Théo Lefèvre

Théodore Joseph Alberic Marie Lefèvre ( born January 17, 1914 in Ghent, † September 18, 1973 in Woluwe -Saint -Lambert ) was a Belgian Christian Democrat politician and Prime Minister from 1961 to 1965.

Study and lawyer

After studying Law and Doctorate Doctor of Canon Law, he worked as a lawyer in Ghent.

MP, Minister and Senator

From 1946 to 1971 he represented the Christian People's Party (CVP ) in the Chamber of Deputies. Between 1950 and 1961 he was also chairman of the CVP. In this office he was replaced by Paul Vanden Boeynants. 1960 to 1965 he was also Chairman of the Nouvelles Equipes Internationales ( NEI), a forerunner of the European People's Party (EPP ).

In 1958, the honorary title, he was awarded " State Minister ". From 1968 to 1971 he was in the third cabinet of Gaston Eyskens first minister without portfolio with responsibility for science and development programs. After his election to the Senate in 1971, he was then secretary of state for science and development programs.

Prime Minister from 1961 to 1965

On April 25, 1961 he was elected to succeed Gaston Eyskens prime minister.

During his tenure, it was among other things to an expansion of the universities, a tax reform, reform of the health and accident insurance as well as improvements come to the protection of minors due to an economic boom. In addition, during his tenure laws were enacted to improve public safety and the parliamentary position of the fractions. In addition, Lefèvre put for fixing the language regions and the compromise language for the Brussels Capital Region a.

On 28 July 1965, he was replaced by Pierre Harmel, Office of the Prime Minister.

Swell

  • Biography on the website of the Belgium Prime Minister
  • Government Lefèvre 1961 to 1965

Background literature

  • Election results from 1946 to 2003
  • Auwera, Fernand: " Geen Daden maar been " Interview with Théo Lefèvre 1970
  • Matl, Saskia: "Of the Nouvelles Equipes Internationales the European People's Party - the transnational cooperation of the Christian Democrats 1947-1993, Bochum 2005
Christian democracy Étienne Constantin de Gerlache Felix de Muelenaere Jean-Baptiste Nothomb Sylvain van de Weyer Charles Rogier Pierre de Decker Jules Malou Auguste Marie François Beernaert Jules de Burlet Jules Vandenpeereboom Jules de Trooz Frans Schollaert Henri Carton de Wiart Georges Theunis Aloys Van de Vyvere Henri Jaspar Jules Renkin Paul-Émile Janson Paul-Henri Spaak Hubert Pierlot Achille Van Acker Camille Huysmans Joseph Pholien Jean Van Houtte Edmond Leburton Leo Tindemans Wilfried Martens Mark Eyskens Jean-Luc Dehaene Guy Verhofstadt Herman Van Rompuy Integrated Authority File
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