Laurent Merchiers (9 June 1904 – 5 February 1986) was a Belgian liberal politician, lawyer, and a professor at the University of Ghent.
During the occupation of Belgium, working as an editor for the clandestine newspapers Vrij Nederland and Het Belfort,[1] and was also a member of the Ghent Independence Front affiliated with the KPB.
Laurent Merchiers was a member of parliament and senator (1955–1971), and minister of justice (1958–1960).
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