Emile Vandervelde - Activities

Activities

Vandervelde became a member of the Parti Ouvrier Belge in 1886. He was president of the party from 1928 to 1938. Vandervelde was initiator of the Charter of Quaregnon, the party's "constitution." This constitution is strongly influenced by ideas of the French socialist Jules Guesde. He was a freemason, and a member of the lodge Les Amis Philanthropes of the Grand Orient of Belgium in Brussels.

  • Vandervelde was a member of the Belgian parliament in 1894.
  • Chairman (1900–1918) of the International Socialist Bureau
  • Justice Minister (1918–1921)
  • As minister of the foreign affairs (1925–1927), he participated in the elaboration of the Pact of Locarno.
  • Chairman of the Executive of the Labour and Socialist International (1929–1935)
  • Health Minister (1936–1937)
  • PhD. in Laws, Social Science and Political Economy. Professor at the Free University of Brussels.

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