Léon Dens
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Léon Pierre Alphonse Dens (Antwerp, 17 October 1869 – London
, November 1940) was a Belgian
liberal politician and shipowner.
London
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, November 1940) was a Belgian
Belgium
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liberal politician and shipowner.
Political career
- 1925–1940: senator for the district Antwerp
- 1931–1932: minister of defense
- 1935–1936: President of the Liberal PartyLiberal Party (Belgium)The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded...