Jean Pierre Duvieusart (; 10 April 1900 – 10 October 1977) was a Belgian politician of the
PSC-CVP who served as the
prime minister of Belgium
The prime minister of Belgium (; ; ) or the premier of Belgium is the head of the federal government of Belgium, and the most powerful person in Belgian politics.
The first head of government in Belgian history was Henri van der Noot in 179 ...
from June to August in 1950.
Political career
Jean Duvieusart became a member of the
Chamber of Representatives in 1944, serving until 1949, when he became a member of the
Senate
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. He was a member of the Senate until 1965.
Duvieusart served as Minister of Economic Affairs (1947-1950 and 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
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(1964–1965).
He left the PSC in 1965 and became president and co-founder of the
Rassemblement wallon and the
Front Démocratique des Bruxellois Francophones (FDF) (1968–1972).
Personal life
On 8 July 1930, Duvieusart married Blanche Dijon (18 November 1907 – 24 February 1984) and had three sons and one daughter, Philippe (born 1932), Léopold (born 1933), Étienne (born 1935) and Thérèse (1939).
See also
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Royal Question, Belgium
References
External links
Jean Duvieusarti
ODIS - Online Database for Intermediary Structures
1900 births
1977 deaths
Christian Social Party (Belgium, 1945) MEPs
Christian Social Party (Belgium, 1945) politicians
People from Hainaut (province)
Prime ministers of Belgium
Presidents of the European Parliament
Walloon movement activists
Walloon politicians
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