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Maurice Destenay

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Maurice Destenay
Born
Maurice Jean Léon Destenay

(1900-02-18)18 February 1900
Died1 September 1973(1973-09-01) (aged 73)
Liège, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Occupationpolitician

Maurice Jean Léon Destenay (French: [detənɛ]; 18 February 1900 – 1 September 1973) was a Belgian liberal politician and burgomaster. Destenay was a teacher and pedagogue and became the founder and director of the monthly magazine Action Libérale. He became alderman and burgomaster (1963–1973) in Liege[1] and a member of parliament (1949–1965) in the district of Liege. Between 1954 and 1958, he was President of the Liberal Party.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hommage à Maurice Destenay" (in French). RTC-Télé Liège. Retrieved 27 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Delforge, Paul (December 2013). "Maurice Destenay" (in French). Dictionnaire des Wallons. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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