Jules de Burlet
Jules de Burlet | |
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| Prime Minister of Belgium | |
| In office 26 March 1894 – 25 February 1896 | |
| Monarch | Leopold II |
| Preceded by | Auguste Marie François Beernaert |
| Succeeded by | Paul de Smet de Naeyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1844 Ixelles, Belgium |
| Died | 1 March 1897 (aged 52) Nivelles, Belgium |
| Political party | Catholic Party |
Jules Philippe Marie de Burlet (French pronunciation: [ʒyl filip maʁi də byʁlɛ]; 10 April 1844[1] – 1 March 1897[2]) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.
Career
[edit]Born in Ixelles, de Burlet was educated as a lawyer. He practised law in Nivelles, where he made his home, and he served as mayor of the town from 1872 to 1891.[3]
From 1884 he represented the Nivelles constituency in the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives. In 1891 he became Interior minister and in 1894 he left the chamber and became a member of the Belgian Senate. At the same time he became the prime minister of Belgium until 1896.[4] On leaving office he was made an honorary minister of State and served as Belgian ambassador to Portugal in 1896–1897.
He died in Nivelles in 1897.
See also
[edit]- fr:Famille de Burlet
- Jules de Burlet in ODIS - Online Database for Intermediary Structures Archived 2016-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
References
[edit]- ^ Caenegem, R. C. van (1980). Grote Winkler Prins: encyclopedie in 25 delen (in Dutch). Elsevier. p. 353. ISBN 978-90-10-02300-1. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ Cahiers: Bijdragen (in French). Éditions Nauwelaerts. 1957. p. 317. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ Burke, Edmund (1898). The Annual Register. Rivingtons. p. 145. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "DE BURLET Jules". connaitrelawallonie.wallonie.be. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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