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The Liberal Party (Dutch: Liberale Partij, French: Parti libéral) was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.




History


The Liberal Party was founded in 1846 and as such was the first political party of Belgium. Walthère Frère-Orban wrote the first charter for the new party.
The Liberal Party had a clear victory in the 1848 elections, following lower tax requirements that benefited urban populations, where liberals were stronger. The Liberal Party remained in dominant position for the most part of the period from 1848 until 1884, where it lost to Catholics due to the First School War. The Liberal Party suffered even more losses in the next elections, most notable in the 1894 elections, the first ones with universal suffrage. However, they made a comeback in 1900 upon the introduction of proportional representation.
From 1887 until 1900, the Progressive Party (French: Parti Progressiste, Dutch: Progressieve Partij) existed as a separate progressive Liberal party.




Presidents


1920 - 1921 : Albert Mechelynck
1924 - 1926 : Edouard Pécher
1927 - 1933 : Albert Devèze
1933 - 1934 : Octave Dierckx
1935 - 1936 : Léon Dens
1936 - 1937 : Victor de Laveleye
1937 - 1940 : Emile Coulonvaux
1940 - 1945 : Jane Brigode and Fernand Demets (co-presidency)
1945 - 1953 : Roger Motz
1953 - 1954 : Henri Liebaert
1954 - 1958 : Maurice Destenay
1958 - 1961 : Roger Motz
1961 : Omer Vanaudenhove




Notable members



Jules Bara
Gustave Boël (1837-1912), industrialist
François Bailleux first party secretary
Charles Buls, mayor of Brussels (1881-1899)
Jacques Coghen, (1791-1858), second Minister of Finance of Belgium
Eugène Defacqz
François-Philippe de Haussy, (1789-1869), first governor of the National Bank of Belgium
Constant de Kerchove de Denterghem
Louis Franck (1868–1937), a leading Flemish liberal politician.
Walthère Frère-Orban, (1812–1896), wrote the first charter of the liberal party.
Charles Graux
Julius Hoste Jr. (1884–1954), businessman and leading Flemish liberal politician.
Paul Hymans, first President of the League of Nations
Paul Janson
Paul-Émile Janson
Joseph Lebeau
Albert Lilar
Adolphe Max, mayor of Brussels (1909-1939)
Eudore Pirmez
Eugène Prévinaire, (1805-1877), second governor of the National Bank of Belgium.
Jean Rey (1902-1983), President of the European Commission
Charles Rogier
Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns
Ernest Solvay (1838-1922), chemist, industrialist and philanthropist.
Patrice Lumumba
Henri Story (1897-1944)
Herman Teirlinck (1879–1967), a famous Belgian writer.
Pierre Van Humbeeck
Jan Van Rijswijck
Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen, founder of the Université Libre de Bruxelles
Raoul Warocqué




See also


Politics of Belgium
Liberal Archive
Liberalism in Belgium
Progressive Party




References






Sources


Liberal Archive
Th. Luykx, M. Platel, Politieke geschiedenis van België, 2 vol., Kluwer, 1985
E. Witte, J. Craeybeckx, A. Meynen, Politieke geschiedenis van België, Standaard, 1997

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