Frans Schollaert

François (Frans) Victor Marie Ghislain Schollaert (19 August 1851 – 29 June 1917) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.

Frans Schollaert
Prime Minister of Belgium
In office 1 January 1908 – 17 June 1911
Monarch	Leopold II Albert I
Preceded by	Jules de Trooz
Succeeded by	Charles de Broqueville
President of the Chamber of Representatives
In office 12 November 1912 – 29 June 1917
Preceded by	Gérard Cooreman
Succeeded by	Prosper Poullet
In office 12 November 1901 – 9 January 1908
Preceded by	Louis Marie Joseph de Sadeleer
Succeeded by	Gérard Cooreman
Personal details
Born	(1851-08-19)19 August 1851 Wilsele, Belgium
Died	29 June 1917(1917-06-29) (aged 65) Sainte-Adresse, France
Political party	Catholic Party

Born in Wilsele, Schollaert trained as a lawyer and practiced in Leuven. He served as head of the Flemish farmer's union, the Boerenbond. He sat in the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives from 1888 onwards, holding the office of President of the Chamber from 1901 to 1908, and from 1911 until his death.

On Jules de Trooz's sudden death, Schollaert replaced him to become the Prime Minister of Belgium, also holding the Interior and Agriculture portfolios from 1908 to 1910, and the Arts and Science portfolio from 1910 to 1911.