Paul Vanden Boeynants

Paul Vanden Boeynants
Paul Vanden Boeynants in 1966
Prime Minister of Belgium
In office 20 October 1978 – 3 March 1979
Monarch	Baudouin
Preceded by	Leo Tindemans
Succeeded by	Wilfried Martens
In office 19 March 1966 – 17 June 1968
Monarch	Baudouin
Preceded by	Pierre Harmel
Succeeded by	Gaston Eyskens
Minister of Defense
In office 1972–1979
Prime Minister	Gaston Eyskens Edmond Leburton Leo Tindemans
Preceded by	Paul Willem Segers
Succeeded by	José Desmarets
Personal details
Born	(1919-05-22)22 May 1919 Forest, Belgium
Died	9 January 2001(2001-01-09) (aged 81) Aalst, Belgium
Political party	Christian Social Party Humanist Democratic Centre

Paul Emile François Henri Vanden Boeynants (Dutch: [ˈpʌul vɑndə(m)ˈbui̯nɑnts] ^ⓘ, French: [pɔl vandən bujnants]; 22 May 1919 – 9 January 2001) was a Belgian politician.^[1] He served as the prime minister of Belgium for two brief periods (1966–68 and 1978–79).^[1]