Jean Duvieusart

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Duvieusart (1921)

Jean Pierre Duvieusart (born April 10, 1900 in Frasnes-lez-Gosselies , † October 11, 1977 in Couillet ) was a Belgian Christian Democratic politician. From June to August 1950 he was Belgian Prime Minister and from 1964 to 1965 President of the European Parliament .

Studies and professional activity

Duvieusart attended the Collège des Pères Jésuites in Charleroi . He then completed a degree in Law , Political and Social Sciences at the Catholic University of Louvain and a doctorate for Doctor iuris . He practiced as a lawyer in Charleroi.

Political career

Duvieusart began his political career as a member of the Parti Social Chrétien (PSC), a predecessor of today's Center Démocrate Humaniste (CDH) . From 1927 to 1947 he was mayor of his birthplace Frasnes. For the PSC he was a member of the provincial council from 1933 to 1936, a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 1944 and a senator from 1949 to 1965 .

From March 20, 1947 to June 8, 1950 he was Minister for Economy and the Middle Class in the cabinets of Paul-Henri Spaak and Gaston Eyskens .

On the question of the king , Duvieusart advocated the return of Leopold III. to the Belgian throne. In April 1950 he was commissioned by Prince Regent Charles of Belgium to form a government. On June 8, 1950, he was appointed Prime Minister to succeed Eyskens. From this office, however, he resigned after a little over two months on August 16, 1950 after the abdication of King Leopold III. and the installation of the future King Baudouin I as regent.

From January 15, 1952 to April 23, 1954, he was again Minister for Economic Affairs and SMEs in Jean Van Houtte's cabinet . In this function he was also the first chairman of the Council of Ministers of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) from 1952 to 1953 .

From 1958 to 1965 he was a member of the European Parliament . From March 20, 1964 to September 23, 1965 he was President of the European Parliament . At the end of this term he resigned from the PSC.

From 1968 to 1972 Duvieusart was finally chairman of the Rassemblement Wallon and the Front Démocratique des Bruxellois Francophones (FDF). In 1972 he finally withdrew from active politics.

Duvieusart was married and had three sons and a daughter.

Fonts

  • Problèmes de la Communauté Européenne . Center International d'Études et de Recherches Européennes, 1964.
  • La Question royale. Crise et dénouement: juin, juillet et août 1950 . Center de recherche et d'information socio-politiques, Brussels 1975.

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personal data
SURNAME Duvieusart, Jean
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Duvieusart, Jean Pierre (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian politician, MEP and Prime Minister
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Frasnes-lez-Gosselies
DATE OF DEATH October 11, 1977
Place of death Couillet