Jean Duvieusart
| Jean Duvieusart | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Belgium | |
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In office 8 June 1950 – 16 August 1950 | |
| Monarch | Charles (Regent) |
| Preceded by | Gaston Eyskens |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Pholien |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 April 1900 Les Bons Villers, Belgium |
| Died |
10 October 1977 (aged 77) Charleroi, Belgium |
| Political party | Christian Social Party |
Jean Pierre Duvieusart (10 April 1900 – 10 October 1977) was a Belgian Catholic politician of the PSC-CVP who served as Prime Minister of Belgium (1950).
Political career
Jean Duvieusart became a member of the Chamber of Representatives in 1944, serving until 1949, when he became a member of he Senate.
Duvieusart served as minister of Economic affairs (1947-1950 en 1952-1954).
In 1950 he served two months as the 36th Prime Minister of Belgium but he resigned after the abdication of King Leopold III.
He was president of the European Parliament (1964–1965).
He left the PSC in 1965 and became president of the Rassemblement wallon and the Front Démocratique des Bruxellois Francophones (FDF) (1968–1972).
See also
- Royal Question, Belgium
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Gaston Eyskens |
Prime Minister of Belgium 1950 |
Succeeded by Joseph Pholien |
| Common Assembly: 1952–1958 | |
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| Parliamentary Assembly: 1958–1962 | |
| European Parliament (appointed): 1962–1979 | |
| European Parliament (elected): 1979–present | |
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