Achille Van Acker

Achille Van Acker
Van Acker in 1958
Prime Minister of Belgium
In office
23 April 1954 – 26 June 1958
MonarchBaudouin
Preceded byJean Van Houtte
Succeeded byGaston Eyskens
In office
31 March 1946 – 3 August 1946
MonarchLeopold III
RegentPrince Charles
Preceded byPaul-Henri Spaak
Succeeded byCamille Huysmans
In office
12 February 1945 – 13 March 1946
MonarchLeopold III
RegentPrince Charles
Preceded byHubert Pierlot
Succeeded byPaul-Henri Spaak
President of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
27 April 1961 – 30 April 1974
Preceded byPaul Kronacker
Succeeded byAndré Dequae
Personal details
Born(1898-04-08)8 April 1898
Bruges, Belgium
Died10 July 1975(1975-07-10) (aged 77)
Bruges, Belgium
Political partyBelgian 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.