Roger Jean Henri Motz was a Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 liberal and politician. Motz was a mine-engineer

Engineer

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 and governor of companies. He was municipality council member and a member of parliament for Brussels

Brussels

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 and as from 1946 senator.

After World War II

World War II

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  he was from 1945 up to 1953 President of the Liberal Party

Liberal 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...

 and once again of 1958 up to 1961 in run-up to the transformation of the liberal party to the PVV

Party for Freedom and Progress

The Party for Freedom and Progress was a liberal party in Belgium which existed from 1961 until 1992 and was the successor of the Liberal Party, which had roots dating back to 1846. It was succeeded in Flanders by the Flemish Liberals and Democrats and in Wallonia by the Parti Réformateur...

. From 1952 up to 1958 he was President of the Liberal International

Liberal International

Liberal International is a political international federation for liberal parties. Its headquarters is located at 1 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2HD within the National Liberal Club. It was founded in Oxford in 1947, and has become the pre-eminent network for liberal parties and for the...

. He was also President of the Belgian League for European Cooperation.

Source

• Presidents of the Belgian liberal party
• Roger Motz
• Roger Motz (in French)