16-1129: Liberal Reformist Party may refer to: Liberal Reformist Party (Belgium) (Parti Réformateur Libéral) , defunct party in Belgium 1971–2002 Liberal Reformist Party (Dominican Republic) (Partido Reformista Liberal) , political party in the Dominican Republic Liberal Reformist Party (Puerto Rico) (Partido Liberal Reformista) , defunct party in Puerto Rico 1870s Liberal Reformist Party (Romania) (Partidul Liberal Reformator) , defunct party in Romania 2014–2015 Liberal Reformist Party (Spain) (Partido Liberal Reformista) , defunct party in Spain 1886–1906 Romanian Popular Party , formerly known as Liberal Reformist Party (Partidul Liberal Reformator) , political party in Moldova Topics referred to by
32-562: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Liberal Reformist Party (Belgium) The Liberal Reformist Party ( French : Parti Réformateur Libéral , pronounced [paʁti ʁefɔʁmatœʁ libeʁal] , PRL ) was a liberal political party active in Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium . The PRL grew out of the Francophone part of
48-601: The Catholic University of Leuven , graduating in 1960. Martens became active in the Flemish Movement as a student. He began to draw public attention in 1957 when, as president of the Flemish Youth Committee, he organized a march to protest the lack of Flemish presence in the 1958 Brussels World's Fair , and was subsequently arrested while protesting the opening of the exposition. In 1965, Martens joined
64-584: The Catholic University of Louvain . He also studied international political science at Harvard University . He practised law at the Ghent court of appeal . Among numerous national and international distinctions, he was honoured in 1998 with the Charles V European Award for his contribution to European integration . Martens had five children: two from his first marriage with Lieve Verschroeven (Kris and Anne) and three with Ilse Schouteden (Sarah, Sophie and Simon). After
80-884: The Citizens' Movement for Change , a split-off from the Christian Social Party , joined the alliance, making it the PRL-FDF-MCC Federation. On a congress in 2002, the German-speaking liberals of the Party for Freedom and Progress also joined and the alliance took the name of Reformist Movement (MR). After this congress, the PRL completely merged in the MR. Wilfried Martens Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens ( Dutch: [ˈʋɪlfrit ˈmɑrtəns] ; 19 April 1936 – 9 October 2013)
96-667: The 9th of October, 2013 at his home in Lokeren ; he was 77. Elio Di Rupo , the Belgian prime minister, described him as a "true statesman and one of the fathers of federal Belgium". Martin Schulz , president of the European Parliament, paid tribute to him as a "statesman of Belgium, Europe and an outstanding leader of European Parliament". Jerzy Buzek , EPP MEP and former prime minister of Poland, described him as "irreplaceable". He received
112-562: The Christian People's Party or CD&V, (since renamed to Christian Democratic and Flemish ). He served as the party's chairman from 1972 to 1979, sitting as a deputy in the Chamber of Representatives from 1974 to 1991, and serving as a Senator from 1991 to 1994. Wilfried Martens served as Prime Minister in nine coalition governments ( Martens I -IX) from 3 April 1979 to 6 April 1981 and 17 December 1981 to 7 March 1992. His period in office
128-634: The European Parliament, chairing the EPP Group. From October 2000 to November 2001, he was also the President of the Christian Democrat International (CDI). He re-appeared on the Belgian political stage on 22 December 2008 to help in the 2007–2011 Belgian political crisis . Martens held a doctorate in law, a degree in notarial studies, as well as a baccalaureate in Thomistic philosophy from
144-544: The birth of their twins in 1997 they married on 13 November 1998. Ilse Schouteden has a son from her previous marriage. In 2007 he divorced his second wife. On 27 September 2008 he married Miet Smet , a former Belgian minister. It was his third marriage and her first. After the death of his first wife, Martens was able to celebrate the marriage to Miet Smet in the Catholic Church, on 27 April 2013. Martens suffered from pancreatic cancer and ended his life via euthanasia on
160-530: The federal government from 1973 to 1977 ( Leburton governments I-II, Tindemans governments I-III), in 1980 ( Martens government III), from 1981 to 1988 (Martens governments V-VII), and from 1999 to 2003 ( Verhofstadt I Government ). In 1993, the PRL formed an alliance with the Democratic Front of the Francophones (FDF), a party standing up for the rights of French-speakers in and around Brussels. In 1998,
176-512: The merger of the European Democrat Union (EDU) into the EPP (formally concluded in 2002). The successful fusion of all centre-right European organisations into the EPP – currently the largest transnational European political party with 75 member-parties from 40 countries – is widely recognised as an important achievement of his European political legacy. From 1994 to 1998, he was a Member of
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#1732851063840192-677: The party relaunched as the Party of Reforms and Freedom of Wallonia (Parti des réformes et de la liberté de Wallonie, PRLW) after taking over the Walloon Rally . In Brussels, the French-speaking Liberals co-operated intensively with the Democratic Front of the Francophones (FDF). In 1979, the Francophone liberals of the capital merged into the PRLW, which took the new name of Liberal Reformist Party (PRL). The Walloon liberals participated in
208-486: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Liberal Reformist Party . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberal_Reformist_Party&oldid=990620834 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Political party disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
224-546: The unitary liberal Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV-PLP) in 1971 and merged into the Reformist Movement (RM) in 2002. In 1971, the Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV-PLP), inheritor to the historical Liberal Party of Belgium, split into a Flemish and a Francophone party, anticipating the political devolution bill of 1980. Initially keeping the French version of the old party name ( Parti de la liberté et du progrès ),
240-571: Was a Belgian politician who served as prime minister of Belgium from 1979 to 1981 and from 1981 to 1992. A member of the Flemish Christian People's Party , during his premiership he oversaw the transformation of Belgium into a federal state . He was one of the founders of the European People's Party . Martens was born on 19 April 1936 in the village of Sleidinge , East Flanders , the son of modest small farmers. He studied law at
256-486: Was dominated by the economic crisis of the 1980s and the state reforms of 1980 and 1988 which set Belgium on a path to federalism . He co-founded the European People's Party (EPP) in 1976 and was EPP President from 1992 until his death. From 1993, he was President of the European Union of Christian Democrats (EUCD), until its merger with the EPP in 1996. Martens also negotiated with Finnish politician Sauli Niinistö
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