Emile Vandervelde | |
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![]() Vandervelde, pictured in 1919 | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 17 June 1925 – 21 November 1927 | |
Preceded by | Paul Hymans |
Succeeded by | Paul Hymans |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 24 October 1918 – 21 November 1918 | |
Preceded by | Henry Carton de Wiart |
Succeeded by | Aloys Vande Vyvere |
Personal details | |
Born | Ixelles, Belgium | 25 January 1866
Died | 27 December 1938 Ixelles, Belgium | (aged 72)
Political party | Belgian Labour Party |
Spouse | Lalla Vandervelde |
Alma mater | Université libre de Bruxelles |
Profession | Politician, economist, professor |
Emile Vandervelde (25 January 1866 – 27 December 1938) was a Belgian socialist politician. Nicknamed "the boss" (le patron), Vandervelde was a leading figure in the Belgian Labour Party (POB–BWP) and in international socialism.