Frère, Walthère known as Frère-Orban (1812-1896)

A Belgian politician, the founder of the Liberal Party in 1846. He was first of all a local authority councillor (1840), an elected representative of Liège (1847), then Finance Minister from 1848 to 1852 and from 1857 to 1870, and twice Prime Minister, the first time from 1868 to 1870, the second from1878 to 1884.