Gaston Eyskens

Gaston Eyskens (1969)

Listen to Gaston François Marie Eyskens ^?^/ⁱ (born April 1, 1905 in Lier , † January 3, 1988 in Leuven ) was a Belgian statesman and several times Prime Minister of the country.

Life

Eyskens was an economist, since 1931 professor at the Catholic University of Leuven and since 1939 for the Belgian Christian Socials in parliament. He was finance minister several times (1945, 1947–1949 and 1965–1966) and 1947–1949 head of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). In the years 1949–1950, 1958–1961 and 1968–1973 he was Prime Minister of Belgium, where he dealt in particular with the conflicts between Flemings and Walloons and with the dispute over the former King Leopold III. and the Congo question to deal with. He was instrumental in the constitutional reform of 1970, which initiated the regionalization of Belgium. Gaston Eyskens was the father of Mark Eyskens , who was also Prime Minister of Belgium.

Awards (excerpt)

1959: Large gold medal on ribbon for services to the Republic of Austria

Individual evidence

↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)

Web links

Literature by and about Gaston Eyskens in the catalog of the German National Library
Gaston Eyskens in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
http://www.ars-moriendi.be/EYSKENS.HTM

personal data
SURNAME	Eyskens, Gaston
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Eyskens, Gaston François Marie (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Belgian statesman and several times Prime Minister of the country
DATE OF BIRTH	April 1, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lier , Belgium
DATE OF DEATH	January 3, 1988
Place of death	Leuven , Belgium

[1] List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)