Jeanne Driessen

Jeanne Driessen (born in Maaseik on 3 May 1892; died 15 July 1997) was a Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams politician when the party was still known as the Christelijke Volkspartij. Her early work in the party started in 1924[1] and her father Louis had served as mayor of Maaseik. She was first elected to a position in 1927 and served as a Sénatrice from 1950 to 1965.[2][3] The Belgian Senate noted her death at 105.[4]

References
  1. Luc Vints (1 January 1989). P.J. Broekx en de christelijke arbeidsbeweging in Limburg. Leuven University Press. ISBN 978-90-6186-341-0.
  2. Eliane Gubin (1 January 2006). Dictionnaire des femmes belges: XIXe et XXe siècles. Lannoo Uitgeverij. pp. 213–214. ISBN 978-2-87386-434-7.
  3. ODIS
  4. Belgian Senate page


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