Julien Auguste Marie Joseph, Baron Liebaert (22 June 1848 in

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– 16 September 1930 in

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) was a

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Member of Parliament, Senator and Minister for the Catholic Party.

Biography

Liebaert was a son of Auguste and Louise Liebaert Peel. He married Marie Debontridder (1852-1916) in 1874. They had two sons and a daughter. Their daughter married representative and senator Jean Mahieu. Liebaert obtained a doctorate in law (1870) and doctorate in political and administrative sciences (1871) from the

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. He established himself as a lawyer in Brussels and then in Kortrijk. He was elected member of the provincial council (1877-1890) and deputy (1878-1890) of

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. In 1890 he was elected deputy for the constituency of Kortrijk and held this office until 1919. He was elected senator in 1919 for the same district, and would sit as a co-opted senator from 1925 to 1929. Liebaert went through a varied ministerial career for twelve years as: *

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(January to August 1899) in the government of

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*Minister of Industry and Labour (August 1899 - February 1900) in the government of Paul de Smet de Naeyer *Minister of Posts, Telegraphs and Railways (August 1899 - May 1907) in the government of Paul de Smet de Naeyer *Finance Minister (May 1907 - June 1911) in the governments of

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and

Frans Schollaert François (Frans) Victor Marie Ghislain Schollaert (19 August 1851 – 29 June 1917) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician. Born in Wilsele, Schollaert trained as a lawyer and practiced in Leuven. He served as head of the Flemish farme ...

. In 1912 he was appointed Minister of State and he became director (1912-1926) and governor (1927-1930) of the

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Honours

* Created Baron Liebaert, by Royal Decree of 1930. *

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, by Royal Decree. * Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold.Memorial card
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References

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