Pierre Kompany
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Pierre Kompany | |
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Mayor of Ganshoren | |
Assumed office 2018 | |
Representative in the Brussels Parliament | |
Assumed office 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bukavu, Belgian Congo | 8 September 1947
Nationality | Belgian |
Political party | Centre démocrate humaniste |
Profession | Politician |
Pierre Kompany (born 8 September 1947) is a Belgian-Congolese 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 black mayor in Belgium.[1][2]
Kompany was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and came to Belgium in 1975. 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
- ^ Boffey, Daniel (2018-10-15). "Vincent Kompany's father elected as first black mayor in Belgium". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
- ^ Redazione, Sport (2018-10-15). "Belgio, il padre di Vincent Kompany primo sindaco nero del Paese". corriere.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-10-15.
- ^ 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.