Fernand Charles Gustave Demets (; 8 March 1884 â 29 September 1952) was a Belgian liberal politician, burgomaster, and defense minister. Demets was an industrialist and became a municipal council member (1911âÂÂ1929) and burgomaster (1919âÂÂ1927) in Anderlecht, then a Liberal senator (1929âÂÂ1945) in the district of Brussels. Demets was co-president of the Liberal Party (1940âÂÂ1945). He was minister of defense in 1944-1945 and afterwards became governor of the province of Brabant (1945âÂÂ1951).