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François-Xavier van der Straten-Waillet

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François-Xavier Georges Joseph Marie Ghislain baron van der Straten-Waillet
van der Straten-Waillet as the Belgian ambassador to The Netherlands at Huis ten Bosch in 1966
MonarchBaudouin of Belgium
Ambassador of Belgium to Italy
In office
1969–1975
Director-General political affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office
1966–1969
Ambassador of Belgium to The Netherlands
In office
1955–1966
Ambassador of Belgium to Argentina
In office
1952–1955
Party chair of the Christian Social Party
In office
1949–1950
Preceded byAugust De Schryver
Succeeded byTheo Lefèvre
Minister of Public Health
In office
1948–1949
Preceded byAlfons Verbist
Succeeded byAdolphe Van Glabbeke
Minister of Foreign Trade
In office
1947–1948
Preceded byPaul-Henri Spaak
Succeeded byGeorges Moens de Fernig
Member of Parliament
In office
1946–1952
Personal details
Born(1910-01-22)22 January 1910
Antwerp, Belgium
Died15 February 1998(1998-02-15) (aged 88)
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
Political partyChristian Social Party
SpouseMarie-Thérèse Moretus Plantin de Bouchout
Alma materCatholic University of Leuven

François-Xavier Georges Joseph Marie Ghislain baron van der Straten-Waillet (22 January 1910 - 15 February 1998) was a Belgian politician for the Christian Social Party.

Biography

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Coat of arms of the van der Straten family

Van der Straten-Waillet [nl] was a son of baron Alphonse van der Straten-Waillet (1884-1964), mayor of Westmalle, and of Irène Bosschaert de Bouwel (1885-1971). Van der Straten-Waillet married Marie-Thérèse Moretus Plantin de Bouchout (1912-2004) in 1935 and had six children.[1] He obtained his doctorate in law at the Catholic University of Leuven in 1932 and became a director of the Verbond van Kristelijke Werkgevers (League of Christian Employers).

In 1946, he was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Christian Social Party for the Arrondissement of Antwerp. From 1949 to 1950, he was the second party chair, succeeding August De Schryver.

Van der Straten became a government minister twice: Minister of Foreign Trade from 1947 to 1948, and Minister of Public Health and Family from 1948 to 1949. Afterwards, he became an ambassador of Belgium to several countries, namely to Argentina (1952-1955), The Netherlands (1955-1966), and Italy (1969-1975).[2]

Publications

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  • van der Straten-Waillet, François-Xavier (1937). "Le statut de la propriété". Revue générale.
  • van der Straten-Waillet, François-Xavier (1938). "La fonction sociale de la noblesse dans la société d'aujourd'hui". Revue générale.
  • van der Straten-Waillet, François-Xavier (1950). "De la consultation populaire aux élections". Revue générale de Belgique.

References

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  1. ^ "FRANÇOIS-XAVIER VAN DER STRATEN-WAILLET". ODIS. 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  2. ^ "FRANÇOIS-XAVIER VAN DER STRATEN-WAILLET". ODIS. 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2022-05-22.