Government of G. Eyskens V
The government of G. Eyskens V officiated in Belgium from June 17, 1968 to November 8, 1971. After the government of Vanden Boeynant I of Christian Democrats ( PSC / CVP ) and Liberals ( PLP / PVV ) broke up on the language dispute over the University of Leuven there were early parliamentary elections on March 3, 1968 . Following formed Gaston Eyskens (CVP) a government of the now in a Flemish (CVP) and Walloon (PSC) party split Christian Democrats and the Socialists ( PSB / BSP ). In autumn 1971 King Baudoin dissolved parliament at the request of the government and called new elections for November 7, 1971 , but the government remained in office. After the election, in which the ruling parties lost votes, Eyskens again formed a government of Christian Democrats and Socialists.
cabinet
minister | ||||
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Office | Official | Political party | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
prime minister | Gaston Eyskens | CVP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Deputy Prime Minister Economics Minister |
Jean-Joseph Merlot | PSB / BSP | 17th June 1968 | January 27, 1969 |
Economics Minister | Edmond Leburton | PSB / BSP | January 27, 1969 | February 22, 1971 |
Deputy Prime Minister Economics Minister |
André Cools | PSB / BSP | February 22, 1971 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister with no portfolio responsible for science |
Théo Lefèvre | CVP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister for Education and Culture | Piet Vermeylen | PSB / BSP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Defense Minister | Paul-Willem Segers | CVP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Foreign minister | Pierre Harmel | PSC | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister of Agriculture | Charles Héger | PSC | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister for Post, Telegraphy and Telephone | Edouard Anseele | PSB / BSP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister for Foreign Trade | Henri Fayat | PSB / BSP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister for Development Cooperation | Raymond Scheyven | PSC | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister of Communication | Alfred Bertrand | CVP | June 17, 1968 to | November 8, 1971 |
Minister of Justice | Alfons Vranckx | PSB / BSP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister for Public Works | Jos De Saeger | CVP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister of Social Affairs | Placide De Paepe | CVP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister of Labor | Louis Major | PSB / BSP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Finance minister | Jean-Charles Snoy et d'Oppuers | PSC | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister for French Culture | Albert Parisis | PSC | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister of Public Service | René Pêtre | PSC | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister for Family and Housing | Gustave Breyne | PSB / BSP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister for SMEs | Charles Hanin | PSC | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister of Health | Louis Namèche | PSB / BSP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Interior minister | Lucien Harmegnies | PSB / BSP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister of Education | Abel Dubois | PSB / BSP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister for Relations with the Communities | Léo Tindemans | CVP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister for Dutch Culture | Frans Van Mechelen | CVP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Minister for Relations with the Communities | Freddy Terwagne | PSV / BSP | 17th June 1968 | February 22, 1971 |
Fernand Dehousse | PSB / BSP | February 22, 1971 | November 8, 1971 | |
Budget Minister | André Cools | PSB / BSP | 17th June 1968 | January 27, 1969 |
Deputy Prime Minister Budget Minister |
January 27, 1969 | February 22, 1971 | ||
Budget Minister | Maurice Denis | PSB / BSP | February 22, 1971 | November 8, 1971 |
State Secretaries | ||||
State Secretary for Regional Economy | André Vlerick | CVP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Fernand Delmotte | PSB / BSP | 17th June 1968 | November 8, 1971 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Les derniers développements de l'affaire de Louvain (II) . In: Courrier hebdomadaire du CRISP . tape 10 , no. 398 , 1968, ISSN 0008-9664 , pp. 14 , doi : 10.3917 / cris.398.0001 (French).
- ↑ Le déroulement de la crise politique de février 1968 . In: Courrier hebdomadaire du CRISP . tape 11 , no. 399 , 1968, ISSN 0008-9664 , doi : 10.3917 / cris.399.0001 (French).
- ↑ Xavier Mabille: La dissolution des chambres . In: Courrier hebdomadaire du CRISP . tape 28 , no. 533 , 1971, ISSN 0008-9664 , pp. 15-19 , doi : 10.3917 / cris.533.0015 (French).
- ↑ 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 IV Governorate (June 17, 1968 - November 8, 1971). (PDF; 13 kB) Center de recherche et d'information socio-politiques, accessed on December 27, 2019 (French).
- Déclaration gouvernementale lue par le Premier ministre Gaston Eyskens à la Chambre le 25 juin 1968 et au Sénat le 25 juin 1968. (PDF; 16 kB) Accessed December 27, 2019 (French).