Minister of the Colonies (Belgium)
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The Belgian Minister of the Colonies (French: Ministre des Colonies, Dutch: Minister van Koloniën) was a Belgian parliamentarian who was responsible for the territories of the colonial empire in Central Africa from 1908 to 1962, comprising the colony of the Belgian Congo (1908–60) and the international mandate of Ruanda-Urundi (1916–62). The exact title was changed on several occasions.
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Minister of the Colonies | |
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Ministre des Colonies (French) Minister van Koloniën (Dutch) | |
Member of | the Council of Ministers |
Seat | Hôtels de Coudenberg |
Nominator | the Prime Minister |
Appointer | the Monarch |
Formation | 30 October 1908 |
First holder | Jules Renkin |
Final holder | Harold Charles d'Aspremont Lynden |
Abolished | 27 March 1961 |
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