Pierre Kompany

Pierre Kompany (born 8 September 1947) is a Belgian politician of Les Engagés and formerly the Humanist Democratic Centre. He was elected mayor of Ganshoren in 2018 and is the father of the footballers Vincent Kompany and François Kompany. He is the first Congolese mayor in Belgium.^[1][2]

Pierre Kompany
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 by	Jean-Paul Van Laethem
Representative in the Brussels Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Personal details
Born	(1947-09-08) 8 September 1947 (age 77) Costermansville, Belgian Congo
Nationality	Belgian
Political party	Les Engagés, Humanist Democratic Centre (former)
Children	Vincent Kompany François Kompany Christel Kompany
Alma mater	University of Kinshasa
Profession	Politician

Kompany was born in the Belgian Congo and came to Belgium in 1975 as a political refugee from Zaïre, where he had been interned for opposing dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.^[3] He drove a taxi while studying for a mechanical engineering degree to support his wife and three children.^[4] Kompany faced racism for marrying Jocelyne, a rural white woman.^[3] The couple divorced when Vincent Kompany was 14 and she died when he was 20.^[3]

In 2014, he was elected to the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region, and he was re-elected in 2019.^[5]

He was elected to the Chamber of Representatives in the 2024 Belgian federal election.