Jean Demannez

Jean Demannez
Mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
In office
16 May 1999 – 3 December 2012
Preceded byGuy Cudell
Succeeded byEmir Kir
Personal details
Born15 February 1949
Died1 December 2021(2021-12-01) (aged 72)
PartyPS

Jean Demannez (15 February 1949 – 1 December 2021) was a Belgian politician. He served as mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode in the Brussels-Capital Region from 1999 to 2012.

Biography

A member of the Socialist Party (PS), Demannez was elected schepen of the communal council of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode in January 1977. Following the death of Guy Cudell, he became mayor. He also served in the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region from 1989 to 2001 and was President of the Compagnie intercommunale bruxelloise des eaux [fr].

In 2012, Demannez was defeated in the local election by Emir Kir and lost his seat as mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.

Jazz

Demannez was passionate about jazz. As mayor, he founded the Saint-Jazz-ten-Noode [fr] festival and led the initiative for the foundation of Jazz Station, located in the old Chaussée de Louvain railway station [fr].

References

  1. ↑ Anciaux, Sylvain (12 December 2021). "Décès de Jean Demannez, figure du PS bruxellois". La Dernière Heure (in French). Brussels. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "DEMANNEZ Jean". Parti socialiste (in French).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "L'ex-bourgmestre de Saint-Josse Ten Noode Jean Demannez est décédé". Le Soir (in French). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Résultats des listes Commune de SAINT-JOSSE-TEN-NOODE". 2012 éléctions communales (in French).
  5. ↑ Tonla Briquet, Georges (22 September 2015). "Het ABC van Jean Demannez". Bruzz (in Dutch). Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. Retrieved 2 December 2021.