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).
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Current office
This is a list of mayors of Cape Town in South Africa:
Historic offices
Metropolitan Local Councils (June 1996–December 2000)
Attie Adriaanse (2000) (NNP)
Rev William Bantom (1996 - 2000) (NNP)
Nomaindia Mfeketo (1998–2000) (ANC)
Theresa Solomon (1996–1998) (ANC)
Clifford Sitonga (1999–2000) (ANC)
Lukas Olivier (1996–1999) (NNP)
John Oswald "OJ" Jacobs (1996–2000) (NNP)
James Matthews (1996–2000) (NNP)
Danny De La Cruz (1996–2000) (NNP)
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)