Pierre Paul Louis Albert César Descamps (; 15 October 1916 – 19 April 1992) was a Belgian politician and

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for the PLP. Descamps was born in

Ath Ath (; , ; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Arbre, Ath, Bouvignies, Ghislenghien, Gibecq, Houtaing, Irchonwelz, Isières ...

; he was a licentiate in

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and

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and an

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. He was

Aubechies Aubechies () is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Belœil, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Aubechies is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie ("The Most Beautiful Villages of Wallonia") associ ...

and Belœil and senator (1961–1985) for the PLP. Descamps was President of the PVV-PLP in 1969–1972. He died in

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...

, aged 75.

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Presidents of the Belgian liberal party

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1916 births 1992 deaths Ministers of state of Belgium People from Ath {{Belgium-mayor-stub