Jules de Trooz

Jules de Trooz
18th Prime Minister of Belgium
In office 2 May 1907 – 31 December 1907
Monarch	Leopold II
Preceded by	Paul de Smet de Naeyer
Succeeded by	Frans Schollaert
Personal details
Born	(1857-02-21)21 February 1857 Leuven, Belgium
Died	31 December 1907(1907-12-31) (aged 50) Brussels, Belgium
Political party	Catholic Party

Jules Henri Ghislain Marie, Baron de Trooz (21 February 1857 – 31 December 1907) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.

De Trooz was born in Leuven, and had studied philosophy before entering politics. He represented Leuven in the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives from 1899 onwards, serving as Education and Interior minister. In 1907 he became the 18th Prime Minister of Belgium, retaining the Interior portfolio.

He was the second Belgian Prime Minister to die in office, after Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt.

Honours

•  Belgium: Minister of State by Royal Decree.^[1]
•  Belgium: knight Order of Leopold ^[2]
•  Greece: Knight grand Cross in the Order of the Redeemer ^[3]
•  Holy See:knight Commander in the Order of Saint Sylvester Pope ^[4]
•  Holy See:knight in the Order of Pope Pius IX ^[5]
•  Holy See: Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice ^[6]
• Knight grand Cross in the Order of the Red Eagle ^[7]
• Knight grand Cross in the Order of the Double Dragon ^[8]
• Knight grand Cross in the Order of the Lion and the Sun ^[9]

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