Henri Jaspar
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Henri Jaspar (28 July 1870–15 February 1939) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.
Jaspar was born in Schaerbeek and trained as a lawyer. He represented Liège as a Catholic in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 1919 until 1936. He helped create the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union in 1921, and served as Prime Minister of Belgium from 1926 to 1931. In 1924 he was made an honorary Minister of State.
He held several ministerial positions including;
- Minister of Economic Affairs (1918-1920)
- Foreign Minister (1920-1924 and 1934)
- Minister of Finance (1932-1934)
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| Preceded by Prosper Poullet |
Prime Minister of Belgium 20 May 1926–6 June 1931 |
Succeeded by Jules Renkin |
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