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 Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic ...

, 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

prime minister of Belgium german: Premierminister von Belgien , insignia = State Coat of Arms of Belgium.svg , insigniasize = 100px , insigniacaption = Coat of arms , insigniaalt = , flag = Government ...

, retaining the Interior portfolio. He was the second Belgian prime minister to die in office, after

Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt Barthélemy Théodore, Count de Theux de Meylandt (26 February 1794 – 21 August 1874) was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician who served as the prime minister of Belgium three times. His family de Theux de Meylandt et Montjardin originated i ...

Honours

* : Minister of State by Royal Decree. * : knight

Order of Leopold Order of Leopold may refer to: * Order of Leopold (Austria), founded in 1808 by emperor Francis I of Austria and discontinued in 1918 * Order of Leopold (Belgium), founded in 1832 by king Leopold I of Belgium * Order of Leopold II, founded in Congo ...

* : Knight grand Cross in the Order of the Redeemer * :knight Commander in the

Order of Saint Sylvester Pope Pontifical Equestrian Order of Saint Sylvester Pope and Martyr ( la, Ordo Sancti Silvestri Papae, it, Ordine di San Silvestro Papa), sometimes referred to as the Sylvestrine Order, or the Pontifical Order of Pope Saint Sylvester, is one of five o ...

* :knight in the Order of Pope Pius IX * : Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice * Knight grand Cross in the Order of the Red Eagle * Knight grand Cross in the Order of the Double Dragon * Knight grand Cross in the Order of the Lion and the Sun

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1857 births 1907 deaths Barons of Belgium Catholic Party (Belgium) politicians Politicians from Leuven Prime Ministers of Belgium Grand Officiers of the Légion d'honneur {{Flanders-politician-stub