Alfred Califice

Alfred Califice , born on October 2nd 1916 with Mélen and deceased with Charleroi on March 10th 1999, is a Belgian politician of tendency Christian-Democrat and a Walloon militant

Member of the social catholic Party of 1933 with 1940, it adhered to the Belgian democratic Union then is member of the committee of Charleroi of PSC in 1946. He engages in the trade unionism, is permanent secretary of the CSC of 1946 to 1965). He is vice-president of the Christian Labor movement in 1964. In 1965, when Oscar Behogne is in end of a career, Califice becomes appointed Charleroi and it will remain it of 1965 with 1978 then senator of 1978 with 1985.

It assists with the Walloon National congress of 1945, Alfred Califice starts again Walloon Rénovation with Joseph Bercy, in 1961 at the time of the General strike of the winter 1960-1961. As of 1963, it rejects the provincial federalism of MOC and claims the installation of a Walloon capacity able to deal demographic, economic, infrastructures and cultural with the question which arise for Wallonia. To the Room he adds his vote to those which among the Socialists and the Christians are opposed to a tax reform of the Government of Pierre Harmel in 1965. He does not cease claiming federalism, to criticize the Benelux countries. With Andre Magnée and Victor Barbeaux he abstains from at the time of the vote of confidence to the government Eyskens - Merlot in July 1968. He is also opposed to the PSC on the question of the Fourons, the freedom of the languages in Brussels and that of Leuwen. In 1970, he recommends the recognition of three federate States with their Parliament. Within the Party social-Christian (PSC), it pressed Leon Servais to take into account the Walloon problems. In 1971, It projected to constitute a movement Christian Democrat for Wallonia and Brussels (DCWB).

He is Secretary of State associated with the public Minister for Labor Jos De Saeger in the government Eyskens - Cools II, government which lasts ten months. In 1973, he is public Minister for Labor in the government of Edmond Leburton. He is criticized by the Walloon Rassemblement on the policy of the water and construction of stoppings in Ardenne. He is Minister for the Walloon Businesses in the government of Léo Tindemans with the Walloon Gathering of 1974 with 1977). He becomes the first president of the departmental Committee of the Walloon Businesses, within the framework of provisional regionalization that the Walloon Gathering could impose in the absence of a majority of two thirds considering the presence of the Socialists in the opposition. HE is opposed on arrival Jean Gol, François Perin and Etienne Knoops who initially had sought to rejoin the PSC, in particular because, at the time, he was frightened to see the members of left of the PSC rejoining the Walloon Gathering. He became Minister of state in 1983.

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