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Jean Van Houtte | |
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 Former Prime Minister of Belgium Jean Van Houtte's official portrait bust in theBelgian Federal Parliament | |
| Prime Minister of Belgium | |
| In office 15 January 1952 – 23 April 1954 | |
| Monarch | Baudouin |
| Preceded by | Joseph Pholien |
| Succeeded by | Achille Van Acker |
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| Born | (1907-03-17)17 March 1907 Ghent, Belgium |
| Died | 23 May 1991(1991-05-23) (aged 84) Brussels, Belgium |
| Political party | Christian Social Party |
| Alma mater | University of Liège |
Jean (Jan) Marie Joseph, Baron Van Houtte (17 March 1907 – 23 May 1991) was a Belgian politician who served as thePrime Minister of Belgium from 1952 to 1954.
Born inGhent, van Houtte held a doctorate in law and lectured atGhent University and theUniversity of Liège. He served as chairman of the Belgian Institute of Public Finance and represented thePSC-CVP in theBelgian Senate from 1949 to 1968.
Having served asMinister of Finance in the governments ofJean Duvieusart (1950) andJoseph Pholien (1950–1952), van Houtte replaced Pholien to become the38th Prime Minister of Belgium in January 1952. His period in office was marked by disputes overconscription, and in particular the length of service of conscripts, and over the treatment of collaborators, where van Houtte controversially favoured a mild approach. Aneconomic recession added to his troubles.
Van Houtte again served asMinister of Finance from 1958 to 1961 underGaston Eyskens. He was governor of theWorld Bank, named an honoraryMinister of State in 1966, and made aBaron in 1970.
Belgium: Created Baron van Houtte by Royal Decree in 1970.Belgium:Minister of State, by Royal Decree.Belgium: President of the Royal Academy.[1]Belgium: Commander in theOrder of Leopold.[2]Belgium: knight Grand Cross in theOrder of the Crown.[3]| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Belgium 1952–1954 | Succeeded by |
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