Jean Demannez


Jean Demannez 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 (Belgium)|Socialist Party], 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.
In 2012 Belgian [local elections|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 festival and led the initiative for the foundation of Jazz Station, located in the old.