Henri Jaspar

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Henri Jaspar (28 July 187015 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 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
20 May 19266 June 1931
Succeeded by
Jules Renkin