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Minister of the Colonies (Belgium)


The Belgian Minister of the Colonies (, ) was a Belgian parliamentarian who was responsible for the territories of the colonial empire in Central Africa from 1908 to 1962, comprising the colony of the Belgian Congo (1908–60) and the international mandate of Ruanda-Urundi (1916–62). The exact title was changed on several occasions.

Ministerial title

For most of the existence of the post, office holders were known as "Minister of the Colonies" (Ministre des Colonies or Minister van Koloniën). From the accession of in November 1958, however, the ministerial title changed to "Minister of the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi" (Ministre du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi or Minister van Belgisch-Congo en Ruanda-Urundi). On 30 June 1960, with the independence of the Belgian Congo, the title changed to "Minister of African Affairs" (Ministre des affaires africaines or Minister van afrikaanse zaken) whose only office holders were August de Schryver and Harold Charles d'Aspremont Lynden.

In addition to official colonial ministers, two individuals served as ministers without portfolio with a colonial brief between 1959 and 1960. Raymond Scheyven was "Minister without portfolio, charged with the economic and financial affairs of the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi" while Walter Ganshof van der Meersch was "Minister without portfolio, charged with general affairs in Africa".

List of ministers

The following is a list of ministers, cited by historian Guy Vanthemsche in his book Belgium and the Congo, 1885-1980:

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PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyPrime MinisterMonarch
(Reign)Took officeLeft officeTime in officeCatholic Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Liberal Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Catholic Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Catholic Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Liberal Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Catholic Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Catholic Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Catholic Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Catholic Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Independent (politician)}}; color:white;"Catholic Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Catholic Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Independent (politician)}}; color:white;"Catholic Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Catholic Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Independent (politician)}}; color:white;"Catholic Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Catholic Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Liberal Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Socialist Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Liberal Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct)}}; color:white;"Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct)}}; color:white;"Liberal Party (Belgium)}}; color:white;"Independent (politician)}}; color:white;"Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct)}}; color:white;"Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct)}}; color:white;"Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct)}}; color:white;"Independent (politician)}}; color:white;"Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct)}}; color:white;"
[[File:JulesRenkin1931.jpg70px]]Jules Renkin30 October 190821 November 1918Catholic PartyFrans Schollaert
Charles de Broqueville
Gérard CooremanAlbert I
[[File:Portrait of Albert I of Belgium.jpg70px]]
(1909–34)
[[File:FranckLouis.jpg70px]]Louis Franck21 November 191811 March 1924Liberal PartyLéon Delacroix
Henri Carton de Wiart
Georges Theunis
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]Henri Carton de Tournai11 March 192420 May 1926Catholic PartyGeorges Theunis
Aloys Van de Vyvere
Prosper Poullet
[[File:Maurice Houtart (cropped).jpg70px]]Maurice Houtart
(First term)20 May 192615 November 1926Catholic PartyHenri Jaspar
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]Édouard Pecher16 November 192627 December 1926Liberal PartyHenri Jaspar
[[File:Maurice Houtart (cropped).jpg70px]]Maurice Houtart
(Second term)29 December 192618 January 1927Catholic PartyHenri Jaspar
[[File:Henri Jaspar 1921.jpg70px]]Henri Jaspar
(First term)18 January 192719 October 1929Catholic PartyOwn government
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]
(First term)19 October 192924 December 1929Catholic PartyHenri Jaspar
[[File:Henri Jaspar 1921.jpg70px]]Henri Jaspar
(Second term)27 February 193018 June 1931Catholic PartyOwn government
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]18 May 193116 August 1931Extra-Parliamentary
(Catholic)Henri Jaspar
Jules Renkin
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]6 June 193125 May 1932Catholic PartyJules Renkin
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]Paul Tschoffen
(Second term)23 May 193213 November 1934Catholic PartyJules Renkin
Charles de Broqueville
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]Paul Charles
(Second term)20 November 193425 March 1935Extra-Parliamentary
(Catholic)Georges Theunis
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]25 March 193527 April 1938Catholic PartyPaul van Zeeland
Paul-Émile JansonLeopold III
[[File:Leopold III (1934).jpg70px]]
(1934–44)
[[File:Albert de Vleeschauwer 1942.jpg70px]]Albert De Vleeschauwer
(First term)15 May 193822 February 1939Catholic PartyPaul-Henri Spaak
[[File:Gaston HEENEN (cropped).png70px]]21 February 193916 April 1939Extra-Parliamentary
(Catholic)Hubert Pierlot
[[File:Albert de Vleeschauwer 1942.jpg70px]]Albert De Vleeschauwer
(Second term)16 April 193931 January 1945Catholic PartyHubert Pierlot
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]12 February 194516 June 1945Catholic PartyAchille Van AckerPrince Charles
[[File:Karel van België Charles de Belgique Karl von Belgien.jpg70px]]
Regent
(1944–50)
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]
(First term)2 August 194518 February 1946Liberal PartyAchille Van Acker
[[File:Craeybeckx.jpg70px]]Lode Craeybeckx13 March 194620 March 1946Belgian Socialist PartyPaul-Henri Spaak
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]Robert Godding
(Second term)31 March 194611 March 1947Liberal PartyAchille Van Acker
Camille Huysmans
[[File:Minister Belgische Kabinet J. van Offelen (PVV), Minister Justitie en Franse Cultuur P. Wigny (CVP).jpg70px]]Pierre Wigny20 March 194712 August 1950Christian Social PartyPaul-Henri Spaak
Gaston Eyskens
Jean Duvieusart
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]15 August 195012 April 1954Christian Social PartyGaston Eyskens
Jean Duvieusart
Joseph Pholien
Jean Van HoutteBaudouin
[[File:King Baudouin of Belgium.jpg70px]]
(1950–93)
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]23 April 19542 June 1958Liberal PartyAchille Van Acker
Gaston Eyskens
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]Léo Pétillon5 July 19586 November 1958Extra-Parliamentary
(Catholic)Gaston Eyskens
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]6 November 19582 September 1959Christian Social PartyGaston Eyskens
[[File:August de Schryver 1959.jpg70px]]August De Schryver3 September 19592 September 1960Christian Social PartyGaston Eyskens
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]Raymond Scheyven17 November 19592 September 1960Christian Social PartyGaston Eyskens
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]Walter Ganshof van der Meersch16 May 196020 July 1960Extra-ParliamentaryGaston Eyskens
[[File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg70px]]Harold Charles d'Aspremont Lynden2 September 196027 March 1961Christian Social PartyGaston Eyskens

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References

  1. (11 December 2014). "As from 2015 the FPS Foreign Affairs transfers the so-called 'Africa Archives' to the State Archives". [[Arch.be]].
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