Laurent Merchiers
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Died5 February 1986 (aged 81)
Occupationspolitician, lawyer, professor
Laurent Merchiers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 June 1904 |
| Died | 5 February 1986 (aged 81) |
| Occupations | politician, lawyer, professor |
Laurent Merchiers (9 June 1904 – 5 February 1986) was a Belgian liberal politician, lawyer, and a professor at the University of Ghent.
During the occupation of Belgium, working as an editor for the clandestine newspapers Vrij Nederland and Het Belfort,[1] and was also a member of the Ghent Independence Front affiliated with the KPB.[2] He was mayor of Ghent in a liberal-socialist coalition from 1953 to 1958. Laurent Merchiers was a member of parliament and senator (1955–1971), and minister of justice (1958–1960). He resigned as a minister after the Congo crisis.
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