Van Acker II government
The Van Acker II government was formed as the 50th government on August 2, 1945 in Belgium by Prime Minister Achille Van Acker of the Socialist Party (PSB-BSP) and replaced the Van Acker I government . She was in office until March 13, 1946, when it was replaced by the Spaak II government. The cabinet comprised five ministers from the Socialist Party, six from the Liberal Party (PL-LP), two from the Communist Party (PCB-KPB), two from the Union Démocratique Belge (UDB) and three non-party technocrats .
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The Cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
Office | Surname | Political party | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
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prime minister | Achille Van Acker | PSB-BSP | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Minister for Hard Coal | Achille Van Acker | PSB-BSP | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Foreign minister | Paul-Henri Spaak | PSB-BSP | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Minister for Foreign Trade | Paul-Henri Spaak | PSB-BSP | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Minister of Justice | Marcel Grégoire | UDB | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Interior minister | Adolphe Van Glabbeke | PL-LP | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Minister for Public Health | Albert Marteaux | PCB-KPB | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Minister for Public Education | Auguste Buisseret | PL-LP | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Finance minister | Franz De Voghel | Non-party | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Minister of Agriculture | René Lefebvre | PL-LP | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Minister for Public Works | Herman Vos | PSB-BSP | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Economics Minister | Albert De Smaele | Non-party | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Minister for Labor and Social Welfare | Léon-Éli Troclet | PSB-BSP | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Minister for Transport and Communication | Ernest Rongvaux | PSB-BSP | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Defense Minister | Léon Mundeleer | PL-LP | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Colonial minister | Robert Godding | PL-LP | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Minister of Supply | Edgard Lalmand | PCB-KPB | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Minister for War Victims | Adrien van den Branden de Reeth | Non-party | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Minister for War Damage | Jacques Basyn | UDB | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Minister with no portfolio | Paul Kronacker | PL-LP | 08/02/1945 | March 13, 1946 |
Web links
- Van Acker II government
- Belgium: Key Ministries (rulers.org)