Georges Theunis

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Georges Theunis

Prime Minister of Belgium
In office 20 November 1934 – 25 March 1935
Monarch	Leopold III
Preceded by	Charles de Broqueville
Succeeded by	Paul van Zeeland
In office 16 December 1921 – 13 May 1925
Monarch	Albert I
Preceded by	Henri Carton de Wiart
Succeeded by	Aloys Van de Vyvere
Governor of the National Bank of Belgium
In office 1941–1944
Preceded by	Albert Goffin
Succeeded by	Maurice Frère
Personal details
Born	(1873-02-28)28 February 1873 Montegnée, Belgium
Died	4 January 1966(1966-01-04) (aged 92) Brussels, Belgium
Political party	Catholic Party

Georges Emile Léonard Theunis (28 February 1873, Montegnée – 4 January 1966, Brussels) was the 24th Prime Minister of Belgium from 16 December 1921 to 13 May 1925 and again from 20 November 1934 to 25 March 1935. He was governor of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) from 1941 until 1944.

He received a military training and was also trained as an engineer. Georges Theunis started his career in the Empain group, where he was an administrator and later the president of the board of ACEC. During World War I, he headed the Belgian Wartime Provisions Commission in London. After the war he was involved in the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 and served as the Belgian delegate to the Reparations Commission. From 1926 until 1927 he chaired the International Economic Conference in Geneva.

In 1926 he joined the newly formed council of regency of the National Bank, together with Emile Francqui, and remained a member until the war, except for two breaks during his ministerial duties. As regents of the NBB, both Theunis and Francqui represented the power which the large private banks had gained since 1926. During World War II he served as a special ambassador to the United States of America. In 1941, he was appointed governor of the National Bank of Belgium by the Pierlot government in exile at London instead of Albert Goffin who had been appointed by Secretary General Plisnier. On his return to Belgium after the war, he resigned as governor of the NBB.

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Political offices
Preceded by Henri Carton de Wiart	Prime Minister of Belgium 1921–1925	Succeeded by Aloys Van de Vyvere
Preceded by Charles de Broqueville	Prime Minister of Belgium 1934–1935	Succeeded by Paul van Zeeland
Government offices
Preceded by Albert Goffin	Governor of the National Bank of Belgium 1941–1944	Succeeded by Maurice Frère

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Persondata
Name	Theunis, Georges
Alternative names
Short description	Belgian politician
Date of birth	28 February 1873
Place of birth	Montegnée, Belgium
Date of death	4 January 1966
Place of death	Brussels, Belgium

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