Henri Jaspar

Henri Jaspar (28 July 1870 – 15 February 1939) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.

Jaspar was born in Schaerbeek and trained as a lawyer. He represented Liège as a Catholic in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 1919 until 1936. He helped create the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union in 1921, and served as the 27th Prime Minister of Belgium from 1926 to 1931. In 1924 he was made an honorary Minister of State.

He held several ministerial positions including;

Minister of Economic Affairs (1918–1920)
Foreign Minister (1920–1924 and 1934)
Minister of Finance (1932–1934)

Political offices
Preceded by Prosper Poullet	Prime Minister of Belgium 1926–1931	Succeeded by Jules Renkin

Prime Ministers of Belgium

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Persondata
Name	Jaspar, Henri
Alternative names
Short description	Belgian politician
Date of birth	28 July 1870
Place of birth	Schaerbeek, Belgium
Date of death	15 February 1939
Place of death

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