Henri de Brouckère
Henri de Brouckère | |
---|---|
Prime Minister of Belgium | |
In office 31 October 1852 – 30 March 1855 | |
Monarch | Leopold I |
Preceded by | Charles Rogier |
Succeeded by | Pierre de Decker |
Personal details | |
Born |
Bruges, France (now Belgium) | 25 January 1801
Died |
25 January 1891 90) Brussels, Belgium | (aged
Political party | Liberal Party |
Jonkheer Henri Ghislain Joseph Marie Hyacinthe de Brouckère (25 January 1801 – 25 January 1891) 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 Liège from 1844 to 1846. He headed a Liberal government from 1852 to 1855 as the ninth Prime Minister. In 1863 he became the first mayor of Auderghem.
References
Political offices | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by Charles Rogier |
Governor of Antwerp 1840–1844 |
Succeeded by Jules Malou |
Prime Minister of Belgium 1852–1855 |
Succeeded by Pierre de Decker |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, March 18, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.