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Léon Bekaert

Belgian industrialist and politician (1891–1961)

Léon Antoine Bekaert (Zwevegem, 9 December 1891 - Zwevegem, 19 December 1961) was a Belgian industrialist and politician. He was the son of Leo Leander Bekaert, who founded the family business in 1880.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Léon Bekaert (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 9, 1891, died Dec 19, 1961.¹

About

He expanded the family venture Tréfileries Léon Bekaert (1935), at Zwevegem (production of steel wire) into Bekaert, a global company. He was President of the League of Christian Employers (1934–1961) and President of the Belgian league of the metallurgical industry (Fabrimetal) from 1946 up to 1952, after which he accepted the chairmanship of the Federation of Belgian Enterprises. From 1926 until his death, he was burgomaster of Zwevegem and of 1938 up to beginning 1961 he was regent of the National Bank of Belgium. In 1958, he was one of the co-founders of the permanent international secretariat of the UNIAPAC in Brussels, together with Peter H. Werhahn and Giuseppe Mosca, who became its president.

From Wikipedia’s article on Léon Bekaert, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

BusinessEuropeChair 1958 to 1961¹²

Career

Occupation: politician.⁶

1958 to 1961President, BusinessEurope^{3 4}
1958 to 1961Chair, BusinessEurope⁵
1927 to 1961Mayor of Zwevegem³

Personal life

BornDec 9, 1891, Zwevegem⁷
DiedDec 19, 1961, Zwevegem⁸
CitizenshipBelgium⁹

Awards

1957honorary doctorate at the Laval University^{10 11}
Date not recordedCommander of the Order of the Crown¹⁰
Date not recordedCroix de guerre 1914–1918 (Belgium)¹⁰
Date not recordedKnight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great¹⁰
Date not recordedKnight Commander of the Order of St. Sylvester¹⁰
Date not recordedKnight of the Order of Leopold II¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataLéon Bekaert on Wikidata
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WikipediaLéon Bekaert on Wikipedia
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WikidataLéon Bekaert: Mayor of Zwevegem, on Wikidata
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WikidataPresident, BusinessEurope, as reported
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WikidataLéon Bekaert: Chair, BusinessEurope, on Wikidata
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WikidataLéon Bekaert: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataLéon Bekaert: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataLéon Bekaert: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataLéon Bekaert: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataLéon Bekaert: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported by ODIS
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WikidataBusinessEurope, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsLéon Bekaert photo by Nico F. Declercq, CC BY-SA 4.0