President | Emile Vandervelde (first) Henri de Man (last) |
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Founder(s) | César De Paepe, Edward Anseele |
Founded | 6 April 1885 |
Dissolved | 28 June 1940 |
Succeeded by | Belgian Socialist Party |
Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
Newspaper | Le Peuple[1] |
Trade union wing | General Federation of Belgian Labour |
Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism |
Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
International affiliation | Second International (1889-1916) Labour and Socialist International (1923-40) |
Colours | Red |
The Belgian Labour Party (Dutch: Belgische Werkliedenpartij, pronounced [ˈbɛlɣisə ˈʋɛrklidə(m)pɑrˌtɛi], BWP; French: Parti ouvrier belge, pronounced [paʁti uvʁije bɛlʒ], POB) was the first major socialist party in Belgium. Founded in 1885, the party was officially disbanded in 1940 and superseded by the Belgian Socialist Party in 1945.