbond... |
1851-1917 |
| 6 May 1907 | Jules Greindl | 1835-1917 |
| 6 May 1907 | Émile Dupont Émile Dupont Émile Leon Jacques Dupont was a Belgian sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Liège.... |
1834-1912 |
| 22 February 1912 | Julien Liebaert | 1848-1930 |
| 23 February 1912 | Gérard Cooreman Gérard Cooreman Gérard François Marie Cooreman was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.Born in Ghent, Cooreman was trained in law, and practised as a lawyer, but was more active as a businessman and financier, and became involved with Catholic social groups.In 1892 Cooreman was elected to the Belgian Senate, and... |
1852-1926 |
| 23 February 1912 | Joris Helleputte | 1852-1925 |
| 23 February 1912 | Xavier Neujean | 1840-1914 |
| 23 February 1912 | Louis Huysmans | 1844-1915 |
| 14 August 1912 | Louis De Sadeleer | 1852-1924 |
| 14 August 1912 | Paul Janson Paul Janson Paul Janson was a Belgian liberal politician.Born in Herstal, Janson studied philosophy and law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. From an early age he was a strong supporter of electoral reform and stood on the progressive wing of the Belgian liberal movement... |
1840-1913 |
| 2 August 1914 | Paul Hymans Paul Hymans Paul Louis Adrien Henri Hymans , was a Belgian politician associated with the Liberal Party. He was the first President of the League of Nations, and served again as its president in 1932-33.... |
1865-1941 |
| 4 August 1914 | Emile Vandervelde Emile Vandervelde thumb|upright|Emile VanderveldeEmile Vandervelde was a Belgian statesman, born at Ixelles. He studied law at the Free University of Brussels and became doctor of laws in 1885 and doctor of social science in 1888.-Activities:Vandervelde became a member of the Parti Ouvrier... |
1866-1938 |
| 26 July 1915 | Eugène Beyens | 1855-1934 |
| 31 May 1918 | Charles de Broqueville Charles de Broqueville Charles Marie Pierre Albert, Count de Broqueville was the 20th Prime Minister of Belgium, serving during World War I. He was born in Postel, Belgium. He was the leader of Belgium's Catholic Party, and he served as prime minister between 1911 and 1918... |
1860-1940 |
| 21 November 1918 | Paul Segers | 1870-1946 |
| 21 November 1918 | Henri Carton de Wiart Henri Carton de Wiart Henri Victor Marie Ghislain, Count Carton de Wiart was the 23rd Prime Minister of Belgium from 20 November 1920 to 6 May 1921. He was from an aristocratic family.... |
1869-1951 |
| 21 November 1918 | Aloys Van de Vyvere | 1871-1961 |
| 21 November 1918 | Ernest Solvay Ernest Solvay Ernest Gaston Joseph Solvay was a Belgian chemist, industrialist and philanthropist.Born at Rebecq, he was prevented by acute pleurisy from going to university... |
1838-1922 |
| 21 November 1918 | Michel Levie | 1851-1939 |
| 21 November 1918 | Adolphe Max Adolphe Max Adolphe Eugène Jean Henri Max was a Belgian liberal politician and Mayor of Brussels from 1909 until his death.... |
1869-1939 |
| 21 November 1918 | Emile Francqui Emile Francqui Emile Francqui was a Belgian soldier, diplomat and business man. Being an orphan, he was sent to the military school when he was 15 years old... |
1863-1935 |
| 21 November 1918 | Paul Van Hoegaerden | 1858-1922 |
| 21 November 1918 | Paul Berryer | 1868-1936 |
| 21 November 1918 | Léon Colleaux | 1865-1950 |
| 21 November 1918 | Louis Bertrand Louis Bertrand Louis Bertrand was a French novelist, historian and essayist. He was the third member elected to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française in 1925.- External links :... |
1856-1943 |
| 2 June 1920 | Jules Renkin Jules Renkin Jules Laurent Jean Louis Renkin was a Belgian politician.Born in Ixelles, Renkin studied and practised law, and helped found the journal L'Avenir Sociale. In 1896 he was elected as a member of the Catholic Party to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for Brussels, a seat he held until his death... |
1862-1934 |
| 20 November 1920 | Léon Delacroix Léon Delacroix Léon Frédéric Gustave Delacroix was a Belgian statesman. Before entering politics, he was a renowned lawyer, and served as president of the Belgian Court of Cassation from 1917 to 1918. In the context of reconstruction after World War I, he was appointed the 22nd Prime Minister and served from... |
1867-1929 |
| 11 March 1924 | Henri Jaspar Henri Jaspar Henri Jaspar was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.Jaspar was born in Schaerbeek and trained as a lawyer. He represented Liège as a Catholic in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 1919 until 1936. He helped create the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union in 1921, and served as the 27th... |
1870-1939 |
| 2 April 1925 | Emile Brunet | 1863-1945 |
| 2 April 1925 | Alexandre Braun | 1847-1935 |
| 2 April 1925 | Charles Magnette Charles Magnette Charles Magnette , was a Belgian lawyer and a liberal politician.He was President of the Belgian Senate from 1928 until 1932 and Minister of State. He was Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Belgium three times... |
1863-1937 |
| 13 May 1925 | Georges Theunis Georges Theunis Georges Emile Léonard Theunis was the 24th Prime Minister of Belgium from 16 December 1921 to 13 May 1925 and again from 20 November 1934 to 25 March 1935. He was governor of the National Bank of Belgium from 1941 until 1944.He received a military training and was also trained as an engineer... |
1873-1966 |
| 13 May 1925 | Fulgence Masson | 1854-1942 |
| 20 May 1926 | Prosper Poullet Prosper Poullet Prosper Antoine Marie Joseph, Viscount Poullet was a Belgian politician.Born in Leuven, Poullet studied law at the Catholic University of Leuven and was later a professor at the university. He was of member of K.A.V... |
1868-1937 |
| 27 September 1926 | Louis Franck Louis Franck This article is about Louis Franck the lawyer and not about Louis Franck the frontman of Esthetic Education.Louis Marie François Franck was a Belgian lawyer, liberal politician and statesman.-Education:... |
1868-1937 |
| 13 October 1926 | Jean Servais Jean Servais Jean Servais was a Belgian actor trained at the Brussels Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, where he won the Second Prize.... |
1856-1946 |
| 8 April 1930 | Emile Tibbaut | 1862-1935 |
| 8 April 1930 | Edward Anseele Edward Anseele Edward Anseele was a Belgian socialist politician. Although his parents rather belonged to the lower middle class , Edward Anseele became active the early socialist movement... |
1856-1938 |
| 8 April 1930 | Albert Devèze Albert Devèze Albert Joseph Charles Devèze was a Belgian liberal politician and minister. Devèze was a doctor in law and a lawyer. He was a liberal municipality Council member in Schaerbeek and in Ixelles and a member of parliament for the district of Brussels and for the district of Verviers... |
1881-1959 |
| 6 June 1931 | Paul-Emile Janson Paul-Emile Janson Paul-Emile Janson was a Belgian liberal politician.Born in Brussels, Janson was the son of liberal statesman Paul Janson . He studied law at the Free University of Brussels , practised as a lawyer, and also taught at the university... |
1872-1944 |
| 6 June 1931 | Frans Van Cauwelaert Frans Van Cauwelaert Frans van Cauwelaert , was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician and lawyer.Van Cauwelaert was born at Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek... |
1880-1961 |
| 22 February 1932 | Maurice Houtart | 1866-1939 |
| 23 September 1932 | Jules Poncelet | 1869-1952 |
| 23 September 1932 | Xavier Neujean | 1865-1940 |
| 31 July 1934 | Maurice August Lippens | 1875-1956 |
| 31 July 1934 | Cyrille Van Overbergh | 1866-1959 |
| 3 September 1945 | Louis de Brouckère | 1870-1951 |
| 3 September 1945 | Achille Delattre | 1879-1964 |
| 3 September 1945 | Octave Dierckx Octave Dierckx Octave Victor Anna Dierckx was a Belgian liberal and politician. Dierckx was a doctor in law and a lawyer.-Political career:* municipality Council member in Elsene* 1929 - 1955: senator... |
1882-1955 |
| 3 September 1945 | Frans Fischer | 1875-1949 |
| 3 September 1945 | Robert Gillon Robert Gillon Robert Paul Raymond Gillon was a Belgian lawyer and liberal politician.He was a member of the municipal council of Kortrijk, member of the provincial council of West Flanders, three times President of the Belgian Senate and later became... |
1884-1972 |
| 3 September 1945 | Camille Gutt Camille Gutt Camille Gutt , born Camille Guttenstein, was a Belgian economist, politician, and industrialist. He served as the first Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund from 6 May 1946 to 5 May 1951... |
1884-1971 |
| 3 September 1945 | Henri Heyman | 1879-1958 |
| 3 September 1945 | Georges Hubin | 1863-1947 |
| 3 September 1945 | Camille Huysmans Camille Huysmans Jean Joseph Camille Huysmans was a Belgian politician.Huymans studied German philology at the University of Liège. He was a teacher from 1893 until 1897... |
1871-1968 |
| 3 September 1945 | Victor Maistriau | 1870-1961 |
| 3 September 1945 | Joseph Merlot | 1886-1959 |
| 3 September 1945 | Hubert Pierlot Hubert Pierlot Hubert Marie Eugène, Count Pierlot was a Belgian Walloon politician and jurist, the 32nd Prime Minister of Belgium between 1939 and 1945 .-Biography:He was a representative of the Catholic Party Hubert Marie Eugène, Count Pierlot (23 December 1883, Cugnon (Bertrix) – 13 December 1963, Uccle)... |
1883-1963 |
| 3 September 1945 | Eugène Soudan | 1880-1960 |
| 3 September 1945 | Paul Tschoffen | 1878-1961 |
| 13 February 1946 | Romain Moyersoen | 1870-1967 |
| 21 July 1948 | Henri Rolin | 1891-1973 |
| 21 July 1948 | Paul Van Zeeland Paul van Zeeland Paul Guillaume van Zeeland was a Belgian lawyer, economist, Catholic politician and statesman born in Soignies.... |
1893-1973 |
| 21 July 1948 | August De Schryver | 1898-1991 |
| 21 July 1948 | Max Buset | 1896-1959 |
| 24 June 1949 | Albert-Edouard Janssen | 1883-1969 |
| 11 August 1949 | Paul-Henri Spaak Paul-Henri Spaak Paul Henri Charles Spaak was a Belgian Socialist politician and statesman.-Early life:Paul-Henri Spaak was born on 25 January 1899 in Schaerbeek, Belgium, to a distinguished Belgian family. His grandfather, Paul Janson was an important member of the Liberal Party... |
1899-1972 |
| 24 December 1950 | Cassian Lohest | 1894-1951 |
| 23 December 1958 | Théo Lefèvre Théo Lefèvre Théodore Joseph Albéric Marie "Théo" Lefèvre was a lawyer at the Ghent court of justice. In 1946 he became deputy of the Belgian parliament for the PSC-CVP. Between 25 April 1961 and 28 July 1965 he was the 39th Prime Minister of Belgium.-External links:*... |
1914-1973 |
| 23 December 1958 | Roger Motz Roger Motz Roger Jean Henri Motz was a Belgian liberal and politician. Motz was a mine-engineer and governor of companies... |
1904-1964 |
| 23 December 1958 | Paul Struye | 1896-1974 |
| 23 December 1958 | Achiel Van Acker | 1898-1975 |
| 5 April 1963 | Paul Kronacker Paul Kronacker Baron Paul Georges Marie Kronacker was a Belgian chemist and liberal politician for the Liberal Party.-Education:He graduated as a chemist at the Université Libre de Bruxelles .... |
1897-1994 |
| 5 April 1963 | Gaston Eyskens Gaston Eyskens Gaston François Marie, Viscount Eyskens was a Belgian economist, Christian Democratic politician of the CVP-PSC, and statesman.He was a six-time Prime Minister of Belgium from 1949 to 1950, 1958 to 1961 and 1968 to 1973... |
1905-1988 |
| 5 April 1963 | Leo Collard Leo Collard Leo Collard was a Belgian politician, the BSP minister of public education and Mayor of Mons .... |
1902-1981 |
| 5 April 1963 | Charles du Bus de Warnaffe | 1894-1965 |
| 5 April 1963 | Joseph Lemaire | 1882-1966 |
| 12 July 1966 | Joseph Pholien Joseph Pholien Joseph Clovis Louis Marie Emmanuel Pholien was a Belgian Catholic politician and member of the PSC-CVP. He was born in Liège, and volunteered to serve with the Belgian army during World War I, being commissioned as a first lieutenant... |
1884-1968 |
| 12 July 1966 | Jean Van Houtte Jean Van Houtte Jean Marie Joseph, Baron Van Houtte was a Belgian politician.Born in Ghent, van Houtte held a doctorate in law and lectured at Ghent University and the University of Liège... |
1907-1991 |
| 12 July 1966 | René Lefebvre René Lefebvre René Charles Joseph Marie Lefebvre was a French factory-owner from Tourcoing, who died in the Nazi concentration camp in Sonnenburg, in the Province of Brandenburg , where he had been imprisoned by the German Gestapo because of his work for the French Resistance and British Intelligence... |
1893-1976 |
| 12 July 1966 | Antoon Spinoy | 1906-1967 |
| 12 July 1966 | Paul-Willem Segers | 1900-1983 |
| 12 July 1966 | Piet Vermeylen Piet Vermeylen Piet Vermeylen , was a Belgian lawyer, and Belgian Socialist politician and minister. He was the son of the Flemish politician August Vermeylen.-Early life:... |
1904-1991 |
| 12 July 1966 | Oscar Behogne | 1900-1970 |
| 12 July 1966 | Omer Vanaudenhove Omer Vanaudenhove Omer Rudolphe Jean, Viscount Vanaudenhove was a Belgian liberal politician, burgomaster and minister. A businessman, Vanaudenhove was an owner of a shoe factory... |
1913-1994 |
| 12 July 1966 | Maurice Destenay Maurice Destenay Maurice Jean Léon Destenay was a Belgian liberal politician and burgomaster. Destenay was a teacher and pedagogue and became the founder and director of the monthly magazine Action Libérale. He became alderman and burgomaster in Liege and a member of parliament in the district of Liege... |
1900-1973 |
| 12 July 1966 | Émile Cornez | 1900-1967 |
| 15 July 1969 | Paul Vanden Boeynants Paul Vanden Boeynants Paul Emile François Henri Vanden Boeynants was a Belgian politician. He served as the 41st Prime Minister of Belgium for two brief periods .... |
1919-2001 |
| 15 July 1969 | Albert Lilar Albert Lilar Albert Jean Julien François, Baron Lilar was a Belgian politician of the Liberal Party and a Minister of Justice.... |
1900-1976 |
| 15 July 1969 | Robert Houben | 1905-1992 |
| 15 July 1969 | Léon-Eli Troclet | 1902-1980 |
| 15 July 1969 | Jos Van Eynde | 1907-1992 |
| 22 February 1971 | Edmond Leburton Edmond Leburton Edmond Jules Isidore Leburton was a Belgian politician and former Prime Minister.Leburton served as the 42nd Prime Minister of Belgium from January 1973 to April 1974. He is the last native French speaker to hold that office, disregarding the bilingual Paul Vanden Boeynants from Brussels. He was a... |
1915-1997 |
| 23 February 1972 | Jean Rey Jean Rey (politician) Jean Rey was a Belgian lawyer and Liberal politician who became the second President of the European Commission.-Early life:... |
1902-1983 |
| 20 February 1973 | Pierre Harmel Pierre Harmel Pierre Charles José Marie Harmel, from 1991 Count Harmel was a Belgian lawyer, Christian Democratic politician and diplomat... |
1911-2009 |
| 30 March 1973 | Louis Major | 1902-1985 |
| 30 March 1973 | Edmond Machtens | 1902-1978 |
| 30 March 1973 | Pierre Descamps Pierre Descamps Pierre Paul Louis Albert César Descamps was a Belgian politician and burgomaster for the PLP. Descamps was a licentiate in philosophy and literature and an industrialist. He was burgomaster of Aubechies and Belœil and senator for the PLP. Descamps was President of the PVV-PLP in 1969-1972.-Source:*... |
1916-1992 |
| 30 March 1973 | August Cool | 1903-1983 |
| 18 October 1974 | Marguerite De Riemaecker-Legot | 1923-1977 |
| 18 October 1974 | Marc-Antoine Pierson | 1908-1988 |
| 18 October 1974 | Frans Grootjans Frans Grootjans Frans Edward Elisabeth Grootjans , was a Belgian politician and minister for the PVV.Grootjans was born at Wilrijk. He became a licentiate in the trade and consular sciences and was chief editor and director of the newspaper De Nieuwe Gazet... |
1922-1999 |
| 14 February 1977 | Raymond Scheyven Raymond Scheyven Raymond Albert Marie Scheyven was a Belgian politician and minister for the PSC.... |
1911-1987 |
| 14 February 1977 | Raoul Vreven | 1900-1979 |
| 14 February 1977 | Alfons Vranckx | 1907-1979 |
| 14 February 1977 | Robert Henrion Robert Henrion Robert Henrion was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
1915-1997 |
| 4 October 1978 | Jos De Saeger | 1911-1998 |
| 2 December 1983 | Ward Leemans | 1926-1998 |
| 2 December 1983 | André Cools André Cools André H.P. Cools was a Belgian socialist politician who died by assassination.-Political career:Cools had a long and distinguished political career... |
1927-1991 |
| 2 December 1983 | Herman Vanderpoorten | 1922-1984 |
| 2 December 1983 | Michel Toussaint | 1922-2007 |
| 2 December 1983 | Alfred Califice | 1916-1999 |
| 2 December 1983 | Frans Van der Elst | 1920-1997 |
| 2 December 1983 | August Vanistendael | 1917-2003 |
| 6 January 1985 | Willy Declercq | 1927-2011 |
| 6 June 1985 | Frank Van Acker | 1929-1992 |
| 26 May 1992 | Renaat Van Elslande Renaat Van Elslande Renaat Antoon Joseph Van Elslande was a Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams politician who had been culture minister and foreign minister.... |
1916-2000 |
| 26 May 1992 | Jean Gol Jean Gol Jean Gol was a Belgian politician for the liberal party Parti Réformateur Libéral and a freemason... |
1942-1995 |
| 26 May 1992 | Arthur Gilson | 1915-2004 |
| 26 May 1992 | Irène Pétry | 1922-2007 |
| 26 May 1992 | Karel Van Miert Karel Van Miert Karel Van Miert was a socialist Flemish politician.He was born in Oud-Turnhout. He studied at Ghent University and gained a degree in diplomatic sciences. In 1976 he became adjunct-national secretary of the – at that time – unitary Belgian socialist party... |
1942-2009 |
| 30 January 1995 | Frank Swaelen Frank Swaelen Frank Swaelen was a Belgian Christian Democratic politician and member of the Christian People's Party . He was born in Antwerp. In 1968, he became a member of the Chamber of Representatives... |
1930-2007 |
| 30 January 1995 | Hugo Schiltz Hugo Schiltz Hugo Schiltz was a Belgian lawyer and politician. He was Belgian MP from 1965 to 1988 and senator from 1992 to 1995. He was also twice minister, from 1981 to 1985 in the first Flemish Government and between 1988 and 1991 in the Belgian federal government Martens VIII... |
1927-2006 |
| 17 July 1998 | Gaston Geens Gaston Geens Gaston C.S.A. Geens was a Flemish politician and minister-president of Flanders.... |
1931-2002 |
| 17 July 1998 | Antoine Duquesne Antoine Duquesne Antoine Duquesne was a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgium with the MR/MCC/PRL, Member of the Bureau of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home... |
1941-2010 |