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.
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
- Rev William Bantom
City of Cape Town Municipality (Central Substructure)
- Nomaindia Mfeketo
- Theresa Solomon
City of Tygerberg Municipality (Tygerberg Substructure)
- Clifford Sitonga
- Lukas Olivier
South Peninsula Municipality (Southern Substructure)
- John Oswald "OJ" Jacobs
Helderberg Municipality (Helderberg Substructure)
- James Matthews
Oostenberg Municipality (Eastern Substructure)
- Danny De La Cruz
Blaauwberg Municipality (Northern Substructure)
- Desmond Stoffberg
- Heather Maneveld
- Algene Ross
City of Cape Town Transitional Council (February 1995–June 1996)
- Rev William Bantom
Mayors prior to nonracial dispensation