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Paul Struye | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 20 March 1947 – 27 November 1948 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Lilar |
| Succeeded by | Henri Moreau de Melen |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 27 June 1950 – 12 March 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Gillon |
| Succeeded by | Robert Gillon |
| In office 24 June 1958 – 5 October 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Gillon |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Harmel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1896 Ghent, Belgium |
| Died | 16 February 1974 (aged 77) Ixelles, Belgium |
| Political party | Christian Social Party (PSC-CVP) |
Paul Victor Antoine Struye (1 September 1896 – 16 February 1974) was a Belgian lawyer, politician, and journalist, notable for his writings during World War II. A native of Ghent, Struye served in the Belgian Army during World War I. He qualified as a lawyer in the years after the war and also worked as a journalist at the Catholic newspaper La Libre Belgique. A royalist and patriot, Struye was soon attracted to the Belgian resistance during World War II and was influential once La Libre Belgique became an underground newspaper. His diary of life under occupation and writings on public opinion are important historical sources on the period. After the war, Struye entered politics in the Christian Social Party as a senator and held the portfolio of Minister of Justice (1947-1948). He subsequently held the post of President of the Senate on two occasions.