Paul Guillaume van Zeeland (11 November 1893 – 22 September 1973) was a Belgian lawyer, economist, Catholic politician, and statesman born in Soignies.Van Zeeland was a professor of law and later director of the Institute of Economic Science at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven), and vice-governor of the National Bank of Belgium.In March 1935, he became the prime minister of a government of national unity (a coalition comprising the three major parties: Catholics, Liberals and Socialists).