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Albert Devèze

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Albert Devèze
Minister of National Defence of Belgium
In office
11 August 1949 – 6 June 1950
Prime MinisterGaston Eyskens
Preceded byRaoul de Fraiteur
Succeeded byHenri Moreau de Melen
In office
29 November 1934 – 13 June 1936
Prime MinisterGeorges Theunis
Paul Van Zeeland
Preceded byGeorges Theunis
Succeeded byHenri Denis
In office
20 November 1920 – 6 August 1923
Prime MinisterHenry Carton de Wiart
Georges Theunis
Preceded byFulgence Masson
Succeeded byAlbert Hellebaut
Minister of Economic Affairs of Belgium
In office
31 March 1946 – 3 August 1946
Prime MinisterAchille van Acker
Preceded byLéon-Éli Troclet
Succeeded byHenri Liebaert
Minister of the Interior of Belgium
In office
18 April 1939 – 23 August 1940
Prime MinisterHubert Pierlot
Preceded byWillem Eekelers
Succeeded byEdmond Ronse
Personal details
Born
Albert Joseph Charles Devèze

(1881-06-06)6 June 1881
Ypres, Belgium
Died28 November 1959(1959-11-28) (aged 78)
Brussels, Belgium
Political partyLiberal Party
OccupationPolitician, lawyer

Albert Joseph Charles Devèze (French: [dəvɛz]; 6 June 1881 – 28 November 1959) was a Belgian liberal politician and minister.

Biography

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Devèze was a doctor in law and a lawyer. A member of the Liberal Party, he was a municipality council member in Schaerbeek and in Ixelles and a member of parliament for the district of Brussels (1912–1939 and 1946–1958) and for the district of Verviers (1939–1946). Devèze was President of the Liberal Party in 1927–1932 and minister of defense (1920–1923, 1932–1936 and 1949–1950), vice prime-minister (1949–1950), minister of interior (1939–1940) and of economy (1946). In 1930, he became minister of state.

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