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Victor Thorn
11th Prime Minister of Luxembourg
In office
24 February 1916 – 19 June 1917
MonarchMarie-Adélaïde
Preceded byHubert Loutsch
Succeeded byLéon Kauffman
Personal details
Born31 January 1844
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Died15 September 1930(1930-09-15) (aged 86)
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Political partyIndependent

Victor Thorn (31 January 1844 – 15 September 1930)[1] was a Luxembourg politician. He was the 11th prime minister of Luxembourg, serving for one year, from 24 February 1916 until 19 June 1917.

From 1885 to 1888 he was a member of the Council of State.[1]

From 1888 to 1892 he was Director-General (Minister) for Public Works in the Eyschen Ministry.

In 1899 he became a Procureur général. In 1915 he was Minister for Justice and Public Works in the Mongenast Ministry. In 1916 the Loutsch Ministry, which had succeeded the Mongenast government, was forced to resign, having lost a confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies.

A month later, Victor Thorn formed a new government, in which the three major parties were represented. The main problem was to resolve the supply problems in the country, which had grown more and more severe due to the First World War. The government rationed foodstuffs, and put a cap on prices, which, however, resulted in a black market and led to tensions between the town and rural populations. In 1917 there was a strike in the Red Lands, which was suppressed by the German army. Finally the Chamber withdrew confidence in the agriculture minister Michel Welter, and the government fell with him.

From 19 June 1917 until his death, Thorn was president of the Council of State.[1] From 1921 to 1927 he was a permanent member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.[1]

He died in 1930 in Luxembourg City.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Thewes, Guy (2011). Les gouvernements du Gand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (PDF) (in French). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. pp. 68–71. ISBN 978-2-87999-212-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
Political offices Preceded byVictor de Roebé Director-General for Public Works 1st time 1888–1892 Succeeded byPaul Eyschen Preceded byPaul Eyschen Director-General for Justice 1st time 1915 Succeeded byJean-Baptiste Sax Preceded byCharles de Waha Director-General for Public Works 2nd time 1915 Succeeded byGuillaume Soisson Preceded byHubert Loutsch Prime Minister of Luxembourg 1916–1917 Succeeded byLéon Kauffmann Director-General for Foreign Affairs 1916–1917 Preceded byJean-Baptiste Sax Director-General for Justice 2nd time 1916–1917 Succeeded byLéon Moutrier Preceded byHenri Vannérus President of the Council of State 1st time 1914–1916 Succeeded byMathias Mongenast Preceded byMathias Mongenast President of the Council of State 2nd time 1917–1930 Succeeded byJoseph Steichen
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