André Cools
André Cools | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium | |
| In office 22 January 1969 – 26 January 1973 | |
| Monarch | Baudouin |
| Prime Minister | Gaston Eyskens |
| Preceded by | Joseph-Jean Merlot |
| Succeeded by | Willy De Clercq |
| Minister for the Budget | |
| In office 1968–1971 | |
| Prime Minister | Gaston Eyskens |
| Chairman of the Socialist Party | |
| In office 1978–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Guy Spitaels |
| Co-President of the Belgian Socialist Party | |
| In office 1973–1978 | |
| Preceded by | Edmond Leburton |
| Succeeded by | Party abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1927 Flémalle-Grande, Liège, Belgium |
| Died | 18 July 1991 (aged 63) Liège, Liège, Belgium |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Socialist |
| Other political affiliations | Belgian Socialist (until 1978) |
| Domestic partner | Marie-Hélène Joiret |
André H.P. Cools (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe kols]; 1 August 1927 – 18 July 1991) was a Belgian politician and a senior figure within the Walloon Socialist Party (PS) in the Liège region. He was assassinated in 1991 and the subsequent investigation uncovered widespread graft within Belgium's two socialist parties.