List of mayors of Windhoek


The city of Windhoek, the capital of South West Africa and later Namibia, was officially founded on 18 October 1890 by Curt Karl Bruno von François, an Imperial German Colonial Official in the Schutztruppe. Its purpose was to serve as the capital of German South West Africa. Since its establishment, the city has had 49 different mayors, with the first one assuming office in 1909.

List of mayors

German colonial administration (1894–1915)

  • 1909–1910: Dr. Fritsche, first mayor of Windhoek
  • 1910–1911: Gustav Voigts
  • 1911–1915: Peter Müller, born 1873, member of the Schutztruppe, later businessman

South African Mandate (1915–1966)

South African Occupation (1966–1990)

  • 1966–1966: Hendrik Petrus Labuschagne, a business man in the Motor Industry in Windhoek. Born 3 November 1920.
  • 19??–19??: Dries Yssel
  • 19??–19??: Joey Olivier
  • 19??–19??: Petra Hamman, 1st time
  • 19??–19??: Vivienne Graig-McLaren, 1st time
  • 1970–1971: Joachim Bernhard Hermann von Prittwitz und Gaffron, mechanical engineer, first Mayor from German nobility
  • 1974–1976: Günther Kaschik, born 16 January 1930 in Germany, was a businessman and manager of the South-West African Buildings Society
  • 1988–1990: Abraham Bernard May, 2nd time

Independent Namibia (1990–present)

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