Jules de Trooz
Jules de Trooz | |
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Prime Minister of Belgium | |
In office 2 May 1907 – 31 December 1907 | |
Monarch | Leopold II |
Preceded by | Paul de Smet de Naeyer |
Succeeded by | Frans Schollaert |
Personal details | |
Born |
Leuven, Belgium | 21 February 1857
Died |
31 December 1907 50) Brussels, Belgium | (aged
Political party | Catholic Party |
Jules Henri Ghislain Marie, Baron de Trooz (21 February 1857 – 31 December 1907) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.
De Trooz was born in Leuven, and had studied philosophy before entering politics. He represented Leuven in the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives from 1899 onwards, serving as Education and Interior minister. In 1907 he became the 18th Prime Minister of Belgium, retaining the Interior portfolio.
He was the second Belgian Prime Minister to die in office, after Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt.
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Preceded by Paul de Smet de Naeyer |
Prime Minister of Belgium 1907 |
Succeeded by Frans Schollaert |
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