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Jean Demannez (15 February 1949 – 1 December 2021) was a Belgian politician. He served as mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode in the Brussels-Capital Region from 1999 to 2012.

Biography

A member of the Socialist Party (PS), Demannez was elected schepen of the communal council of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode in January 1977. Following the death of Guy Cudell, he became mayor. He also served in the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region from 1989 to 2001 and was President of the Compagnie intercommunale bruxelloise des eaux [fr].

In 2012, Demannez was defeated in the local election by Emir Kir and lost his seat as mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.

Jazz

Demannez was passionate about jazz. As mayor, he founded the Saint-Jazz-ten-Noode [fr] festival and led the initiative for the foundation of Jazz Station, located in the old Chaussée de Louvain railway station [fr].

References

1. Anciaux, Sylvain (12 December 2021). "Décès de Jean Demannez, figure du PS bruxellois". La Dernière Heure (in French). Brussels. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
2. "DEMANNEZ Jean". Parti socialiste (in French). Archived from the original on 28 June 2013.
3. "L'ex-bourgmestre de Saint-Josse Ten Noode Jean Demannez est décédé". Le Soir (in French). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
4. "Résultats des listes Commune de SAINT-JOSSE-TEN-NOODE". 2012 éléctions communales (in French).
5. Tonla Briquet, Georges (22 September 2015). "Het ABC van Jean Demannez". Bruzz (in Dutch). Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

• 1949 births
• 2021 deaths
• 20th-century Belgian politicians
• 21st-century Belgian politicians
• Mayors of places in Belgium
• Members of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region
• Socialist Party (Belgium) politicians
• People from Saint-Josse-ten-Noode