Renaat Antoon Joseph Van Elslande (born in Boekhoute on 21 January 1916; died in Uccle on 21 December 2000) was a Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams politician who had been culture minister and foreign minister. Honours War cross Minister of State, by royal decree Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Leopold II References External links Renaat Van Elslande in ODIS - Online Database for Intermediary Structures 1916 births 2000 deaths Christian Democratic and Flemish politicians Foreign ministers of Belgium Members of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) People from Assenede Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany