Pierre Kompany

Belgian politician

Pierre Kompany
Pierre Kompany pictured with a fan after the match between Fulham and Burnley was concluded on 23 December 2023.
Mayor of Ganshoren
In office
2018–2022
Succeeded byJean-Paul Van Laethem
Representative in the Brussels Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
2014
Personal details
Born (1947-09-08) 8 September 1947 (age 76)
Costermansville, Belgian Congo
NationalityBelgian
Political partyCentre démocrate humaniste
ChildrenVincent Kompany
François Kompany
Christel Kompany
Alma materUniversity of Kinshasa
ProfessionPolitician

Pierre Kompany (born 8 September 1947) is a Belgian politician of the CDH. He was elected mayor of Ganshoren in 2018 and is the father of the footballer Vincent Kompany. He is the first Congolese mayor in Belgium.[1][2]

Kompany was born in the Belgian Congo and came to Belgium in 1975 as a political refugee from Zaïre. He worked as a mechanical engineer before entering politics.[3]

In 2014, he was elected to the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region, and he was re-elected in 2019.

Notes

  1. ^ Boffey, Daniel (15 October 2018). "Vincent Kompany's father elected as first black mayor in Belgium". the Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ Redazione, Sport (15 October 2018). "Belgio, il padre di Vincent Kompany primo sindaco nero del Paese". corriere.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  3. ^ Mbamalu, Socrates (18 October 2018). "Pierre Kompany, a Congolese ex refugee is Belgium's first black Mayor". This Is Africa. his Is Africa. Retrieved 19 October 2018.


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