The Mayor of Cape Town is the head of the

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Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

; currently that government takes the form of the

City of Cape Town The City of Cape Town ( af, Stad Kaapstad; xh, IsiXeko saseKapa) is the metropolitan municipality which governs the city of Cape Town, South Africa and its suburbs and exurbs. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 3,740,026. The remo ...

Metropolitan Municipality. In the past, the position of

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

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 Geordin Gwyn Hill-Lewis (born 31 December 1986) is a South African politician who is the Mayor of Cape Town. A member of the Democratic Alliance, he was elected mayor in November 2021. Hill-Lewis attended Edgemead High School, obtained an Honou ...

of the Democratic Alliance (DA)

Current office

This is a list of

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s of

City of Cape Town (December 2000–present)

Historic offices

Metropolitan Local Councils (June 1996–December 2000)

Cape Metropolitan Council (CMC)

Attie Adriaanse Attie may refer to: *Attie people (Attié) **Attie language People *Alice Attie (born 1950), American visual artist *Dotty Attie (born 1938), American artist, wife of David Attie and mother of Eli Attie *Eli Attie, American politician, son of Dav ...

(2000) ( NNP) * Rev

William Bantom Rev. William Bantom (born 1946?) was mayor of Cape Town from 1995 to 2000. He became the city's first black mayor following the first non-racial local government elections in 1995. He was forced to resign as mayor and expelled from the New Nat ...

(1996 - 2000) ( NNP)

City of Cape Town Municipality (Central Substructure)

* Nomaindia Mfeketo (1998 - 2000) (

ANC The African National Congress (ANC) is a social-democratic political party in South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when the first post-apartheid election install ...

) * Theresa Solomons (1996 - 1998) (

)

City of Tygerberg Municipality (Tygerberg Substructure)

Clifford Sitonga Clifford may refer to: People * Clifford (name), an English given name and surname, includes a list of people with that name * William Kingdon Clifford *Baron Clifford * Baron Clifford of Chudleigh *Baron de Clifford * Clifford baronets *Clifford ...

(1999 - 2000) (

) *

Lukas Olivier Lukas is a form of the Latin name Lucas. Popularity In 2013 it was the ninth most popular name for boys in Australia. Meaning and different spellings * Amharic - Luqas (ሉቃስ) * Arabic - Luqa (لوقا) / Luqas (لوكاس) * Armenian - Ղ ...

(1996 - 1999) ( NNP)

South Peninsula Municipality (Southern Substructure)

John Oswald "OJ" Jacobs John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

(1996 - 2000) ( NNP)

Helderberg Municipality (Helderberg Substructure)

* James Matthews (1996 - 2000) ( NNP)

Oostenberg Municipality (Eastern Substructure)

Danny De La Cruz Danny is a masculine given name. It is related to the male name Daniel. It may refer to: People * Danny Altmann, British immunologist *Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer *Danny Baker (born 1957), English journal ...

(1996 - 2000) ( NNP)

Blaauwberg Municipality (Northern Substructure)

Desmond Stoffberg Desmond or Desmond's may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Desmond'' (novel), 1792 novel by Charlotte Turner Smith * '' Desmond's'', 1990s British television sitcom Ireland * Kingdom of Desmond, medieval Irish kingdom * Earl of Desmond, Irish ...

(1999 - 2000) ( NNP) *

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(1997 - 1999) ( NNP) * Algene Ross (1996 - 1997) ( NNP)

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

* Rev

(1995 - 1996) ( NP)

Mayors prior to nonracial dispensation

(Unless otherwise indicated, names are taken from the cumulative list of mayors published in the annual ''Mayor's Minutes'') * Patricia Kreiner (1993 - 1995) * Clive Keegan (1993) * Frank van der Velde (1991 - 1993) *

Gordon Oliver Gordon Oliver (April 27, 1910 – January 26, 1995) was an American actor and film producer. He appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1933 and 1972. Biography Oliver began working in films in 1936, eventually working ...

(1989 - 1991) * Peter Muller (1987 - 1989) * Leon Markowitz (1985 - 1987) * Sol Kreiner (1983 - 1985) * M.J. van Zyl (1981 - 1983) * Louis Kreiner (1979 - 1981) * Edward Mauerberger (1977 - 1979) * John Tyers (1975 - 1977) * David Bloomberg (1973 - 1975) * Richard Friedlander (1971 - 1973) * Jan Dommisse (1969 - 1971) * Gerald Ferry (1967 - 1969) * Walter Gradner (1965 - 1967) * William Peters(1963 - 1965) * Alfred Honikman (1961 - 1963) *

Joyce Newton-Thompson Joyce Newton-Thompson (; 9 March 1893 – 22 October 1978) was a British-born South African politician, community organizer and author. Growing up in London, England, she was active in the British women's suffrage movement. After immigrating to C ...

(1959 - 1961), first female Mayor * Colonel John Orville Billingham (1957 - 1959) * Pieter Wolmarans (1955 - 1957) * Arthur Keen (1953 - 1955) * Fritz Sonnenberg(1951 - 1953) * Charles Booth (1949 - 1951) * Herbert Gearing (1947 - 1949) * Abe Bloomberg (1945 - 1947) * Ernest Nyman (1943 - 1945) * Walter James (1941 - 1943) * Wilfred Brinton (1939 - 1941) * WC Foster (1937 - 1939) * James Low (1935 - 1937) * Louis Gradner (1933 - 1935) * Henry Stephan (1931 - 1933) * Rev Alfred Lewis (South African politician) (1929 - 1931) * Andrew Reid (South African politician) (1927 - 1929) * William Fish (South African politician) (1925 - 1927) * Ryno J. Verster (1922 - 1925) * William Gardener (1920 - 1922) * William J. Thorne (South African politician) (1918 - 1920) * Sir

Harry Hands Sir Harry Hands (18 September 1860 – 17 March 1948) was a British colonial politician, who served from 1915 to 1918 as mayor of Cape Town, South Africa. He is credited with instituting the first practice in the world of an official two-minut ...

(1915 - 1918) (second term) * John Parker (1913 - 1915), first Mayor of "Greater" Cape Town after surrounding municipalities had been incorporated into the city *

(1912 - 1913) (first term) * Sir Frank Smith (1908 - 1912) *

William Duncan Baxter William Duncan Baxter (14 June 1868 – 7 January 1960) was a businessman, politician, and the Mayor of Cape Town, South Africa, from 1907 to 1908. The theatre, generally known as "The Baxter", a performing arts complex in Rondebosch, a suburb ...

(1907 - 1908) *

Hyman Liberman Surname Hyman is the surname of: * Alan Hyman (1910–1999), author and screenwriter * Alexander C. Hyman (Born 1993), American Businessman * Albert Hyman (1893–1972), co-inventor of the artificial pacemaker * Anthony Hyman (disambiguation), s ...

(1904 - 1907) * Sir William Thorne (1901 - 1904) * Thomas O'Reilly (1900 - 1901) (second term) * Thomas Ball (1898 - 1900) *

Herman Boalch Herman may refer to: People * Herman (name), list of people with this name * Saint Herman (disambiguation) * Peter Noone (born 1947), known by the mononym Herman Places in the United States * Herman, Arkansas * Herman, Michigan * Herman, Minneso ...

(1897 - 1898) (died in office) * Sir

John Woodhead Sir John Woodhead (22 January 1832 - 16 April 1898) was four-times Mayor of Cape Town and a local businessman. Life Sir John married Margaretta Maynard in 1854 and immigrated to South Africa in 1861. After working for a tannery, he established ...

(1896 - 1897) (fourth term) * James Attwell (1895 - 1896) * George Smart (1894 - 1895) *

(1893 - 1894) (third term) *

Johan Mocke Johan * Johan (given name) * ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada * Jo-Han, a manu ...

(1892 - 1893) * David Pieter de Villiers Graaff (1890 - 1892), later Minister of Public Works and Finance * David Christiaan de Waal (1889 - 1890) *

(1888 - 1889) (second term) * Thomas O'Reilly (1887 - 1888) (first term) *

(1886 - 1887) (first term) *

Thomas Inglesby Thomas James Campbell Inglesby (19 September 1832 – 18 July 1889) was a South African building contractor, public official and Mayor of Cape Town. Biography Inglesby was the son of Jane Wilson and Thomas Inglesby, who was a master craftsman at ...

(1885 - 1886), former honorary Colonel of

Cape Field Artillery A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck. History Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a Hood (headgear), hood in t ...

Philip Stigant Philip John Stigant (21 August 1825 – 4 October 1891) was an influential member of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope and a three-time Mayor of the City of Cape Town. Cape Parliament In his youth, Stigant served with the Cape Town Artil ...

(1884 - 1885) (third term) * Charles Lewis (1883 - 1884) (second term) * William Fleming (1881 - 1883) * Petrus Kotzé (1879 - 1881) *

Jan Christoffel Hofmeyr Jan Christoffel Hofmeyr (8 May 1829 – 17 February 1898) also known as Stoffel Hofmeyr was a notary, financier, benefactor and Mayor of Cape Town. Early life and career Hofmeyr was the second son of Hendrik Johannes Hofmeyr and his wife Antonia ...

(1878 - 1879) * John Philip (1877 - 1878) * Charles Lewis (1876 - 1877) (first term) * P.U. Leibbrandt (1875 - 1876) *

(1874 - 1875) (second term) * Gillis J. de Korte (1872 - 1874) (third term) *

(1871-1872) (first term) * Gillis J. de Korte (1866 - 1871) (second term), title changed from "chairman" to "mayor" in 1867 *

D. G. van Breda Dirk Gysbertus van Reenen van Breda (5 May 1803 – 14 November 1870) was a South African public official, farmer and twice Mayor of Cape Town. Biography Van Breda was born in Cape Town, the second son of the first mayor of Cape Town, Michiel v ...

(1865 - 1866) (second term) * Joseph Barry (1863 - 1865) * Thomas Watson (1863) *

W. Herman W. may refer to: * SoHo (Australian TV channel) (previously W.), an Australian pay television channel * ''W.'' (film), a 2008 American biographical drama film based on the life of George W. Bush * "W.", the fifth track from Codeine's 1992 EP '' B ...

(1862 - 1863) * Gillis J. de Korte (1860 - 1862) (first term) *

(1860) (first term) *

Hercules Crosse Jarvis Hercules Crosse Jarvis (18 June 1802 – 8 February 1889) MLC, MLA, was a mayor of Cape Town and a powerful merchant of the Cape Colony. Childhood Born in Plymouth, England on 18 June 1802, he was a close relative of John Jervis, 1st Earl of St ...

(1848 - 1860) * J. J. L. Smuts (1844 - 1848) *

Michiel van Breda Michiel van Breda (1775–1847) was a South African farmer, founder of Bredasdorp, Mayor of Cape Town and a Freemason. Roots Van Breda was born on 12 August 1775 in Cape Town. His parents were Pieter van Breda and Catharina Sophia Myburg. He ma ...

(1840 - 1844), first Chairman of the Cape Town MunicipalityBredasdorp

References

External links

Official website
{{Cape Town, government Government of Cape Town

1840 establishments in the British Empire

Current office

City of Cape Town (December 2000–present)

Historic offices

Metropolitan Local Councils (June 1996–December 2000)

Cape Metropolitan Council (CMC)

City of Cape Town Municipality (Central Substructure)

City of Tygerberg Municipality (Tygerberg Substructure)

South Peninsula Municipality (Southern Substructure)

Helderberg Municipality (Helderberg Substructure)

Oostenberg Municipality (Eastern Substructure)

Blaauwberg Municipality (Northern Substructure)

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

Mayors prior to nonracial dispensation

See also

References

External links