Vasco da Gama (politician)
Councillor Vasco Da Gama | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality | |
| In office 22 November 2021 – 31 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Nonceba Molwele |
| Succeeded by | Colleen Makhubela |
| In office 22 August 2016 – 11 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Constance Bapela |
| Succeeded by | Nonceba Molwele |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vasco Manuel da Gama 29 January 1959 Louis Trichardt, Transvaal Province, South Africa |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Vasco Manuel Da Gama (born 29 January 1959) is a South African politician with the Democratic Alliance and a member of the Johannesburg City Council. He most recently served as the Johannesburg council speaker until 31 August 2022 when a motion of no confidence was settled with 136 votes for the motion and 132 against it, resulting in Da Gama’s ouster.