Gerald Morkel

Gerald Morkel
Mayor of Cape Town
In office
13 December 2001 – 30 October 2002
Preceded byPeter Marais
Succeeded byNomaindia Mfeketo
2nd Premier of the Western Cape
In office
11 May 1998 – 12 November 2001
Preceded byHernus Kriel
Succeeded byPeter Marais
Personal details
Born(1941-02-02)February 2, 1941
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Died9 January 2018(2018-01-09) (aged 76)
Tokai, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
Other political
affiliations
New National Party
Labour Party
SpouseHazel Morkel
Children4
ProfessionPolitician

Gerald Morkel (2 February 1941[1] – 9 January 2018)[2] was the Mayor of Cape Town and Premier of the Western Cape province in South Africa. He later served as a member of the Cape Town City Council for the Democratic Alliance until his retirement from politics in 2011.

  1. ^ Marco Granelli, Pretoria News, July 1999
  2. ^ Former CT mayor and Western Cape premier Gerald Morkel has died, News24, 9 January 2018.