Victor Larock
Encyclopedia
Victor Larock was a Belgian
socialist politician. At the time of the liberation from Nazi German
occupation he was editor of Le Peuple. By 1954 he was Minister of Foreign Trade. In 1957 he became Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs
until 1958 when he became the first President of the Council of the European Communities
.
He was born in Ans
and died in Madrid
.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
socialist politician. At the time of the liberation from Nazi German
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
occupation he was editor of Le Peuple. By 1954 he was Minister of Foreign Trade. In 1957 he became Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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until 1958 when he became the first President of the Council of the European Communities
Presidency of the Council of the European Union
The Presidency of the Council of the European Union is the responsibility for the functioning of the Council of the European Union that rotates between the member states of the European Union every six months. The presidency is not a single president but rather the task is undertaken by a national...
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He was born in Ans
Ans
Ans is a small Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Liège. On January 1, 2006 Ans had a total population of 27,322. The total area is 23.35 km² which gives a population density of 1,170 inhabitants per km²...
and died in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
Early life and Studies
The son of a miner he acquired a Ph.d in literature from the State University of Liege in 1926. During his studies of sociology in Paris he first came in contact with the leftist intellectuals there. From 1932 to 1949 he was a lectured in history at the Royal Atheneum of Ixelles and the Institut des Hautes Etudes in GhentGhent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
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