Jules d'Anethan
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Jules Joseph d'Anethan (23 April 1803–8 October 1888) was an Belgian Catholic Party politician.
After serving as minister for Religion, Justice, and Foreign Affairs, D'Anethan was named Prime Minister of Belgium by King Leopold II on 2 July 1870. D'Anethan and the king agreed a programme whereby the King's favoured military reforms—in particular conscription—would be implemented, along with an agreement not to institute electoral reforms. He served as Foreign and War minister in his own government.
D'Anethan was obliged to include in his cabinet several ministers bitterly opposed to the introduction of conscription which led to conflict with the King. A political crisis following his nomination of Pierre de Decker as governor of Limburg led to the resignation of d'Anethan's government.
He later served as Belgian minister to the Vatican, and from 1884 to 1885 was president of the Belgian Senate. He served as mayor of Leuven for many years.
He died in Brussels.
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| Preceded by Walthère Frère-Orban |
Prime Minister of Belgium 2 July 1870–7 December 1871 |
Succeeded by Jules Malou |
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| de Gerlache (acting) • Lebeau • de Muelenaere • Goblet d'Alviella • de Meylandt • Lebeau • Nothomb • Van de Weyer • de Meylandt • Rogier • de Brouckère • de Decker • Rogier • Frère-Orban • d'Anethan • Malou • Frère-Orban • Malou • Beernaert • de Burlet • de Smet de Naeyer • Vandenpeereboom • de Smet de Naeyer • de Trooz • Schollaert • de Broqueville • Cooreman • Delacroix • Carton de Wiart • Theunis • Van de Vyvere • Poullet • Jaspar • Renkin • de Broqueville • Theunis • van Zeeland • Janson • Spaak • Pierlot • Van Acker • Spaak • Van Acker • Huysmans • Spaak • G. Eyskens • Duvieusart • Pholien • Van Houtte • Van Acker • G. Eyskens • Lefèvre • Harmel • Vanden Boeynants • G. Eyskens • Leburton • Tindemans • Vanden Boeynants • Martens • M. Eyskens • Martens • Dehaene • Verhofstadt |
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