Georges Holvoet

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Georges Holvoet
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Georges Holvoet (Jos De Swerts, 1923)
Born
Georges Josephus Lamoraldus Maria Gislemus Holvoet

(1874-08-16)16 August 1874
Died23 August 1967(1967-08-23) (aged 93)
Elsene, Belgium
NationalityBelgium
Occupationpolitician, lawyer

Baron Georges Josephus Lamoraldus Maria Gislemus Holvoet (16 August 1874 – 23 April 1967) was a Belgian lawyer and Roman Catholic politician. He was governor of the province of Antwerp from 8 November 1923 until 21 December 1945.

Political career[]

Georges Holvoet was Chef de Cabinet of the Prince Regent Prince Charles who reigned in lieu of his older brother Leopold III from 1944 until 1950.

Sources[]

  • Steve Heylen, Bart De Nil, Bart D’hondt, Sophie Gyselinck, Hanne Van Herck en Donald Weber, Geschiedenis van de provincie Antwerpen. Een politieke biografie, Antwerpen, Provinciebestuur Antwerpen, 2005, Vol. 2 p. 104
Preceded by Governor of Antwerp
1923–1945
Succeeded by


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