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Gaston Eyskens
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Gaston Eyskens was a Belgian economist, university teacher, politician, and painter. Born François Marie Eyskens in Lier on April 1, 1905, he held citizenship in Belgium and was a member of the Catholic Church. He served as the Prime Minister of Belgium and was a member of the Christian Social Party and the Christian Democratic and Flemish party. He also held the noble title of burgrave and the award of Minister of State.
Eyskens was educated at the Catholic University of Leuven and Columbia University. He spoke French and Dutch, with Dutch as his native language. He died in Leuven on January 3, 1988, and was buried at Park Abbey. His works include *Het laatste gesprek*, *Inflatie en internationaal monetair beleid*, *Het Land waarin wij werken*, *Liber amicorum professor dr. Gaston Eyskens*, and *Beschouwingen over de economische groei*. He was the father of Mark Eyskens.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1905-04-01
- Died
- 1988-01-03
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Het laatste gesprek
- Inflatie en internationaal monetair beleid
- Het Land waarin wij werken
- Liber amicorum professor dr. Gaston Eyskens
- Beschouwingen over de economische groei
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Key facts
- Monarch
- Baudouin
- Preceded by
- Paul Vanden Boeynants
- Succeeded by
- Edmond Leburton
- Regent
- Prince Charles
- Born
- ( 1905-04-01 ) 1 April 1905, Lier, Belgium
- Died
- 3 January 1988 (1988-01-03) (aged 82), Leuven , Belgium
- Party
- Christian Social Party
- Spouse
- Gilberte De Petter
- Alma mater
- Catholic University of Leuven , Columbia University
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marie
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Lier
- Place of death
- Leuven
- Child
- Mark Eyskens
- Occupation
- painter
- Educated at
- Columbia University
- Political party
- Christian Democratic and Flemish
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Noble title
- burgrave
- Image
- Gaston Eyskens cropped.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1905-04-01
- date of death
- 1988-01-03
- Commons category
- Gaston Eyskens
- has works in the collection
- M Leuven
- P12749
- Sebnitz
- place of burial
- Park Abbey
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Encyclopedic overview
Gaston François Marie, Viscount Eyskens (1 April 1905 – 3 January 1988) was a Christian democratic politician and prime minister of Belgium. He was also an economist and member of the Belgian Christian Social Party (CVP-PSC).
He served three terms as the prime minister of Belgium, holding the position from 1949 to 1950, 1958 to 1961 and 1968 to 1973. During his periods in office, Eyskens was confronted with major ideological and linguistic conflicts within Belgium including the Royal Question in 1950, the School War in 1958, the independence of the Belgian Congo in 1960 and the split of the University of Leuven in 1970. He oversaw the first steps towards the federalization of Belgium (constitutional reform of 1970).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gaston Eyskens” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.