Robert Gillon

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Robert Paul Raymond Gillon (Kortrijk, 10 December 1884-Kortrijk, 25 July 1972) was a Belgian lawyer and liberal politician.

He was a member of the municipal council of Kortrijk, member of the provincial council of West Flanders, three times President of the Belgian Senate (26 April, 1939 until 8 November, 1947 and 8 November, 1949 until 30 April, 1950 and 5 May, 1954 until 29 April, 1958) and Minister of State.

[edit] See also

• Liberal Party
• Liberalism in Belgium

[edit] References

• Robert Gillon
• Van Molle, P., Het Belgisch parlement 1894-1969, Gent, Erasmus, 1969, p. 156-157.
• Verbeke, Gaby, Robert, Paul Gillon. Un libéral modéré mais non modérément libéral, in : De Leiegouw, XLIII, 2001, 1, p. 19-47.
• Georgette, Ciselet, Robert Gillon, une figure du libéralisme, in : Revue Générale, Brussel, 1979, p. 59-66.