Fernand Dehousse
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Fernand Dehousse , Belgian Politician , born on July 3rd, 1906 with Liege, deceased on August 10th, 1976. Initially liberal, it adhered thereafter to the Socialist party and it will remain there a militant Walloon. It is the father of the politician Jean-Maurice Dehousse and the husband of the philologist Rita Lejeune.
Biography
Doctor in Right and bachelor in social sciences of the University of Liege (1929), Fernand Dehousse continues his formation in Paris, Grenoble and Geneva (1929 - 1931). He is aggregate higher education: ordinary professor with the University of Liege, associated with the Institute of international law as from 1947.Representative of Belgium at the General meeting of UNO of 1946 to 1 948 then of 1951 with 1952, Fernand Dehousse is member of the Economic and Social Council in 1946-1947 and 1950, Socialist senator co-opted in 1950, president of the parliamentary Assemblée of the Council of Europe of 1956 to 1959. Fernand Dehousse is appointed with the European Assembly (auj. the European Parliament) from July 17th, 1952 to August 2nd, 1965 and from March 29th, 1966 to March 11th, 1971. When the Western European Union establishes an European commission for the referendum in the Saar, the presidency is entrusted to him (1955 - 1956).
On the Belgian level, it defends of the federalistic designs as a Walloon militant. October 20th, 1945, it defends in front of the Walloon National congress a federalistic thesis confining with the confederalism which will initially obtain only 40% of the votes compared with 46% with the thesis reunionist, but which finally was unanimously adopted Congress.
The conclusion of the Speech of F.Dehousse on the federalism which is also presented in the form of a lesson of public law on this type of mode, ends in the following words: The circumstances wanted that, to attend this Congress, I return from France and that I make the Paris-Liege crossing in the car, this morning. While arriving on the heights, I looked at as I often do it, this town of so beautiful Liege under the sun of October, I admired the mordorés foliages and the softness of the curve of the hills, the quivering and the flutter of water, and I thought that, on this ground, a race lives which, since centuries, practical freedom and independence. It will not lose them!
This speech raised enthusiasm more impassioned congressmen, except that reserved for Charles Plisnier, but this one was marked after the votes décisisifs had already taken place and with the closure of meeting.
He is Minister for Labor in 1945, Minister for State education as of 1965, Minister for the Community Relations (1971-1972).
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