The Boerenbond (
Dutch
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, or german: Bauernbund; literally "Farmers' League") is a
professional association
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of farmers active in the
Flemish
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and
German-speaking communities of
Belgium
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. Founded in 1890 and based in
Leuven, the Boerenbond is an organisation promotes the interests of farmers working within its regions of activity and has historically been closely associated with
Catholic political parties.
In the 1920s, it had 100,000 members divided into 1,050 guilds, and it was "intimately connected with the Catholic church". In politics, it was "an important part of the strong Catholic party".
["Belgian Peasants Increased Savings During Occupation", '']The Wall Street Journal
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'', 22 December 1922, p. 13.
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The organisation is politically right-wing and has historically been influential within national
Christian Democratic politics. Today it has particular prominence within the
Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams
Christian Democratic and Flemish (, , CD&V) is a Flemish Christian-democratic political party in Belgium. The party has historical ties to both trade unionism (ACV) and trade associations ( UNIZO) and the Farmer's League. Until 2001, the party wa ...
(CD&V) and
Christlich Soziale Partei (CSP) parties.
The Boerenbond competes with the rival
Algemeen Boerensyndicaat (ABS) organisation.
List of presidents
*1890-1925:
Joris Helleputte
Joris or Georges Helleputte (1852 – 1925) was a Belgian politician and neo-Gothicist architect. He served as Minister of Agriculture and Public Works and Minister of Railways, Post and Telegraphs.
Early life and education
Helleputte was born t ...
*1925-36: Victor Parein
*1936-40: Gilbert Mullie
*1940-49: Alfons Conix
*1949-61: Gilbert Mullie
*1961-64: Maurits Van Hemelrijck
*1964-77: Constant Boon
*1977-81: André Dequae
*1981-92:
Jan Hinnekens
*1992-95:
Robert Eeckloo
*1995-2008:
Noël Devisch
*2008-15:
Piet Vanthemsche
*2015–22: Sonja De Becker
*2022-present: Lode Ceyssens
References
Further reading
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External links
Official website
at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
The Flemish rural movement on the move (1960's – 1970's)
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Agricultural organisations based in Belgium
Leuven
Farmers' organizations
Organizations established in 1890
1890 establishments in Belgium
Politics of Flanders