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Jules de Trooz | |
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| Prime Minister of Belgium | |
| In office 2 May 1907 – 31 December 1907 | |
| Monarch | Leopold II |
| Preceded by | Paul de Smet de Naeyer |
| Succeeded by | Frans Schollaert |
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| Born | 21 February 1857 Leuven, Belgium |
| Died | 31 December 1907 (aged 50) Brussels, Belgium |
| Political party | Catholic Party |
Jules Henri Ghislain Marie, Baron de Trooz (French pronunciation: [ʒyl ɑ̃ʁi ɡilɛ̃ maʁi baʁɔ̃ də tʁo]; 21 February 1857 – 31 December 1907) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.
De Trooz was born in Leuven, and had studied philosophy before entering politics. He represented Leuven in the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives from 1899 onwards, serving as Education and Interior minister. In 1907 he became the prime minister of Belgium, retaining the Interior portfolio. He had been prime minister for less than eight months when he died on the last day of 1907.
De Trooz was the second Belgian prime minister to die in office, after Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt.