Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay

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Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay
Incumbent
Gary van Niekerk
since 26 May 2023
Style The Honourable
Residence No official residence
Seat City Hall, 1st floor, Vusi Dlamini Square, Central, Gqeberha, 6000
Appointer Nelson Mandela Bay Municipal Council
Formation2000
First holder Nceba Faku
Website Official website

The Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay, officially the Executive Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, is the head of the local government of South Africa's Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, established in 2000.

The current mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay is Gary van Niekerk of the National Alliance (NA), who was elected on 26 May 2023. He succeeded Retief Odendaal of the Democratic Alliance (DA), who was removed in a motion of no confidence earlier that day. [1]

List of mayors

NameTerm of officePolitical partyRef.
Christopher Nceba Faku 20012006 African National Congress
Nondumiso Maphazi 20062009 African National Congress [2]
Zanoxolo Wayile 20092013 African National Congress [3]
Ben Fihla 20132015 African National Congress [4]
Danny Jordaan 20152016 African National Congress [5]
Athol Trollip 20162018 Democratic Alliance [6]
Mongameli Bobani 20182019 United Democratic Movement [7]
Tshonono Buyeye (acting)20192020 African Independent Congress [8]
Nqaba Bhanga 20202021 Democratic Alliance [9]
Eugene Johnson 20212022 African National Congress [10]
Retief Odendaal 20222023 Democratic Alliance [11]
Gary van Niekerk 2023Present National Alliance [12]

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