Roger Lallemand (; 17 January 1932 – 20 October 2016) was a Walloon

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politician, and president of the

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Education

He graduated as a licentiate in

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and obtained a doctorate in law at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB).

Career

Lallemand started his career in 1958 as a lawyer at the bar in Brussels. In 1971–1972 he chaired the Conference of Young Barristers in Brussels. From 1979 until 1985 he served as a co-opted senator and from 1985 until 1999 as a directly-elected senator, both for the Parti Socialiste (PS). He was

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of the

from 10 March 1988 until 10 May 1988. He also served as a member of the

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municipal council from 1983 until 2006. His bill to legalize

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under certain conditions, he co-submitted with

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, was approved by the

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on 3 April 1990. 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

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Honours

* 2002 :

, By Royal Decree of HM King Albert II. * 1999 : Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopld. * 1991 : Commander in the

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References

Sources

*Roger Lallemand, ''La Belgique, pays d’incertitude'', Brussels, 1998.
Roger Lallemand
1932 births 2016 deaths Belgian Ministers of State Belgian socialists Belgian women's rights activists Free University of Brussels (1834–1969) alumni Presidents of the Senate (Belgium) Walloon people Male feminists {{Brussels-politician-stub