Monarch Baudouin Political party Christian Social Party Name Joseph Pholien Party Christian Social Party | Preceded by Jean Duvieusart Religion Roman Catholicism Role Belgian Politician Succeeded by Jean Van Houtte | |
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Born 28 December 1884
Liege, Belgium ( 1884-12-28 ) Died January 4, 1968, Brussels, Belgium | ||
Joseph Clovis Louis Marie Emmanuel Pholien (28 December 1884 – 4 January 1968) was a Belgian Catholic politician and member of the PSC-CVP. He was born in Liege, and volunteered to serve with the Belgian army during World War I, being commissioned as a first lieutenant. He was Minister of Justice under Paul-Henri Spaak from May 1938 to February 1939 and was the 37th Prime Minister of Belgium from 16 August 1950 to 15 January 1952. In 1966, he became a Minister of State.
His term as prime minister is notable for seeing the departure of the Belgian United Nations Command (BUNC) to fight in the Korean War (1950–1953).
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