Victor Thorn

Victor Thorn
Prime Minister of Luxembourg
In office 24 February 1916 – 19 June 1917
Monarch	Marie-Adélaïde
Preceded by	Hubert Loutsch
Succeeded by	Léon Kauffman
Personal details
Born	31 January 1844 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Died	Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Political party	Independent

Victor Thorn (31 January 1844 – 15 September 1930) was a Luxembourgian 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.

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 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. From 1921 to 1927 he was a permanent member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.

He died in 1930 in Luxembourg City.

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Political offices
Preceded by Victor de Roebé	Director-General for Public Works 1st time 1888–1892	Succeeded by Paul Eyschen
Preceded by Paul Eyschen	Director-General for Justice 1st time 1915	Succeeded by Jean-Baptiste Sax
Preceded by Charles de Waha	Director-General for Public Works 2nd time 1915	Succeeded by Guillaume Soisson
Preceded by Hubert Loutsch	Prime Minister of Luxembourg 1916–1917	Succeeded by Léon Kauffmann
	Director-General for Foreign Affairs 1916–1917
Preceded by Jean-Baptiste Sax	Director-General for Justice 2nd time 1916–1917	Succeeded by Léon Moutrier
Preceded by Henri Vannérus	President of the Council of State 1st time 1914–1916	Succeeded by Mathias Mongenast
Preceded by Mathias Mongenast	President of the Council of State 2nd time 1917–1930	Succeeded by Joseph Steichen