Paul de Smet de Naeyer explained

Paul de Smet de Naeyer
Office:Prime Minister of Belgium
Term Start:5 August 1899
Term End:2 May 1907
Predecessor:Jules Vandenpeereboom
Successor:Jules de Trooz
Monarch2:Leopold II
Term Start2:25 February 1896
Term End2:24 January 1899
Predecessor2:Jules de Burlet
Successor2:Jules Vandenpeereboom
Birth Date:13 May 1843
Birth Place:Ghent, Belgium
Death Place:Brussels, Belgium
Party:Catholic Party

Paul Joseph, Count de Smet de Naeyer (13 May 1843 – 9 September 1913) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.

Born in Ghent, son of a cotton industrialist, he was himself also an industrialist and a banker. He was head of the Société Générale de Belgique and the owner of several coal mines.

He represented Ghent and Eeklo in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 1886 to 1908, and served in the Belgian Senate from 1908 to 1913. He served in several governments, as Minister of Finance from 1894 to 1896, and again from 1899 to 1907, combining the portfolio with the Ministry of Public Works. He was the prime minister of Belgium from 1896 to 1899, and again from 1899 to 1907.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: de SMET de NAEYER. www.ars-moriendi.be.