Leburton served as the Prime Minister of Belgium from January 1973 to April 1974. A number of reforms were carried out under Leburton's government, including a law on 'prolonged minority' (June 1973) to safeguard people with mental disabilities, the introduction of annual adjustments to pensions to the level of economic prosperity (March 1973), and the passage of an Act which strengthened the rights of tenants (November 1973). In addition, improvements were made to various social welfare benefits. He was the last native French speaker to hold that office, disregarding the bilingual Paul Vanden Boeynants from Brussels, until Elio Di Rupo took office in December 2011. He was a member of the Socialist Party. Leburton was also the last member of that party to hold the office of Prime Minister until Elio Di Rupo.
Personal life
On 20 December 1947, Leburton married Charlotte (Joniaux) (born 20 August 1922) and had two sons, Jean-Pierre (born 4 March 1949), and Eddy (born 28 July 1951).[5] He died on 15 June 1997 in Waremme, aged 82.[6]
Honours
The list of all Honours is published on the carte de Deuil, 1997.[7]
edmond, leburton, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2017, lea. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Edmond Leburton news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Edmond Jules Isidore Leburton 18 April 1915 15 June 1997 1 2 3 4 was a Belgian politician who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 1973 to 1974 Edmond LeburtonPrime Minister of BelgiumIn office 26 January 1973 25 April 1974MonarchBaudouinPreceded byGaston EyskensSucceeded byLeo TindemansPresident of the Chamber of RepresentativesIn office 7 June 1977 3 April 1979Preceded byAndre DequaeSucceeded byCharles Ferdinand NothombPersonal detailsBorn 1915 04 18 18 April 1915Waremme BelgiumDied15 June 1997 1997 06 15 aged 82 Waremme BelgiumPolitical partySocialist PartySpouseCharlotte Joniaux Leburton m 1947 wbr ChildrenJean Pierre LeburtonHe first entered Parliament representing Huy Belgium Contents 1 Prime Minister of Belgium 2 Personal life 3 Honours 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPrime Minister of Belgium EditLeburton served as the Prime Minister of Belgium from January 1973 to April 1974 A number of reforms were carried out under Leburton s government including a law on prolonged minority June 1973 to safeguard people with mental disabilities the introduction of annual adjustments to pensions to the level of economic prosperity March 1973 and the passage of an Act which strengthened the rights of tenants November 1973 In addition improvements were made to various social welfare benefits He was the last native French speaker to hold that office disregarding the bilingual Paul Vanden Boeynants from Brussels until Elio Di Rupo took office in December 2011 He was a member of the Socialist Party Leburton was also the last member of that party to hold the office of Prime Minister until Elio Di Rupo Personal life EditOn 20 December 1947 Leburton married Charlotte Joniaux born 20 August 1922 and had two sons Jean Pierre born 4 March 1949 and Eddy born 28 July 1951 5 He died on 15 June 1997 in Waremme aged 82 6 Honours EditThe list of all Honours is published on the carte de Deuil 1997 7 Belgium Minister of State by Royal Decree Belgium Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold by Royal Decree of 16 04 1977 Belgium Grand Cross in the Order of Leopold II Belgium Croix de Guerre Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Orange Nassau Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Oak Crown Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Aztec Eagle Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Isabella the Catholic Knight Grand Cross in the Order of King Abdul Aziz Grand Officer in the Legion of HonourSee also EditPolitics of BelgiumReferences Edit Profile of Edmond Leburton Edmond Jules Isidore Leburton biography prime minister of Belgium Britannica com www britannica com Archived from the original on 19 September 2015 Index Le Lh Leburton Charlotte joniaux Chronique de Waremme Archived from the original on 28 January 2018 Retrieved 27 January 2018 Obituary Edmond Leburton Independent co uk 23 October 2011 Leburton Growth to Limits The Western European Welfare States Since World War II by Peter Flora http aei pitt edu 9801 1 9801 pdf https web archive org web 20160303203621 http www pomonaproject org Annex VIII2 Belgium Report pdfExternal links EditObituaryPolitical officesPreceded byGaston Eyskens Prime Minister of Belgium1973 1974 Succeeded byLeo TindemansPreceded byAndre Dequae President of the Chamber of Representatives1977 1979 Succeeded byCharles Ferdinand Nothomb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edmond Leburton amp oldid 1105478403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
