Mayor of Cape Town

Mayor of Cape Town
since 18 November 2021
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerCape Town City Council
Term lengthFive years; renewable once consecutively
Inaugural holderMichiel van Breda
Formation1840
WebsiteOfficial Website

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. 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).