Government of G. Eyskens II

The government G. Eyskens II officiated in Belgium from 26 June 1958 to November 4, 1958. In the legislative period from 1954 to 1958 ruled a coalition of Socialists and Liberals . After the general election in 1958 , in which both the Socialists and the Liberals lost seats, Gaston Eyskens formed a Christian Democratic ( PSC / CVP ) minority government. After the Christian Democrats and Liberals came to an agreement on school policy, the Liberals joined the government in late 1958.

cabinet

Office	Official	Political party	Beginning of the term of office	Term expires
prime minister	Gaston Eyskens	PSC / CVP	June 26, 1958	4th November 1958
Minister for Foreign Trade	André Dequae	PSC / CVP	June 26, 1958	4th November 1958
Minister of Agriculture	Albert De Vleeschauwer	PSC / CVP	June 26, 1958	4th November 1958
Defense Minister	Arthur Gilson	PSC / CVP	June 26, 1958	4th November 1958
Minister of Justice	Pierre Harmel	PSC / CVP	June 26, 1958	4th November 1958
Interior minister	Charles Héger	PSC / CVP	June 26, 1958	4th November 1958
Minister for Health and Family	Robert Houben	PSC / CVP	June 26, 1958	4th November 1958
Minister for Public Works and Reconstruction	Paul Meyers	PSC / CVP	June 26, 1958	4th November 1958
Economics Minister	Raymond Scheyven	PSC / CVP	June 26, 1958	4th November 1958
Minister of Communication	Paul-Willem Segers	PSC / CVP	June 26, 1958	4th November 1958
Minister for Labor and Social Affairs	Léon Servais	PSC / CVP	June 26, 1958	4th November 1958
Minister for SMEs	Paul Vanden Boeynants	PSC / CVP	June 26, 1958	4th November 1958
Minister of Education	Maurice Van Hemelrijck	PSC / CVP	June 26, 1958	4th November 1958
Finance minister	Jean Van Houtte	PSC / CVP	June 26, 1958	4th November 1958
Foreign minister	Pierre Wigny	PSC / CVP	June 26, 1958	4th November 1958
Colonial minister	Léon Pétillon	independent	5th July 1958	4th November 1958

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 II Governorate (June 26, 1958 - November 4, 1958). (PDF; kB) Center de recherche et d'information socio-politiques, accessed on December 26, 2019 (French). 
• Declaration gouvernementale lue par le Premier ministre Gaston Eyskens à la Chambre le 1er juillet 1958 et par Jean Van Houtte au Sénat le 1er juillet 1958. (PDF; kB) Center de recherche et d'information socio-politiques, accessed on December 26, 2019 (French).