Lucien Cooremans
Lucien Georges François Philippe Cooremans (born September 1, 1899 in Sint-Gillis , † February 22, 1985 in Brussels ) was a Belgian liberal politician.
Lucien Cooremans (standing) next to the President of Israel Jizchak Ben Zwi at the entry in the city's Golden Book
Life
Cooremans was a lawyer, journalist and lecturer at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). As a politician he was a member of parliament, aldermen and from 1956 to 1975 mayor of Brussels. He was one of the central figures of the world exhibition Expo 58 .
Cooremans was a member of the Freemasons Association .
He initially blocked the petition to make the Grand-Place car-free for months, but then had to give in due to the ongoing "sit-down protest" , whereby the square was finally closed to car traffic in 1971.
Honors
- 1959: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1959: Large silver medal with the star for services to the Republic of Austria
- 1970: Large gold medal with the star for services to the Republic of Austria
Individual evidence
- ^ Poma, Karel, Actie Vrijmetselaren: een politieke benadering van de modern vrijmetselarij, Roularta Books, Zellik, 1995, ISBN 90-5466-185-2
- ↑ Philippe Van Parijs : "Picnic the Streets!" Brussel Deze Week issue 1330 of Thursday 24 May 2012, page 14
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
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| SURNAME | Cooremans, Lucien |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cooremans, Lucien Georges François Philippe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian mayor and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sint-Gillis |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 1985 |
| Place of death | Brussels |