About Gisèle Wibaut
Lived 1913 – 1978 (aged 65). Gisèle Wibaut was a Belgian politician and resistance fighter.
Gisèle Marie Joseph Ghislaine Gérarde Wibaut (born 19 August 1913 in Tournai, deceased 24 October 1978) was a Belgian resistance fighter and politician with the Christian Social Party.
Career During World War II, she fought in the Belgian resistance. After the War, she was awarded the Medal of the Armed Resistance 1940–1945 and the 1940–1945 War Commemoration Medal.
In the 1950s, she launched a career in politics, as a member of the Christian Social Party. From 1958 to 1968, she served as senator for Ath. From 1968 to 1976, she then served as a municipal councillor for the Tournai City Council. During her time as a city councillor, she also served as Alderwoman for Tournai, from 1970 until 1976.
She died in October 1978, at the age of 65.
Personal life Her father, Edmond Wibaut, was a lawyer and politician with the Catholic Party, who previously served as mayor of Tournai.
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Belgian politician
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Gisèle Wibaut was born on 19 August 1913 in Tournai.
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Gisèle Wibaut died on 24 October 1978 in Tournai.
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Gisèle Wibaut was a politician and resistance fighter.
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Gisèle Wibaut was Belgian.
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