Roger Motz, Belgium (1904-1964)
Born in 1904 Roger Motz trained as a civil mining engineer. He was firstly a Liberal councillor and then MP for Brussels. In 1946 he became a Senator for Brabant. Motz was active in opposing totalitarian forces during World War II, serving as Minister of Information in the Belgian government in exile.
He became leader of the Parti Libéral Belge in 1945 and was later President of the Belgian League for European Cooperation.
Roger Motz was President of Liberal International from 1952 to 1958 and stated at the 1953 Congress in Mondorf-les-Bains that "History is made by those who follow a political ideal. Sceptics merely look on."