François-Xavier Georges Joseph Marie Ghislain baron van der Straten-Waillet (22 January 1910 - 15 February 1998) was a Belgian politician for the Christian Social Party.
Biography
Van der Straten-Waillet was a son of baron Alphonse van der Straten-Waillet (1884-1964), mayor of Westmalle, and of Irène Bosschaert de Bouwel (1885-1971). Van der Straten-Waillet married Marie-Thérèse Moretus Plantin de Bouchout (1912-2004) in 1935 and had six children.[1] He obtained his doctorate in law at the Catholic University of Leuven in 1932 and became a director of the Verbond van Kristelijke Werkgevers (League of Christian Employers).
In 1946, he was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Christian Social Party for the Arrondissement of Antwerp. From 1949 to 1950, he was the second party chair, succeeding August De Schryver.
Van der Straten became a government minister twice: Minister of Foreign Trade from 1947 to 1948, and Minister of Public Health and Family from 1948 to 1949. Afterwards, he became an ambassador of Belgium to several countries, namely to Argentina (1952-1955), The Netherlands (1955-1966), and Italy (1969-1975).[2]
Publications
- van der Straten-Waillet, François-Xavier (1937). "Le statut de la propriété". Revue générale.
- van der Straten-Waillet, François-Xavier (1938). "La fonction sociale de la noblesse dans la société d'aujourd'hui". Revue générale.
- van der Straten-Waillet, François-Xavier (1950). "De la consultation populaire aux élections". Revue générale de Belgique.
References
- ^ "FRANÇOIS-XAVIER VAN DER STRATEN-WAILLET". ODIS. 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ "FRANÇOIS-XAVIER VAN DER STRATEN-WAILLET". ODIS. 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
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