Albert Devèze

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

Albert Devèze
Minister of National Defence of Belgium
In office 11 August 1949 – 6 June 1950
Prime Minister	Gaston Eyskens
Preceded by	Raoul de Fraiteur
Succeeded by	Henri Moreau de Melen
In office 29 November 1934 – 13 June 1936
Prime Minister	Georges Theunis Paul Van Zeeland
Preceded by	Georges Theunis
Succeeded by	Henri Denis
In office 20 November 1920 – 6 August 1923
Prime Minister	Henry Carton de Wiart Georges Theunis
Preceded by	Fulgence Masson
Succeeded by	Albert Hellebaut
Minister of Economic Affairs of Belgium
In office 31 March 1946 – 3 August 1946
Prime Minister	Achille van Acker
Preceded by	Léon-Éli Troclet
Succeeded by	Henri Liebaert
Minister of the Interior of Belgium
In office 18 April 1939 – 23 August 1940
Prime Minister	Hubert Pierlot
Preceded by	Willem Eekelers
Succeeded by	Edmond Ronse
Personal details
Born	Albert Joseph Charles Devèze (1881-06-06)6 June 1881 Ypres, Belgium
Died	28 November 1959(1959-11-28) (aged 78) Brussels, Belgium
Political party	Liberal Party
Occupation	Politician, lawyer

Biography

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.

Sources

• Presidents of the Belgian Liberal Party

External links

• Media related to Albert Devèze at Wikimedia Commons
• Newspaper clippings about Albert Devèze in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW