Jules de Burlet | |
Office: | Prime Minister of Belgium |
Term Start: | 26 March 1894 |
Term End: | 25 February 1896 |
Predecessor: | Auguste Marie François Beernaert |
Successor: | Paul de Smet de Naeyer |
Birth Date: | 10 April 1844 |
Birth Place: | Ixelles, Belgium |
Death Place: | Nivelles, Belgium |
Party: | Catholic Party |
Jules Philippe Marie de Burlet (pronounced as /fr/; 10 April 1844[1] – 1 March 1897[2]) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.
Born in Ixelles, de Burlet was educated as a lawyer. He practised law in Nivelles, where he made his home, and he served as mayor of the town from 1872 to 1891.[3]
From 1884 he represented the Nivelles constituency in the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives. In 1891 he became Interior minister and in 1894 he left the chamber and became a member of the Belgian Senate. At the same time he became the prime minister of Belgium until 1896.[4] On leaving office he was made an honorary minister of State and served as Belgian ambassador to Portugal in 1896 - 1897.
He died in Nivelles in 1897.