Emmanuel de Bethune
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Baron Emmanuel Pierre Marie Ghislain de Bethune (18 July 1930 – 4 November 2011) was a Belgian
politician. He was the Mayor of Kortrijk
from 1987 to 1989 and again from 1995 to 2000. He went onto found the Bethune Foundation, a foundation used to preserve the library collections of the Bethune family.
Bethune died on 4 November 2011, aged 81. He is survived by his four children including his daughter, the current Belgian Senate President, Sabine de Bethune
.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
politician. He was the Mayor of Kortrijk
Kortrijk
Kortrijk ; , ; ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province West Flanders...
from 1987 to 1989 and again from 1995 to 2000. He went onto found the Bethune Foundation, a foundation used to preserve the library collections of the Bethune family.
Bethune died on 4 November 2011, aged 81. He is survived by his four children including his daughter, the current Belgian Senate President, Sabine de Bethune
Sabine de Bethune
Sabine de Bethune is a Belgian politician and a member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish.The daughter of former Kortrijk mayor, Emmanuel de Bethune, Bethune holds a Master of Laws from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 1995. Sabine is...
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