Ganshoren
Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Belgium municipality
Ganshoren ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; {{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Jette, and Koekelberg, as well as the Flemish municipality of Asse. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).
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Politics
The current city council was elected in the October 2018 elections.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On that occasion, Pierre Kompany was elected mayor of Ganshoren. He was the first black mayor in Belgium, and is the father of footballer Vincent Kompany.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The current mayor is Jean-Paul Van Laethem.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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