François Wenner
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François Wenner | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner, then governor of Lusambo Province | |
| In office 11 September 1940 – 9 June 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Constant Wauters |
| Succeeded by | Albert-Émile de Beauffort |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1889 |
| Died | 4 December 1965 (aged 76) Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
| Occupation | Soldier, colonial administrator |
François Wenner (19 July 1889 – 4 December 1965[1]) was a Belgian colonial administrator. He was commissioner / governor of Lusambo Province in the Belgian Congo from 1940 to 1944.
Colonial service
Wenner left for the Congo in 1920 as a colonial administrator at Lebo, Bas-Uélé, and then in the Sankuru region.[3] He was appointed district commissioner, first class on 1 January 1929.[2] He was district commissioner of Sankuru District, with headquarters at Lusambo from September 1931 to January 1932.[4][5]
On 11 September 1940 Wenner succeeded Constant Wauters as commissioner of Lusambo Province. His position was renamed to governor in 1941. He left office on 9 June 1944, and was succeeded by R.P. Preys.[6] In 1947 he was appointed governor of Équateur in place of Van Hoeck, the interim governor who had replaced Eugène J.F. Henry. In 1950 he was replaced by Luc Breuls de Tiecken.[6]