Edmond Leburton

Edmond Jules Isidore Leburton (18 April 1915 – 15 June 1997)[1][2][3][4] was a Belgian politician who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 1973 to 1974.

Leburton served as the Prime Minister of Belgium from January 1973 to April 1974.

A number of reforms were carried out under Leburton's government, including a law on 'prolonged minority' (June 1973) to safeguard people with mental disabilities, the introduction of annual adjustments to pensions to the level of economic prosperity (March 1973), and the passage of an Act which strengthened the rights of tenants (November 1973).

He was the last native French speaker to hold that office, disregarding the bilingual Paul Vanden Boeynants from Brussels, until Elio Di Rupo took office in December 2011.

Leburton was also the last member of that party to hold the office of Prime Minister until Elio Di Rupo.

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