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|monarch = [[Leopold II of Belgium|Leopold II]]<br>[[Albert I of Belgium|Albert I]] |
|monarch = [[Leopold II of Belgium|Leopold II]]<br>[[Albert I of Belgium|Albert I]] |
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|term_start = 31 December 1907 |
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|term_end = 17 June 1911 |
|term_end = 17 June 1911 |
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|predecessor = [[Jules de Trooz]] |
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Frans Schollaert | |
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| Prime Minister of Belgium | |
| In office 31 December 1907 – 17 June 1911 | |
| Monarchs | Leopold II Albert I |
| Preceded by | Jules de Trooz |
| Succeeded by | Charles de Broqueville |
| President of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office 12 November 1912 – 29 June 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Gérard Cooreman |
| Succeeded by | Prosper Poullet |
| In office 12 November 1901 – 9 January 1908 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Marie Joseph de Sadeleer |
| Succeeded by | Gérard Cooreman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 August 1851 Wilsele, Belgium |
| Died | 29 June 1917 (aged 65) Sainte-Adresse, France |
| Political party | Catholic Party |
François (Frans) Victor Marie Ghislain Schollaert (19 August 1851 – 29 June 1917) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.
Born in Wilsele, Schollaert trained as a lawyer and practiced in Leuven. He served as head of the Flemish farmer's union, the Boerenbond. He sat in the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives from 1888 onwards, holding the office of President of the Chamber from 1901 to 1908, and from 1911 until his death.
On Jules de Trooz's sudden death, Schollaert replaced him to become the Prime Minister of Belgium, also holding the Interior and Agriculture portfolios from 1908 to 1910, and the Arts and Science portfolio from 1910 to 1911.
Honours
Belgium: Minister of State by Royal Decree.
France: Grand Cross in the Legion of Honour
Holy See: Grand Cross in the Order of Pius IX
Norway: Grand Cross in the Order of Saint Olav
Romania: Grand Cross in the Order of the Star of Romania
The Schollaert Channel, discovered in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, was named for him.
External links
- Frans Schollaert at Ars Moriendi (in French)
- Frans Schollaert in ODIS - Online Database for Intermediary Structures
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