The minister of justice of Belgium is responsible for the
Federal Public Service Justice
The FPS Justice ( nl, FOD Justitie, french: SPF Justice, german: FÖD Justiz), formerly the Ministry of Justice, is a federal public service of Belgium. It was created by royal order on May 23, 2001, as part of the plans of the Verhofstadt I Govern ...
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List of ministers
1831–1899
*1831
Alexandre Gendebien
Alexandre Joseph Célestin Gendebien (Mons, 4 May 1789 – Brussels, 6 December 1869) was a lawyer in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and later Belgium, where he also became minister of Justice.
He played an important role during the Belgia ...
(liberal)
*1831
Antoine Barthélémy (liberal)
*1831–1832
Jean Raikem (Catholic)
*1832–1834
Joseph Lebeau
Jean Louis Joseph Lebeau (3 January 1794 – 19 March 1865) was a Belgian liberal statesman, the prime minister of Belgium on two occasions.
Biography
Born in Huy, he received his early education from an uncle who was parish priest in Hannut, a ...
(liberal)
*1834–1839
Antoine Ernst (liberal)
*1839
Jean-Baptiste Nothomb
Jean-Baptiste, Baron Nothomb (3 July 1805 – 16 September 1881) was a Belgian statesman and diplomat, who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 1841 to 1845.
Life
Revolution
Born at Messancy in Luxembourg on 3 July 1805, he was educate ...
(liberal)
*1839–1840
Jean Raikem (Catholic)
*1840–1841
Mathieu Leclercq (liberal)
*1841–1842
Guillaume Van Volxem (liberal)
*1842–1843
Jean-Baptiste Nothomb
Jean-Baptiste, Baron Nothomb (3 July 1805 – 16 September 1881) was a Belgian statesman and diplomat, who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 1841 to 1845.
Life
Revolution
Born at Messancy in Luxembourg on 3 July 1805, he was educate ...
(liberal)
*1843–1847
Jules Joseph d'Anethan
Jules Joseph, Baron d'Anethan (23 April 1803 – 8 October 1888) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.
After serving as minister for Justice and Religion, D'Anethan was named the prime minister of Belgium and minister of Foreign Affairs by K ...
(Catholic)
*1847–1850
François-Philippe de Haussy (liberal)
*1850–1852
Victor Tesch
Victor Jean-Baptiste Tesch (12 March 1812 – 16 June 1892)Gardini, Fausto Luxembourgensia.blogspot.co.uk. 2012. Retrieved on 30 October 2013. was a Luxembourgish and Belgian jurist, industrialist, journalist and liberal politician.
He was born in ...
(liberal)
*1852–1855
Charles Faider
Charles Jean Baptiste Florian Faider (6 September 1811 in Triest – 6 April 1893 in Brussels) was a Belgian jurist and politician.
Life
After studies and a doctorate in Liège and Leuven, Faider practiced law as an advocate before joining the B ...
(liberal)
*1855–1857
Alphonse Nothomb (
Katholiek
*1857–1865
Victor Tesch
Victor Jean-Baptiste Tesch (12 March 1812 – 16 June 1892)Gardini, Fausto Luxembourgensia.blogspot.co.uk. 2012. Retrieved on 30 October 2013. was a Luxembourgish and Belgian jurist, industrialist, journalist and liberal politician.
He was born in ...
(liberal)
*1865–1870
Jules Bara
Jules Bara (23 August 1835 – 26 June 1900) was a Belgian statesman and liberal politician.
Early years
He was born in Tournai and pursued the study of law in his native town, showing remarkable intellectual gifts and a fine power of orato ...
(liberal)
*1870–1871
Prosper Cornesse (
Katholieke Partij)
*1871–1878
Théophile de Lantsheere
Théophile Charles André de Lantsheere (4 November 1833 – 21 February 1918) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.
Born in Asse, de Lantsheere was a student of law, obtaining a doctorate, and practiced as an advocate in Brussels. He w ...
(
Katholieke Partij)
*1878–1884
Jules Bara
Jules Bara (23 August 1835 – 26 June 1900) was a Belgian statesman and liberal politician.
Early years
He was born in Tournai and pursued the study of law in his native town, showing remarkable intellectual gifts and a fine power of orato ...
(liberal)
*1884
Charles Woeste
Charles, Count Woeste (26 February 1837 – 5 April 1922), was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician of German descent.
He was born in Brussels, the son of Edouard Woeste, who was of Prussian descent who became a naturalized Belgian on 15 January ...
(
Katholieke Partij)
*1884–1887
Joseph Devolder
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
(
Katholieke Partij)
*1887–1894
Jules Le Jeune (
Katholieke Partij)
*1894–1899
Victor Begerem (
Katholieke Partij)
1900–1999
*1899–1907
Jules Van den Heuvel (
Katholieke Partij)
*1907–1908
Jules Renkin
Jules Laurent Jean Louis Renkin (3 December 1862 – 15 July 1934) was a Belgian politician. He served as the minister of colonies for the Belgian Congo from 30 October 1908 to 21 November 1918.
Born in Ixelles, Renkin studied and practised ...
(
Katholieke Partij)
*1908–1911
Léon de Lantsheere (
Katholieke Partij)
*1911–1918
Henri Carton de Wiart
:''This article uses a Belgian surname: the surname is Carton de Wiart, not Wiart.''
Henry Victor Marie Ghislain, Count Carton de Wiart (31 January 1869 – 6 May 1951) was the prime minister of Belgium from 20 November 1920 to 6 May 1921. He wa ...
(
Katholieke Partij)
*1918–1921
Emile Vandervelde
Emile Vandervelde (25 January 1866 – 27 December 1938) was a Belgian socialist politician. Nicknamed "the boss" (''le patron''), Vandervelde was a leading figure in the Belgian Labour Party (POB–BWP) and in international socialism.
Career
Emi ...
(
BWP)
*1921
Aloys Van de Vyvere
Aloys (Alois) Jean Maria Joseph, Viscount Van de Vyvere (8 June 1871 – 22 October 1961) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.
Biography
Born in Tielt, Van de Vyvere studied law and philosophy and worked as a lawyer in Ghent, where he se ...
(
Katholieke Partij)
*1921–1925
Fulgence Masson (liberal)
*1925
Léon Théodor (
Katholieke Partij)
*1925
Paul Tschoffen (
Katholieke Partij)
*1925–1926
Prosper Poullet
Prosper Antoine Marie Joseph, Viscount Poullet (5 March 1868 – 3 December 1937) was a Belgian politician.
Born in Leuven, Poullet studied law at the Catholic University of Leuven and was later a professor at the university. He was of memb ...
(
Katholieke Partij)
*1926–1927
Paul Hymans
Paul Louis Adrien Henri Hymans (23 March 1865 – 8 March 1941), was a Belgian politician associated with the Liberal Party. He was the second president of the League of Nations and served again as its president in 1932–1933.
Life
Hymans was ...
(liberal)
*1927–1931
Paul-Emile Janson (liberal)
*1931–1932
Fernand Cocq
Alphonse Lambert Joseph Fernand Cocq (5 July 1861 in Huy – 11 December 1940 in Ixelles) was a Belgian Liberal politician who served as Minister of Justice.
Career
After studying law and becoming a lawyer, Cocq began his political career in Ixe ...
(liberal)
*1932–1934
Paul-Emile Janson (liberal)
*1934–1935
François Bovesse (liberal)
*1935–1936
Eugène Soudan
Eugène Edouard César Gaëtan Soudan (4 December 1880 – 30 November 1960) was a lawyer, jurist and politician.
Biography
He was born into a liberal bourgeois family in the city of Ronse.
He did his primary education in his hometown, he the ...
(
POB)
*1936–1937
François Bovesse (liberal)
*1937
Hubert Pierlot
Hubert Marie Eugène Pierlot (, 23 December 1883 – 13 December 1963) was a Belgian politician and Prime Minister of Belgium, serving between 1939 and 1945. Pierlot, a lawyer and jurist, served in World War I before entering politics in the 192 ...
(
Katholieke Partij)
*1937
Victor de Laveleye (liberal)
*1937
Victor Maistriau
Victor Maistriau (1870–1961) was a Belgian
Belgian may refer to:
* Something of, or related to, Belgium
* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
* Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and Germa ...
(liberal)
*1937–1938
Charles du Bus de Warnaffe
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...
(
Katholieke Partij)
*1938–1939
Joseph Pholien
Joseph Clovis Louis Marie Emmanuel Pholien (28 December 1884 – 4 January 1968) was a Belgian Catholic politician and member of the PSC-CVP. He was born in Liège, and volunteered to serve with the Belgian army during World War I, being commi ...
(
Katholieke Partij)
*1939
Émile, Baron van Dievoet (
Katholieke Partij)
*1939
August de Schryver (
Katholieke Partij)
*1939
Eugène Soudan
Eugène Edouard César Gaëtan Soudan (4 December 1880 – 30 November 1960) was a lawyer, jurist and politician.
Biography
He was born into a liberal bourgeois family in the city of Ronse.
He did his primary education in his hometown, he the ...
POB)
*1939
Paul-Emile Janson (liberal)
*1939–1940
Eugène Soudan
Eugène Edouard César Gaëtan Soudan (4 December 1880 – 30 November 1960) was a lawyer, jurist and politician.
Biography
He was born into a liberal bourgeois family in the city of Ronse.
He did his primary education in his hometown, he the ...
POB)
*1940
Paul-Emile Janson (liberal)
*1940–1942
Albert de Vleeschauwer (
Katholieke Partij)
*1942–1944
Antoine Delfosse (
Katholieke Partij)
*1944–1945
Maurice Verbaet Maurice may refer to:
People
*Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr
*Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor
*Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lo ...
(
Katholieke Partij)
*1945
Charles du Bus de Warnaffe
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...
(
Katholieke Partij)
*1945–1946
Marcel Grégoire (
UDB)
*1946
Henri Rolin
Henri Marthe Sylvie Rolin (Ghent, 3 May 1891 – Paris, 20 April 1973) was a Belgian socialist politician, first part of the Belgian Workers' Party (POB-BWP) and later of its successor, the Belgian Socialist Party (PSB-BSP).
Career
Rolin served ...
(
PSB)
*1946
Adolphe Van Glabbeke
''Adolphe'' is a classic French novel by Benjamin Constant, first published in 1816. It tells the story of an alienated young man, Adolphe, who falls in love with an older woman, Ellénore, the Polish mistress of the Comte de P***. Their illicit ...
(liberal)
*1946–1947
Albert Lilar (liberal)
*1947–1948
Paul Struye
Paul Victor Antoine Struye (1 September 1896 – 16 February 1974) was a Belgian lawyer, politician, and journalist, notable for his writings during World War II. A native of Ghent, Struye served in the Belgian Army during World War I. He qualifie ...
(
PSC)
*1948–1949
Henri Moreau de Melen
Eugène Ernest Marie Henri Moreau de Melen (20 August 1902 – 31 May 1992) was a Belgian soldier and politician, most notable for holding the position of Minister of Justice and Minister of Defence. He resigned his office and served with the Bel ...
(
PSC)
*1949–1950
Albert Lilar (liberal)
*1950
Henri Carton de Wiart
:''This article uses a Belgian surname: the surname is Carton de Wiart, not Wiart.''
Henry Victor Marie Ghislain, Count Carton de Wiart (31 January 1869 – 6 May 1951) was the prime minister of Belgium from 20 November 1920 to 6 May 1921. He wa ...
(
PSC)
*1950–1952
Ludovic Moyersoen (
CVP)
*1952
Joseph Pholien
Joseph Clovis Louis Marie Emmanuel Pholien (28 December 1884 – 4 January 1968) was a Belgian Catholic politician and member of the PSC-CVP. He was born in Liège, and volunteered to serve with the Belgian army during World War I, being commi ...
(
PSC)
*1952
Léonce Lagae (
CVP)
*1952–1954
Charles du Bus de Warnaffe
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...
(
PSC)
*1954–1958
Albert Lilar (liberal)
*1958
Pierre Harmel
Pierre Charles José Marie, Count Harmel (16 March 1911 – 15 November 2009) was a Belgian lawyer, Christian Democratic politician and diplomat. Harmel served as the prime minister of Belgium from 1965 to 1966.
Early life
He was born in Uccle ...
(
PSC)
*1958–1960
Laurent Merchiers (liberal)
*1960–1961
Albert Lilar (liberal)
*1961–1965
Piet Vermeylen Piet Vermeylen (8 April 1904 in Uccle – 30 December 1991 in Brussels, also called Pierre Vermeylen by some Belgian French sources), was a Belgian lawyer, and socialist politician and minister. He was the son of the Flemish politician August Vermey ...
(
BSP)
*1965–1968
Pierre Wigny
Pierre Wigny (18 April 1905 in Liège – 21 September 1986 in Brussels) was a Belgian politician of the Christian Social Party (french: Parti Social Chrétien, PSC).
He was a lawyer and a member of the Chamber of Representatives from 1949 to ...
(
PSC)
*1968–1973
Alfons Vranckx (
BSP)
*1973–1977
Herman Vanderpoorten
Herman Vanderpoorten (; 25 August 1922 – 3 September 1984) was a Belgian liberal politician. He was a son of the politician Arthur Vanderpoorten, the father of Marleen Vanderpoorten and an uncle of Patrick Dewael.
Education
He obtained a law ...
(
PVV)
*1977–1980
Renaat Van Elslande
Renaat Antoon Joseph Van Elslande (born in Boekhoute on 21 January 1916; died in Uccle on 21 December 2000) was a Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams politician who had been culture minister and foreign minister.
Honours
* War cross
* Minister of ...
(
CVP)
*1980
Herman Vanderpoorten
Herman Vanderpoorten (; 25 August 1922 – 3 September 1984) was a Belgian liberal politician. He was a son of the politician Arthur Vanderpoorten, the father of Marleen Vanderpoorten and an uncle of Patrick Dewael.
Education
He obtained a law ...
(
PVV)
*1980–1981
Philippe Moureaux
Philippe Moureaux (12 April 1939 – 15 December 2018) was a Belgian politician, senator, mayor of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and professor of economic history at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He held the honorary title of Minister of State an ...
(
PSB)
*1981–1988
Jean Gol
Jean Gol (8 February 1942 – 18 September 1995) was a Belgium, Belgian politician for the Liberalism, liberal Walloon Region, Walloon party Parti Réformateur Libéral (PRL). He was a minister, on several occasions, in the Belgian government, in ...
(
PRL)
**1985–1988
Georges Mundeleer Georges may refer to:
Places
* Georges River, New South Wales, Australia
* Georges Quay (Dublin)
*Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Other uses
*Georges (name)
* ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas
* "Georges" (song), a 19 ...
(
PRL) (state secretary)
*1988–1995
Melchior Wathelet
Melchior H. M. J. F. C. Wathelet (born 6 March 1949) is a Belgian politician and member of the Humanist Democratic Centre who served as 4th Minister-President of Wallonia. He has degrees in law and in economics (University of Liège) and is a ...
(
PSC)
*1995–1998
Stefaan De Clerck (
CVP)
*1998–1999
Tony Van Parys (
CVP)
2000–
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