Georges Hubin

Georges Hubin (* 1863 in Bouvignes-sur-Meuse , Namur province , Belgium ; † 1947 in Vierset-Barse , Liège province , Belgium) was a Belgian socialist politician .

biography

Hubin, a trained stonemason , was elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 1848 and represented the districts of Huy and Waremme in it until 1946 . As such, he was particularly committed to work safety , the right to strike and the right to education . As an advocate of a unitary state , he joined the Wallon Movement for fear of the Vlaamse Bewegungsing becoming overwhelming .

On the other hand, he was a supporter of militarism and in 1912 became a member of the parliamentary commission of inquiry for the introduction of general conscription . At the beginning of the First World War in 1914, at the age of 51, he voluntarily began his military service in the Belgian armed forces and was promoted to officer until the end of the war .

In 1939, at the age of 76, he intended to join the Foreign Legion to serve against the Wehrmacht in the western campaign . However, during the German invasion of Belgium from May 10 to May 28, 1940, he refused to participate in the war and instead went into exile in France .

For his political merits he was awarded the honorary title of Minister of State on September 3, 1945 , although he was never a Minister or President of a Chamber of the Federal Parliament .

His son Fernand Hubin was not only mayor of Huy , but also a member of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate .