Monarch Albert I Role Belgian statesman Preceded by Gerard Cooreman Party Catholic Party | Political party Catholic Party Name Leon Delacroix | |
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Born 27 December 1867
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium ( 1867-12-27 ) Died October 15, 1929, Baden-Baden, Germany | ||
Succeeded by Henri Carton de Wiart | ||
Léon Frédéric Gustave Delacroix (27 December 1867 – 15 October 1929) 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 1918 to 1920. During his term, universal suffrage for men was enacted.
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