Pierre de Decker

Pierre ( Pieter ) Jacques François de Decker (also De Decker, Dedecker, born January 25, 1812 in Zele ( East Flanders ); † 4 January 1891 in Brussels) was a Belgian statesman.

De Decker completed his schooling at a Jesuit college. He then studied at the universities of Paris and Ghent law. In addition to the legal profession in Brussels, he worked as a journalist, was first co-editor of the Journal de Flandres and founded in 1837 by Antony Deschamps clerical Revue de Bruxelles, which existed until 1851. Also he gave in 1835 two volumes of poetry with the title Religion et amour.

In 1839 he was elected for the District of Dendermonde in the Chamber of Deputies and joined the ultramontane party to. But he was looking for a certain middle position between the extreme party positions take. He also supported the rights of the Flemish population to the equality of their language. His political and social theories he put in several writings, such as: You pétitionnement en faveur de la langue flamande (1840 ), De l' influence du clergé en Belgique (1843 ), Quinze ans de 1830 a 1845 (1845 ), L'esprit de parti et l'esprit national ( 1852 ), etc., apart. His Études historiques et critiques sur les monts -de -plete en Belgique (1844 ) won him a seat in the Belgian Academy.

After the Liberal Cabinet Brouckère had taken his dismissal on 2 March 1855 took over de Decker on the 30th of the same month in the newly appointed Ministry Vilain XIIII the department of the interior. With its mediation attempts, he finally failed due to the charity law that tried to play them completely in the hands of the clergy under the name of freedom of charitable institutions. As the excitement in the country rose to tumultuous movements and the elections of local councils very failed in October 1857 in favor of the Liberals, the cabinet resigned.

He participated on the financial operations of André Lang edge Dumonceau and was one of the directors of the "Christian Bank". As yet, the clerical ministry d' Anethan in November 1871 appointed him governor of the province of Limburg, this aroused the people so much resistance that led to tumultuous appearances in Brussels, and not merely de Deckers resignation, but also the Ministry of the had appointment of a new Minister de Theux result. De Decker was also involved in the cross- border criminal 's process, but in 1877 put out persecution.

Works (selection)

Biography H. de Conscience. In 1885.
Esprit de parti et esprit nationally. , 1852.
Etudes historiques et critiques sur les monts -de- piété en Belgique. Brussels 1844.
De l' influence du libre de l' homme sur les arbitre fails sociaux. Brussels 1848.

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Prime Minister (Belgium )
Governor ( Province of Limburg, Belgium)
Belgian
Born in 1812
Died in 1891
Man

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