Mayor of Cape Town

The mayor of Cape Town is the head of the local government of Cape Town, South Africa. Currently, that government takes the form of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality.

The mayoral position was established on 7 December 2000.

In the past, the position of mayor has varied between that of an executive mayor actively governing the city and that of a figurehead mayor with a mostly ceremonial role. The current mayor is Geordin Hill-Lewis of the Democratic Alliance (DA).

Current office

This is a list of mayors of Cape Town in South Africa:

City of Cape Town (December 2000–present)

Historic offices

Metropolitan Local Councils (June 1996–December 2000)

Cape Metropolitan Council (CMC)

• Attie Adriaanse (2000) (NNP)
• Rev William Bantom (1996 - 2000) (NNP)

City of Cape Town Municipality (Central Substructure)

• Nomaindia Mfeketo (1998–2000) (ANC)
• Theresa Solomon (1996–1998) (ANC)

City of Tygerberg Municipality (Tygerberg Substructure)

• Clifford Sitonga (1999–2000) (ANC)
• Lukas Olivier (1996–1999) (NNP)

South Peninsula Municipality (Southern Substructure)

• John Oswald "OJ" Jacobs (1996–2000) (NNP)

Helderberg Municipality (Helderberg Substructure)

• James Matthews (1996–2000) (NNP)

Oostenberg Municipality (Eastern Substructure)

• Danny De La Cruz (1996–2000) (NNP)

Blaauwberg Municipality (Northern Substructure)

• Desmond Stoffberg (1999–2000) (NNP)
• Heather Maneveld (1997–1999) (NNP)
• Algene Ross (1996–1997) (NNP)

City of Cape Town Transitional Council (February 1995–June 1996)

• Rev William Bantom (1995–1996) (NP)

Mayors prior to nonracial dispensation

Cape Colony (1840–1910)

Union of South Africa (1910–1961)

Republic of South Africa (1961–1995)

See also

• Timeline of Cape Town

References

External links

• Official website