List of ministers of the Belgian Congo
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This is a list of ministers of the Belgian Congo, from 1908 when the Free State of Congo became the Belgian Congo
, to 1960 with the independence of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Up until 1923, the Belgian Congo contained the province of Ruanda-Urundi
.
Belgian Congo
The Belgian Congo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo between King Leopold II's formal relinquishment of his personal control over the state to Belgium on 15 November 1908, and Congolese independence on 30 June 1960.-Congo Free State, 1884–1908:Until the latter...
, to 1960 with the independence of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Up until 1923, the Belgian Congo contained the province of Ruanda-Urundi
Ruanda-Urundi
Ruanda-Urundi was a Belgian suzerainty from 1916 to 1924, a League of Nations Class B Mandate from 1924 to 1945 and then a United Nations trust territory until 1962, when it became the independent states of Rwanda and Burundi.- Overview :...
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Ministers of the Belgian Congo
| Colonial minister | Party | Mandate | |
| 1. | Jules Renkin Jules Renkin Jules Laurent Jean Louis Renkin was a Belgian politician.Born in Ixelles, Renkin studied and practised law, and helped found the journal L'Avenir Sociale. In 1896 he was elected as a member of the Catholic Party to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for Brussels, a seat he held until his death... |
Catholique | 30 October 1908 - 21 November 1918 |
| 2. | Louis Franck Louis Franck This article is about Louis Franck the lawyer and not about Louis Franck the frontman of Esthetic Education.Louis Marie François Franck was a Belgian lawyer, liberal politician and statesman.-Education:... |
Libéral | 21 November 1918 - 11 mars 1924 |
| 3. | Henri Carton de Tournai | Catholique | 11 mars 1924 - 20 mai 1926 |
| 4. | Maurice Houtart | Catholique | 20 mai 1926 - 15 November 1926 |
| 5. | Édouard Pecher Edouard Pécher Edouard Gustave Charles Marie Pécher was a Belgian lawyer and liberal politician. He was president of the Liberal Party from 1921 until 1926.... |
Libéral | 16 November 1926 - 27 December 1926 |
| 6. | Maurice Houtart | Catholique | 29 December 1926 - 18 janvier 1927 |
| 7. | Henri Jaspar Henri Jaspar Henri Jaspar 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 the 27th... |
Catholique | 18 janvier 1927 - 19 October 1929 |
| 8. | Paul Tschoffen | Catholique | 19 October 1929 - 24 December 1929 |
| 9. | Henri Jaspar Henri Jaspar Henri Jaspar 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 the 27th... |
Catholique | 27 février 1930 - 18 June 1931 |
| 10. | Paul Charles | Catholique | 18 mars 1931 - 16 août 1931 |
| 11. | Paul Crokaert | Catholique | 6 juin 1931 - 25 mai 1932 |
| 12. | Paul Tschoffen | Catholique | 23 mai 1932 - 13 November 1934 |
| 13. | Paul Charles | Catholique | 20 November 1934 - 25 mars 1935 |
| 14. | Edmond Rubbens | Catholique | 25 mars 1935 - 27 April 1938 |
| 15. | Albert De Vleeschauwer | Catholique | 15 mai 1938 - 22 février 1939 |
| 16. | Gaston Heenen | Catholique | 21 février 1939 - 16 avril 1939 |
| 17. | Albert De Vleeschauwer | Catholique | 16 avril 1939 - 31 janvier 1945 |
| 18. | Edgar De Bruyne | Catholique | 12 février 1945 - 16 juin 1945 |
| 19. | Robert Godding | Libéral | 2 août 1945 - 18 février 1946 |
| 20. | Lode Craeybeckx Lode Craeybeckx Lode Craeybeckx served as Mayor of Antwerp, Belgium from 1947 until his death in 1976, becoming the longest serving mayor of the city in its history.-Biography:... |
Socialiste | 13 mars 1946 - 20 mars 1946 |
| 21. | Robert Godding | Libéral | 31 mars 1946 - 11 mars 1947 |
| 22. | Pierre Wigny | Catholique | 20 mars 1947 - 12 août 1950 |
| 23. | André Dequae | Catholique | 15 août 1950 - 12 avril 1954 |
| 24. | Auguste Buisseret | Libéral | 23 avril 1954 - 2 juin 1958 |
| 25. | Léo Pétillon | Catholique | 5 juillet 1958 - 6 November 1958 |
| Minister of the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi | |||
| 26. | Maurice Van Hemelrijck | Catholique | 6 November 1958 - 2 September 1959 |
| 27. | Auguste De Schryver | Catholique | 3 September 1959 - 2 September 1960 |
| Minister of African Affairs | |||
| 28. | Harold d'Aspremont Lynden | Catholique | 2 septembre 1960 - 27 mars 1961 |
See also
- Empire colonial belge
- République démocratique du Congo
- RwandaRwandaRwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
- BurundiBurundiBurundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...
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