Nationality Belgium Name Fernand Demets | Occupation politician Role Belgian Politician | |
Full Name Fernand Charles Gustave Demets Born 8 March 1884 ( 1884-03-08 ) Sint-Gillis Died September 29, 1952, Brussels, Belgium |
Fernand Charles Gustave Demets ([dəme]; 8 March 1884 – 29 September 1952) was a Belgian liberal politician, burgomaster and minister. Demets was industrialist and became municipality Council member (1911–1929) and burgomaster (1919–1927) in Anderlecht and liberal senator (1929–1945) in the district Brussels. Demets was co-president of the Liberal Party (1940–1945). He was minister of defense in 1944-1945 and became afterwards governor of the province of Brabant (1945–1951).
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