Liberal Party (Belgium)
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The Liberal Party 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.
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Notable members
- Jules Bara
- Gustave Boël (1837-1912), industrialist
- 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.
- 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
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See also
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