| Guillaume-Hippolyte van Volxem | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 February 1791 Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 17 April 1868 (aged 77) Brussels, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgium |
| Occupation | politician, lawyer |
Guillaume-Hippolyte van Volxem (Brussels, 13 February 1791-Brussels, 17 April 1868) was a Belgian lawyer and liberal politician.
As a graduate of the l’École de droit de Bruxelles, he becomes a lawyer at the bar of Brussels.
He begins his political career in 1830, when he is designated as temporary member of the national congress. In the same year, he is elected as alderman in Brussels and he is re-elected in 1836. Later he becomes a member of the provincial council of the Brabant and a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (1837–1845).
After the death of Nicolas-Jean Rouppe in 1838, he becomes the second burgomaster of the Belgian capital since 1830, as the communal council designates himon 13 September 1838 to fulfill the functions of burgomaster of Brussels (1838–1841). He resigns as burgomaster when on 13 April 1841, he becomes Minister for Justice (1841–1842) in the cabinet of Jean-Baptiste Nothomb who succeeded on that day the liberal Joseph Lebeau, who had resigned. But van Volxem only stays minister for twenty month, because Nothomb on 14 December 1842, takes on its own account the position of Minister for Justice, in addition to the post of Prime Minister.
On 16 April 1843, the post of Minister for Justice goes to the catholic Jules d'Anethan after the Belgian elections in the spring of 1843. In 1845, at 54 years of age, Guillaume van Volxem withdraws from political life. He is the father of Jules Van Volxem.