Charles Joseph Mathieu Lambrechts

Charles Joseph Mathieu Lambrechts
Minister of Justice
In office
24 September 1797  20 July 1799
Preceded byPhilippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai
Succeeded byJean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès
Personal details
Born(1753-11-20)20 November 1753
Sint-Truiden, Austrian Netherlands
Died4 August 1823(1823-08-04) (aged 69)
Paris, Kingdom of France
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • politician

Charles Joseph Mathieu Lambrechts (20 November 1753 – 4 August 1823) was an Austrian Netherlands-born lawyer, rector magnificus of the University of Louvain, who became Minister of Justice of the French Republic, during the Directoire. Later he was a deputy from 1819 to 1824.