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Gerard Cooreman
1852–1926
A lawyer, banker, and Catholic politician from Ghent, he briefly led Belgium as prime minister in the final months of World War I. His career mixed public service, finance, and a steady role in Belgian parliamentary life.
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The Martyrdom of Belgium Official Report of Massacres of Peaceable Citizens, Women and Children by The German Army
by des lois et des coutumes de la guerre Belgium. Commission d'enquête sur la violation des règles du droit des gens, Gerard Cooreman
About the author
Born in Ghent on March 25, 1852, Gérard Cooreman trained in law but was also active in business and finance. Before reaching the country’s highest political office, he built a reputation through Catholic social and political work and became an important figure in public life in Ghent.
Cooreman served in the Belgian Senate and later in the Chamber of Representatives, where he represented Ghent for many years. He was also President of the Chamber of Representatives from 1908 to 1912, a sign of the trust he had earned within Belgian politics.
He is best remembered for serving as Prime Minister of Belgium from June to November 1918, during the closing phase of World War I. Cooreman died in Brussels on December 2, 1926.