Renaat Van Elslande

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Renaat Van Elslande bust in Lot, Belgium

Renaat Antoon Joseph Van Elslande (born January 21, 1916 in Boekhoute , † December 21, 2000 in Ukkel ) was a Belgian Christian Democratic politician and 1967 President of the Council of the European Communities .

Studies and professional activities

Van Elslande completed a degree in law, political and social sciences at the Catholic University of Leuven . After the Second World War he worked as a journalist for the daily newspaper “ De Standaard ” and as a political editor for the daily newspaper “Het Westen”.

Political career

Local politician and mayor

He began his political career in 1945 with a successful candidacy as the top candidate of the Christian People's Party (CVP) in the municipal council elections in Lot . In January 1947 he was elected mayor of Lot. He held this post until his resignation in 1976.

MP

In 1949 Van Elslande was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the first time and represented the interests of the Flemish Christian Democrats in the arrondissement of Brussels until 1981 . From 1960 to 1961 he was Undersecretary of State for Culture.

minister

In the cabinet of Théo Lefèvre he was from 1961 to 1962 first assistant minister for national education and culture and thus representative of the minister Victor Larock . In 1962 he took over the management of the independent Ministry for Flemish Culture and at the same time remained Assistant Minister for National Education until 1965. In the cabinet of Paul Vanden Boeynants he was Minister for European Affairs and Flemish Culture from 1966 to 1968. As such, he was President of the Council of the European Communities for the first half of the year .

Prime Minister Gaston Eyskens appointed him Minister of the Interior on January 21, 1972. In the cabinets of Edmond Leburton and Leo Tindemans , he was Foreign Secretary and Minister for Development Cooperation from January 26, 1973 to June 3, 1977. Van Elslande was the first foreign minister in over 140 years to belong to the Flemish-speaking majority of the population. Most recently he was Minister of Justice in the cabinets of Tindemans, Vanden Boeynants and Wilfried Martens from June 3, 1977 to May 18, 1980 . From October 20, 1978 to April 3, 1979, he was also Deputy Prime Minister under Vanden Boeynants.

On May 26, 1992 he was awarded the royal honorary title of " Minister of State ".

Publications

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personal data
SURNAME Van Elslande, Renaat
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Van Elslande, Renaat Antoon Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian politician (CVP) and minister
DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Boekhoute
DATE OF DEATH December 21, 2000
Place of death Ukkel