The knight François Xavier de Donnea de Hamoir is a Belgian Politician liberal born in 1941. During its career, he was in particular appointed, minister, Bourgmestre of Brussels and Minister-president of the Région of Brussels-Capital.

As a burgomaster of Brussels (1994-2000), it is him which civilly married the crown prince Philippe to Belgium and Mathilde d' Udekem d' Acoz in December 1999. It is him also which managed the two significant events organized in Brussels in 2000: the Championship of Europe of football Euro 2000 and Brussels, European cultural capital .