Achille Van Acker

Achille Van Acker
Van Acker in 1958
Prime Minister of Belgium
In office 23 April 1954 – 26 June 1958
Monarch	Baudouin
Preceded by	Jean Van Houtte
Succeeded by	Gaston Eyskens
In office 31 March 1946 – 3 August 1946
Monarch	Leopold III
Regent	Prince Charles
Preceded by	Paul-Henri Spaak
Succeeded by	Camille Huysmans
In office 12 February 1945 – 13 March 1946
Monarch	Leopold III
Regent	Prince Charles
Preceded by	Hubert Pierlot
Succeeded by	Paul-Henri Spaak
President of the Chamber of Representatives
In office 27 April 1961 – 30 April 1974
Preceded by	Paul Kronacker
Succeeded by	André Dequae
Personal details
Born	(1898-04-08)8 April 1898 Bruges, Belgium
Died	10 July 1975(1975-07-10) (aged 77) Bruges, Belgium
Political party	Belgian 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.