Adolphe Gustave Maximilien Ernest Van Glabbeke (8 August 1904 - 5 July 1959) was a Belgian politician from the Liberal Party who served in several government positions including Minister of Justice and Minister of the Interior, as well as serving as the Mayor of Ostend from 1953 to 1959.

[2] Van Glabbeke first worked for the Ministry of the Colonies as a private secretary in 1930 while he became active in the Liberal Party.

He remained in this position throughout the occupation of Belgium in World War II and was even an active member of the Belgian resistance.

[4] Van Glabbeke's term as Mayor of Ostend ended on 6 February 1959, but he was still serving as a Member of the Chamber of Representatives and chairman of the General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium when he travelled to Zanzibar and Belgian Congo on a diplomatic mission that same year.

While in Zanzibar following his visit to Leopoldville, Van Glabbeke died unexpectedly on 5 July 1959 at the age of 54.