▁He ▁would ▁serve ▁in ▁this ▁capacity ▁again ▁( 1 9 6 9 – 1 9 7 4 ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁holding ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁high ▁offices . ▁ ▁Career ▁An ▁experienced ▁lawyer , ▁Schaus ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁and ▁the ▁Chamber ▁was ▁susp ended . ▁ ▁Having ▁refused ▁to ▁swe ar ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁the ▁occup ying ▁forces , ▁Eug ene ▁Schaus , ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁their ▁three ▁children ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁German ▁deport ation ▁cam ps ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Europe , ▁and ▁returned ▁only ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Group ▁for ▁Patri ot ism ▁and ▁Dem ocracy ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Union ▁Government , ▁as ▁Minister ▁for ▁the ▁Inter ior , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁at ▁the ▁next ▁election , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁would ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies , ▁as ▁either ▁a ▁sitting ▁deput y ▁or ▁a ▁government ▁minister , ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Schaus ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁the ▁for em ost ▁liberal ▁politician ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁by ▁his ▁inclusion ▁in ▁the ▁Christian ▁Social ▁People ' s ▁Party - D em ocr atic ▁Group ▁coal ition ▁under ▁Pierre ▁Dup ong , ▁adding ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Minister ▁for ▁Justice ▁to ▁that ▁for ▁the ▁Inter ior . ▁