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Monarch
  
Albert I

Role
  
Belgian Politician

Preceded by
  
Prosper Poullet

Party
  
Catholic Party

Political party
  
Catholic Party

Succeeded by
  
Jules Renkin

Name
  
Henri Jaspar


Henri Jaspar

Born
  
28 July 1870 Schaerbeek, Belgium (
1870-07-28
)

Died
  
February 15, 1939, Saint-Gilles, Belgium

Henri Jaspar (28 July 1870 – 15 February 1939) 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 Prime Minister of Belgium from 1926 to 1931. In 1924 he was made an honorary Minister of State.

He held several ministerial positions including;

  • Minister of Economic Affairs (1918–1920)
  • Foreign Minister (1920–1924 and 1934)
  • Minister of Finance (1932–1934)
  • Honnours

  •  Belgium: Minister of State, by Royal decree
  •  Belgium: Grand Cross in the Order of Leopold
  • Grand Cross in the Order of Pius IX
  •  France: Grand Cross in the Legion of Honour
  • Grand Cross in the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
  •  Kingdom of Italy: Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
  •  Sweden: Grand Cross with Chain in the Order of Vasa
  • References

    Henri Jaspar Wikipedia


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