Mayor of Cape Town
| Mayor of Cape Town | |
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since 18 November 2021 | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Cape Town City Council |
| Term length | Five years; renewable once consecutively |
| Inaugural holder | Michiel van Breda |
| Formation | 1840 |
| Website | Official Website |
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| Politics of the Western Cape |
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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).