Liberal Party (Belgium)
| Liberal Party | |
|---|---|
| Historical presidents |
Albert Mechelynck (first) Omer Vanaudenhove (last) |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Dissolved | 1961 |
| Succeeded by | Party for Freedom and Progress |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
| Trade Union's wing | General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| Colours | Blue |
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Politics of Belgium Political parties Elections | |
The Liberal Party (Dutch: Liberale Partij, French: Parti libéral) was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.
History
The Liberal Party was founded in 1846 and as such was the first political party of Belgium. Walthère Frère-Orban wrote the first charter for the new party. From 1887 until 1900, The Progressive Party (French: Parti Progressiste, Dutch: Progressieve Partij) existed as a separate progressive Liberal party.
Presidents
- 1920 - 1921 : Albert Mechelynck
- 1924 - 1926 : Edouard Pécher
- 1927 - 1933 : Albert Devèze
- 1933 - 1934 : Octave Dierckx
- 1935 - 1936 : Léon Dens
- 1936 - 1937 : Victor de Laveleye
- 1937 - 1940 : Emile Coulonvaux
- 1940 - 1945 : Jane Brigode and Fernand Demets (co-presidency)
- 1945 - 1953 : Roger Motz
- 1953 - 1954 : Henri Liebaert
- 1954 - 1958 : Maurice Destenay
- 1958 - 1961 : Roger Motz
- 1961 : Omer Vanaudenhove
Notable members
- Jules Bara
- Gustave Boël (1837-1912), industrialist
- Charles Buls, mayor of Brussels (1881-1899)
- Jacques Coghen, (1791-1858), second Minister of Finance of Belgium
- Eugène Defacqz
- François-Philippe de Haussy, (1789-1869), first governor of the National Bank of Belgium
- Constant de Kerchove de Denterghem
- Louis Franck (1868–1937), a leading Flemish liberal politician.
- Walthère Frère-Orban, (1812–1896), wrote the first charter of the liberal party.
- Charles Graux
- Julius Hoste Jr. (1884–1954), businessman and leading Flemish liberal politician.
- Paul Hymans, first President of the League of Nations
- Paul Janson
- Paul-Émile Janson
- Joseph Lebeau
- Albert Lilar
- Adolphe Max, mayor of Brussels (1909-1939)
- Eudore Pirmez
- Eugène Prévinaire, (1805-1877), second governor of the National Bank of Belgium.
- Jean Rey (1902-1983), President of the European Commission
- Charles Rogier
- Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns
- Ernest Solvay (1838-1922), chemist, industrialist and philanthropist.
- Henri Story (1897-1944)
- Herman Teirlinck (1879–1967), a famous Belgian writer.
- Pierre Van Humbeeck
- Jan Van Rijswijck
- Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen, founder of the Université Libre de Bruxelles
- Raoul Warocqué
See also
Source
- Liberal Archive
- Th. Luykx, M. Platel, Politieke geschiedenis van België, 2 vol., Kluwer, 1985
- E. Witte, J. Craeybeckx, A. Meynen, Politieke geschiedenis van België, Standaard, 1997
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