Born in Ghent, Cooreman was trained in law, and practised as a lawyer, but was more active as a businessman and financier, and became involved with Catholic social groups.
In 1892 Cooreman was elected to the Belgian Senate, and from 1898 to 1914 he represented Ghent in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, holding the position of leader of the Chamber from 1908 to 1912.
He held office as Labour and Industry minister for a short time in 1899, and on the fall of Frans Schollaert's government in 1911 he was asked to become the prime minister of Belgium and form the new government, but declined. He was appointed an honorary Minister of State in 1912 and left politics in 1914 to become a director of the Société Générale de Belgique.
During the First World War, Cooreman followed the Belgian government into exile at Le Havre. On the fall of Charles de Broqueville, King Albert I of Belgium appointed Cooreman to lead a new government on 1 June 1918. With the end of the war in November 1918, Cooreman resigned as the prime minister.
gérard, cooreman, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gerard Cooreman news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gerard Gerard Francois Marie Cooreman 25 March 1852 2 December 1926 was a Belgian Catholic Party politician Gerard CooremanPrime Minister of BelgiumIn office 1 June 1918 21 November 1918MonarchAlbert IPreceded byCharles de BroquevilleSucceeded byLeon DelacroixPresident of the Chamber of RepresentativesIn office 9 January 1908 12 November 1912Preceded byFrans SchollaertSucceeded byFrans SchollaertPersonal detailsBorn 1852 03 25 25 March 1852Ghent BelgiumDied2 December 1926 1926 12 02 aged 74 Brussels BelgiumPolitical partyCatholic PartyBorn in Ghent Cooreman was trained in law and practised as a lawyer but was more active as a businessman and financier and became involved with Catholic social groups In 1892 Cooreman was elected to the Belgian Senate and from 1898 to 1914 he represented Ghent in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives holding the position of leader of the Chamber from 1908 to 1912 He held office as Labour and Industry minister for a short time in 1899 and on the fall of Frans Schollaert s government in 1911 he was asked to become the prime minister of Belgium and form the new government but declined He was appointed an honorary Minister of State in 1912 and left politics in 1914 to become a director of the Societe Generale de Belgique During the First World War Cooreman followed the Belgian government into exile at Le Havre On the fall of Charles de Broqueville King Albert I of Belgium appointed Cooreman to lead a new government on 1 June 1918 With the end of the war in November 1918 Cooreman resigned as the prime minister Honours Edit Belgium Minister of State by Royal Decree Belgium Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold By royal Decree of 1918 France Knight grand Cross in the Legion of Honour 1 Sweden Knight grand Cross in the Order of the Polar Star 1 United Kingdom Knight grand Cross in the Royal Victorian Order 1 Japan Knight grand Cross in the Imperial Order of the Rising Sun 1 Knight Commander in the Order of Pius IX 1 References Edit a b c d e COOREMAN www ars moriendi be External links Edit Media related to Gerard Cooreman at Wikimedia Commons Gerard Cooreman in ODIS Online Database for Intermediary Structures Archives of Gerard Cooreman in ODIS Online Database for Intermediary StructuresPolitical officesPreceded byFrans Schollaert President of the Chamber of Representatives1908 1912 Succeeded byFrans SchollaertPreceded byCharles de Broqueville Prime Minister of Belgium1918 Succeeded byLeon Delacroix This article about a Flemish politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerard Cooreman amp oldid 1103004282, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
