Achille Van Acker | |
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.jpg) Van Acker in 1958 | |
| Prime Minister of Belgium | |
| In office 23 April 1954 – 26 June 1958 | |
| Monarch | Baudouin |
| Preceded by | Jean Van Houtte |
| Succeeded by | Gaston Eyskens |
| In office 31 March 1946 – 3 August 1946 | |
| Monarch | Leopold III |
| Regent | Prince Charles |
| Preceded by | Paul-Henri Spaak |
| Succeeded by | Camille Huysmans |
| In office 12 February 1945 – 13 March 1946 | |
| Monarch | Leopold III |
| Regent | Prince Charles |
| Preceded by | Hubert Pierlot |
| Succeeded by | Paul-Henri Spaak |
| President of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office 27 April 1961 – 30 April 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Kronacker |
| Succeeded by | André Dequae |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 April 1898 Bruges, Belgium |
| Died | 10 July 1975 (aged 77) Bruges, Belgium |
| Political party | Belgian Labour Party (1918–44) Belgian Socialist Party (1944–) |
Achille Van Acker (8 April 1898 – 10 July 1975) was a Belgian politician who served three terms as the prime minister of Belgium between 1946 and 1958. A moderate from Flanders, Van Acker was a member of the Belgian Socialist Party (PSB–BSP) and played an important role in the creation of the Belgian welfare state after World War II.