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Belgian politician
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Male
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Birth:
28 December 1884(Liège, Arrondissement of Liège, Liège, Wallonia)
Death:
4 January 1968(Brussels, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Joseph Clovis Louis Marie Emmanuel Pholien (28 December 1884 – 4 January 1968) was a Belgian Catholic politician and member of the PSC-CVP. He was born in Liège, and volunteered to serve with the Belgian army during World War I, being commissioned as a first lieutenant. He was Minister of Justice under Paul-Henri Spaak from May 1938 to February 1939 and was the 37th Prime Minister of Belgium from 16 August 1950 to 15 January 1952. In 1966, he became a Minister of State.
His term as prime minister is notable for seeing the departure of the Belgian United Nations Command (BUNC) to fight in the Korean War (1950–1953).
Honours
Belgium: Croix de Guerre.- Belgium: Minister of state, by Royal Decree.
- Belgium: Grand Officer in the Order of Leopold.
- Belgium: Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Crown.
- Belgium: Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Leopold II.
- Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Crown of Thailand.
- Grand Officer in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
- Commander in the Legion of Honour.
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| Preceded by Jean Duvieusart |
Prime Minister of Belgium 1950–1952 |
Succeeded by Jean Van Houtte |