Louis (Lodewijk) Benoît D'Haeseleer (20 October 1911 – 12 August 1988) was a

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clerk and liberal politician. He was the president-founder of the ''Liberale Sociale Werken'' of Aalst. He was

alderman An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members t ...

and

burgomaster Burgomaster (alternatively spelled burgermeister, literally "master of the town, master of the borough, master of the fortress, master of the citizens") is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chie ...

of Aalst, member of the provincial council of

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, a member of the Belgian parliament, and president of the

Liberaal Vlaams Verbond The Liberaal Vlaams Verbond (E: Liberal Flemish League) was founded in 1913. From its origin it wanted to promote the Flemish cause and drew attention to social matters, within the Belgian Liberal Party. Together with the Willemsfonds and the Lib ...

(1966–1967).

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* G. Coppens, G. Van den Eede, ''De geschiedenis van de Liberale Partij te Aalst 1846-2002'', Aalst, Gaston Van den Eede, 2003, p. 71-97, 179–180. 1911 births 1988 deaths Flemish politicians Flemish activists {{Belgium-mayor-stub