Government of G. Eyskens IV

The government G. Eyskens IV officiated in Belgium on September 3, 1960 to March 27, 1961. Following the general election in 1958 made Gaston Eyskens a Christian Democrat ( PSC / CVP ) minority government. After Christian Democrats and Liberals ( PL / LP ) came to an agreement on school policy, the Liberals joined the government in late 1958. In mid-1960, the Congo crisis led to an extensive government reshuffle. In response to the government's austerity law , a general strike lasting several weeks broke out in late 1960. There was a dispute between the coalition parties over a new right to vote. This led to early parliamentary elections in March 1961.

cabinet

minister
Office	Official	Political party	Beginning of the term of office	Term expires
prime minister	Gaston Eyskens	PSC / CVP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Minister for Economic Coordination	André Dequae	PSC / CVP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Defense Minister	Arthur Gilson	PSC / CVP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Minister of Public Service	Pierre Harmel	PSC / CVP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Minister for Health and Family	Paul Meyers	PSC / CVP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Minister for Communication and Social Coordination	Paul-Willem Segers	PSC / CVP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Minister of Social Affairs	Léon Servais	PSC / CVP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Minister for SMEs	Paul Vanden Boeynants	PSC / CVP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Finance minister	Jean Van Houtte	PSC / CVP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Foreign minister	Pierre Wigny	PSC / CVP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Interior Minister and Vice-President of the Cabinet	René Lefebvre	PL / LP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Minister of Justice	Albert Lilar	PL / LP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Minister for African Affairs	Harold d'Aspremont Lynden	PSC / CVP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Minister of Labor	Yves Urbain	PSC / CVP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Minister for the Coordination of Constitutional Reform	Raoul Vreven	PL / LP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Minister for Public Transport and Reconstruction	Omer Vanaudenhove	PL / LP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Minister of Agriculture	Albert De Vleeschauwer	PSC / CVP	September 3, 1960	November 21, 1960
	Charles Héger	PSC / CVP	November 21, 1960	March 27, 1961
Minister of Education	Charles Moureaux	PL / LP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Economics Minister	Jacques Van der Schueren	PL / LP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
Minister for Foreign Trade	Jacques Van Offelen	PL / LP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
State Secretaries
State Secretary for Budget	Willy De Clercq	PL / LP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
State Secretary for Post, Telegraphy and Telephone	Albert De Gryse	PSC / CVP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
State Secretary for Energy	Roger de Looze	PL / LP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961
State Secretary for Culture	Renaat Van Elslande	PSC / CVP	September 3, 1960	March 27, 1961

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Patrick Dumont, Lieven De Winter, Régis Dandoy: Démissions gouvernementales et performances électorales des majorités sortantes (1946-1999) . In: Courrier hebdomadaire du CRISP . tape 17 , no. 1722 , 2001, ISSN  0008-9664 , p. 26 , doi : 10.3917 / cris.1722.0005 (French).

Web links

• Gaston Eyskens Governorate (III) remanié (September 3, 1960 - March 27, 1961). (PDF; 11 kB) Center de recherche et d'information socio-politiques, accessed on December 26, 2019 (French). 
• Gouvernementale lue par le Premier ministre Gaston Eyskens à la Chambre le 27 septembre 1960. Elle ne fut pas lue au Senat. (PDF; 33 kB) Accessed December 26, 2019 (French).