Spaak III government
The Spaak III government was in office in Belgium from March 20, 1947 to November 19, 1948. The previous government of Prime Minister Camille Huysmans broke up over a conflict over coal prices and the government's attitude towards mining companies, which led to the resignation of the communist ministers. The socialist Paul-Henri Spaak formed a new government made up of socialists ( PSB / BSP ) and Christian democrats ( PSC / CVP ). In November 1948, Justice Minister Struye resigned, who was accused of being too lenient in punishing colloborateurs. The entire government announced its resignation out of solidarity. The successor government was again a coalition of socialists and Christian Democrats under Prime Minister Spaak.
cabinet
Office | Official | Political party | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
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Prime Minister Foreign Minister |
Paul-Henri Spaak | PSB / BSP | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Minister of Education | Camille Huysmans | PSB / BSP | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Minister for Labor and Social Affairs | Léon-Eli Troclet | PSB / BSP | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Defense Minister | Raoul de Fraiteur | independent | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Budget Minister | Jules Merlot | PSB / BSP | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Minister for the Coordination of Economy and National Re-equipping | Paul De Groote | PSB / BSP | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Minister of Justice | Paul Struye | PSC / CVP | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Interior minister | Pierre Vermeylen | PSB / BSP | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Minister for Health and Family | Alphonsus Verbist | PSC / CVP | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Finance minister | Gaston Eyskens | PSC / CVP | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Minister of Agriculture | Maurice Orban | PSC / CVP | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Minister for Public Works | Oscar Behogne | PSC / CVP | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Minister of Communication | Achille Van Acker | PSB / BSP | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Colonial minister | Pierre Wigny | PSC / CVP | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Minister for Economy and Small Business | Jean Duvieusart | PSC / CVP | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Minister for Supply and Imports | Georges Moens de Fernig | independent | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Minister for Reconstruction | Robert De Man | PSC / CVP | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Minister for Fuels and Energy | Achille Delattre | PSB / BSP | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Minister of Commerce | François-Xavier van der Straten Waillet | PSC / CVP | March 20, 1947 | November 19, 1948 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 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. 25 , doi : 10.3917 / cris.1722.0005 (French).
Web links
- Paul-Henri Spaak II Governorate (03/20/1947 - 11/19/1948). (PDF; 6 kB) Center de recherche et d'information socio-politiques, accessed on December 22, 2019 (French).
- Déclaration gouvernementale lue par le Premier ministre Paul-Henri Spaak et par Gaston Eyskens à la Chambre et au Sénat le 25 mars 1947. (PDF; 29 kB) Center de recherche et d'information socio-politiques, accessed on 22 December 2019 ( French).