Baron Georges Josephus Lamoraldus Maria Gislemus Holvoet (16 August 1874 – 23 April 1967) was a

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lawyer and

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politician. He was governor of the province of Antwerp from 8 November 1923 until 21 December 1945.

Political career

Georges Holvoet was

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of the

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Prince Charles who reigned in lieu of his older brother Leopold III from 1944 until 1950.

Sources

* Steve Heylen, Bart De Nil, Bart D’hondt, Sophie Gyselinck, Hanne Van Herck en Donald Weber, ''Geschiedenis van de provincie Antwerpen. Een politieke biografie'', Antwerpen, Provinciebestuur Antwerpen, 2005, Vol. 2 p. 104 1874 births 1967 deaths Governors of Antwerp Province People from Antwerp Province {{Belgium-mayor-stub