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Jean Van Houtte

1907 - 1991

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Jean (Jan) Marie Joseph, Baron Van Houtte (17 March 1907 – 23 May 1991) was a Belgian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Belgium from 1952 to 1954. Born in Ghent, van Houtte held a doctorate in law and lectured at Ghent University and the University of Liège. He served as chairman of the Belgian Institute of Public Finance and represented the PSC-CVP in the Belgian Senate from 1949 to 1968. Having served as Minister of Finance in the governments of Jean Duvieusart (1950) and Joseph Pholien (1950–1952), van Houtte replaced Pholien to become the 38th Prime Minister of Belgium in January 1952. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Van Houtte is the 12,886th most popular politician (up from 14,920th in 2019), the 524th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 664th in 2019) and the 115th most popular Belgian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jean Van Houtte ranks 12,886 out of 19,576. Before him are John V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, John Diefenbaker, Frederick II of Legnica, Lucius Marcius Philippus, Sarah Sanders, and V. J. Sukselainen. After him are Henry Ireton, Pascual Orozco, Fyodor Dan, Juan Esteban Pedernera, Khamerernebty I, and Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Jean Van Houtte ranks 212. Before him are Willy Busch, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Camargo Guarnieri, Mascha Kaléko, Israel Albert Horowitz, and Paul Magloire. After him are James M. Gavin, Ernst Albrecht, Sanya Dharmasakti, Béla Barényi, Zezé Moreira, and Ragnar Gustavsson. Among people deceased in 1991, Jean Van Houtte ranks 128. Before him are Nicholas Poppe, Luigi Zampa, Colleen Dewhurst, Roy Black, Mort Shuman, and Július Torma. After him are Ole Beich, Vilma Bánky, Anton Yugov, Dean Jagger, Wilhelm Hahnemann, and Anita Traversi.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jean Van Houtte ranks 524 out of 1,190. Before him are Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella (1790), Theodoor Rombouts (1597), Louis Michel (1947), Reginar IV, Count of Mons (950), Cécile de France (1975), and Jean-Baptiste Janssens (1889). After him are Katherine Swynford (1350), Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (1794), Johan Leysen (1950), Raoul Servais (1928), Benoît Poelvoorde (1964), and Lorenzo Staelens (1964).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Jean Van Houtte ranks 115. Before him are Mark Eyskens (1933), Ferdinand de Marsin (1656), Edmond Leburton (1915), Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella (1790), Louis Michel (1947), and Reginar IV, Count of Mons (950). After him are Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (1794), Henri Jaspar (1870), Pierre de Decker (1812), Joseph Pholien (1884), Jules de Burlet (1844), and Henri de Brouckère (1801).

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