Damien Yzerbyt

Damien Yzerbyt (10 December 1963 - 19 January 2014) was a Belgian politician (cdH) and a member of the Parliament of Wallonia. He was also active in the Parliament of the French Community and briefly served in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. A long-serving alderman and municipal councillor in Mouscron, Yzerbyt played a key role in local governance for nearly two decades, overseeing areas such as planning, housing, and public works. Originally trained as a philologist and theologian, he began his professional life as a teacher before moving into politics in the 1990s. Known for his dedication to public service, he remained politically active until his death in 2014.

Biography Damien Yzerbyt was born at Mouscron or at nearby Courtrai-Kortrijk. He graduated from the Catholic (francophone) University in Louvain in 1987 with a degree in Romance Philology and Theology, and then embarked on a teaching career at the St Henry Technical academy in Mouscron, where he taught French and Religion. Because of the country's constitutional structure, this also involved taking Detremmerie's place in the Brussels-based Parliament of the French Community. For Yzerbyt this also meant quitting his seat in the national Chamber of Representatives after less than a year. In the Parliament of Wallonia he was a member of the Commission for Domestic Affairs and Public Officials ("Commission des Affaires intérieures et de la Fonction publique").

In the Parliament of Wallonia the seat he had vacated was taken on by .

Personal life Damien Yzerbyt was married, with two recorded sons.

Tribute In June 2016 colleagues and family members formally inaugurated the esplanade in front of Mouscron's council offices in the Courtrai Road. The esplanade, called the "Esplanade Damien Yzerbyt", includes a commemorative plaque and memorial to him.