Léo Collard

Collard, pictured in 1968 Léo Collard (11 July 1902 – 27 January 1981) was a Belgian politician in the Belgian Socialist Party (PSB–BSP) who served as minister of public education (1946 and 1954–1958) and Mayor of Mons (1953–1974).

In 1955, Collard tried to defund non-state schools and reverse an increase in teachers' pay brought in by the previous Christian Social Party government, while massively expanding state-owned schools. This led to the most violent phase of political conflict over educational funding in post-war Belgium, known as the Second School War, in which the Christian Social Party and the Catholic Church pressed for parity between free and state-run education. Collard also introduced a requirement that all teachers be officially certified, making many priests and members of religious orders already working as teachers ineligible for the positions they held.

In 1963 Leo Collard was appointed Minister of State. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Nationaal Congres gehouden in het Volkhuis van Brussel op 16 en 17 december 1961
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    Date 1961
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    Rede gehouden door Leo Collard, Minister van Openbaar Onderwijs in het Paleis voor Schone Kunsten op 27 januari 1957
    By Collard, Leo
    Date 1957
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    Toespraak gehouden te Kortrijk op 7 oktober 1969
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    Date 1969
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    Nationaal Congres gehouden op 13 en 14 december 1969 te St.-Jans-Molenbeek
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    Date 1970
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    Bibliotheek Camille Huysmans
    By Collard, Leo
    Date 1961
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