Lucien Cooremans

Lucien Georges François Philippe Cooremans was a Belgian liberal politician and mayor of the City of Brussels from 1956 to 1975.
He was a lawyer, journalist and professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles. As a politician, he was a member of parliament, alderman and mayor of Brussels from 1956 until 1975. He was the leading figure of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. He was responsible for the destruction of the Maison du Peuple/Volkshuis. In 1958, he was awarded the Order of Saint Agatha by the Republic of San Marino.