Baron Jacques De Staercke (19272017) was a

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businessman and politician. He was a member of the Coudenberg group, a Belgian federalist

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. He was a politician for the ''Christelijke Volkspartij'' / ''Parti Social Chrétien'' (CVP-PSC) from 1945 until 1972 and of the ''Nationaal Comité voor Vrijheid en Democratie'' from 1954 onward.

Sources

* Claude Carboneel, ''Jacques De Staercke, opdracht: ondernemen, vijftien jaar Fabrimetal-beleid'', Lannoo, Tielt, 1987
Jacques De Staercke
Belgian businesspeople 1927 births 2017 deaths {{Belgium-business-bio-stub