Roger Lallemand is a Walloon-Belgian

Belgium

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 lawyer

Lawyer

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 and socialist politician.

Education

He graduated as a licentiate in Romance

Romance languages

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 philology

Philology

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 and obtained a doctorate in law at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles

Université Libre de Bruxelles

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Career

In 1958, he stated his career as a lawyer at the bar in Brussels. From 1979 until 1999 he was senator for the Parti Socialiste

Parti Socialiste

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. In 1988, he was President of the Belgian Senate

Belgian Senate

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 from 10 March 1988 until 10 May 1988.

On 3 April 1990 the bill, which he submitted together with Lucienne Herman-Michielsens

Lucienne Herman-Michielsens

Lucienne Adeline Jeanne Ida Herman-Michielsens was a Belgian liberal politician and a member of the Party for Freedom and Progress...

 to legalize abortion

Abortion

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 under certain conditions, was approved by the Belgian parliament. This law modified Article 348.,350.,351 and 352 of the Belgian penal code (title VII, chapter I) and raised Article 353. As from 1999 he is honorary President of the senate and in 2002, he was appointed as a Minister of State

Minister of State

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Source

• Roger Lallemand, La Belgique, pays d’incertitude, Brussels, 1998.
• Roger Lallemand