Paul van Zeeland

Paul Guillaume van Zeeland ( born November 11, 1893 in Soignies, † September 22, 1973 in Brussels) was a Belgian politician. He first belonged to the Catholic State Party to the Christian People's Party since 1945. From March 25 1935 to November 24, 1937, he was Prime Minister from 1935 to 1936 and Secretary of State under King Leopold III. (Belgium ). In 1941 he was an employee of the Belgian government in exile in London, Prime Minister Hubert Pierlot President of the Belgian Commission for post-war issues and in 1944 the Commission for Repatriation. From 1949 to 1954 he was re- Belgian Foreign Minister.

Van Zeeland worked with Louis de Brouckère a concept for a Western European Economic and Monetary Union, which contributed significantly to the establishment of the customs union of the Benelux countries on 5 September 1944.

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