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Mayor of Johannesburg
Mayor of Johannesburg
	Incumbent; Kabelo Gwamanda; since 5 April 2023
Member of	City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Council
Inaugural holder	Johan Zulch de Villiers
Formation	1897

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The Mayor of Johannesburg is the highest elected position in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Since 2000, they are the chief executive of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality council. The position remained vacant from 24 April 2023, when Thapelo Amad announced his resignation after less than three months in office. On May 5, 2023, the council elected Al Jama-ah's Kabelo Gwamanda to the position.^[1]

List of mayors

Johannesburg Metro: 2000–present

The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality was established in 2000 and its inaugural council was elected in the municipal elections of that year.

	Term of office		Political party	Ref.
Amos Masondo	2000	2011	African National Congress	^[2]
Parks Tau	May 26, 2011	August 22, 2016	African National Congress	^[2]
Herman Mashaba	August 22, 2016	November 27, 2019	Democratic Alliance	^[3]
Geoff Makhubo	December 4, 2019	July 9, 2021	African National Congress	^[4]
Jolidee Matongo	August 10, 2021	September 18, 2021	African National Congress	^[5]
Mpho Moerane	October 1, 2021	Nogember 22, 2021	African National Congress	^[6]^[7]
Mpho Phalatse	November 22, 2021	September 30, 2022	Democratic Alliance	^[8]
Dada Morero^{[Note 1]}	September 30, 2022	October 25, 2022	African National Congress	^[9]
Mpho Phalatse	October 26, 2022	January 26, 2023	Democratic Alliance	^[10]
Thapelo Amad	January 27, 2023	April 24, 2023	Al Jama-ah	^[11]
Kabelo Gwamanda	May 5, 2023	present	Al Jama-ah	^[12]

Johannesburg: 1897–2000

The following lists the mayors of Johannesburg before the establishment of the present-day metropolitan municipality in 2000.^[2]

Johan Zulch de Villiers (1897–1900) – appointed by South African Republic Executive Committee
Walter Alfred John O'Meara (1900–1902) – appointed by British Military Administration
William St. John Carr (1902–1904)
George H. Goch (1904–1905)
John William Quinn (1905–1906)
William K. Tucker (1906–1907)
James Thompson (1907–1908)
Charles Chudleigh (1908–1909)
Harry Graumann (1909–1910)
Harry J. Hofmeyr (1910–1911)
J. D. Ellis (1911–1912)
William Richard Boustred (1912–1913)
Norman Anstey (1913–1915)
John Wesley O'Hara (1915–1917)
T. F. Allen (1917–1919)
G. B. Steer (1919–1920)
J. Christie (1920–1921)
S. Hancock (1921–1922)
L. Forsyth Allan (1922–1923)
M. J. Harris (1923–1924)
C. Walters (1924–1925)
E. O. Leake (1925–1926)
Alfred Law Palmer (1926–1927)
W. H. Port (1927–1928)
W. Fernhead (1928–1929)
D. Anderson (1929–1930)
George W. Nelson (1930–1931)
D. F. Corlett (1931–1932)
B. C. Vickers (1932–1933)
D. Penry Roberts (1933–1934)
Maurice Freeman (1934–1935)
Maldwyn Edmund (1935–1936)
Donald W. Mackay (1936–1937)
J. S. Fotheringham (1937–1938)
J. J. Page (1938–1939)
T. A. M. Huddle (1939–1940)
T. P. Gray (1940–1941)
A. R. Thorburn (1941–1942)
L. Leveson (1942–1943)
A. S. Holland (1943–1944)
A. Immink (1944–1945)
Jessie McPherson (1945–1946)
James Gray (1946–1947)
G. B. Gordon (1947–1948)
S. P. Lee (1948–1949)
J. Mincer (1949–1950)
C. F. Beckett (1950–1951)
I. E. B. Attwell (1951–1952)
Hyman Miller (1952–1953)
C. J. H. Patmore (1953–1954)
G. J. Beckett (1954–1955)
Leslie Hurd (1955–1956)
Max Goodman (1956–1957)
T. Glyn Morris (1957–1958)
Ian Maltz (1958–1959)
Alec Gorshel (1959–1960)
D. J. Marais (1960–1962)
Keith J. Fleming (1962–1963)
J. F. Oberholzer (1963–1964)
P. M. Roos (1964–1965)
Aleck Joffe (1965–1966)
Boyce D. Eagar (1966–1967)
C. J. Ross-Spencer (1967–1968)
I. Schlapobersky (1968–1969)
Patrick R. B. Lewis (1969–1970)
S. Moss (1970–1971)
Alf Widman (1971–1972)
J. C. Lemmer (1972–1973)
A. D. Bensusan (1973–1974)
Harold Frank Dennis (1974–1975)
Max Neppe (1975–1976)
Monty Sklaar (1976–1977)
Martin Powell (1977–1978)
J. S. Otto (1978–1979)
J. D. R. Opperman (1979–1980)
Carel Venter (1980–1981)
Cecil Long (1981–1982)
Danie van Zyl (1982–1983)
Alan Gadd (1983–1984)
Eddy Magid (1984–1985)
Ernie Fabel (1985–1986)
Harold Rudolph (1986–1987)
O. H. Fenn (1987–1988)
J. H. van Blerk (1988)
David J. Neppe (1988–1989)
Koos Roets (1989–1990)
William G. L. Janse van Rensburg (1990–1991)
Elliot Kretzmer (1991–1992)
J. S. Burger (1992–1993)
Les Dishy (1993–1994)
Dan Pretorius (1994)
Isaac Mogase (1995–2000)

Notes

^ In October 2022, the Johannesburg High Court ruled that Phalatse's removal from office, and therefore Morero's election, was unlawful and invalid. Phalatse was reinstated.

References

^ Mahlati, Zintle (24 April 2023). "Joburg Mayor Thapelo Amad resigns". News24. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Johannesburg's mayors". City of Johannesburg. 10 February 2004. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^ "Herman Mashaba elected Johannesburg mayor, marking the end of ANC rule in the city". The Mail & Guardian. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ Mailovich, Claudi (4 December 2019). "ANC regains control of City of Johannesburg". Business Day. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^ Njilo, Nonkululeko (10 August 2021). "Jolidee Matongo becomes new mayor of Joburg unopposed". Sowetan Live. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ Mahlati, Zintle (1 October 2021). "'Emotional' Mpho Moerane sworn in as new Joburg mayor". News24. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ "Mpho Moerane elected Johannesburg mayor". www.enca.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
^ "DA's Mpho Phalatse elected new executive mayor of Johannesburg". The Citizen. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ "Mpho Phalatse ousted, Dada Morero is the new mayor of Joburg". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
^ "Court declares removal of Phalatse as Joburg mayor unlawful". EWN. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "Al Jamah's Thapelo Amad touted to be Joburg's new mayor". 27 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ "Al Jamah's new mayor". 27 January 2023.

[Note01-9] In October 2022, the Johannesburg High Court ruled that Phalatse's removal from office, and therefore Morero's election, was unlawful and invalid. Phalatse was reinstated.

[1] Mahlati, Zintle (24 April 2023). "Joburg Mayor Thapelo Amad resigns". News24. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[:0-2] "Johannesburg's mayors". City of Johannesburg. 10 February 2004. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.

[3] "Herman Mashaba elected Johannesburg mayor, marking the end of ANC rule in the city". The Mail & Guardian. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[4] Mailovich, Claudi (4 December 2019). "ANC regains control of City of Johannesburg". Business Day. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

[5] Njilo, Nonkululeko (10 August 2021). "Jolidee Matongo becomes new mayor of Joburg unopposed". Sowetan Live. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

[6] Mahlati, Zintle (1 October 2021). "'Emotional' Mpho Moerane sworn in as new Joburg mayor". News24. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[7] "Mpho Moerane elected Johannesburg mayor". www.enca.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

[8] "DA's Mpho Phalatse elected new executive mayor of Johannesburg". The Citizen. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[10] "Mpho Phalatse ousted, Dada Morero is the new mayor of Joburg". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

[11] "Court declares removal of Phalatse as Joburg mayor unlawful". EWN. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[:02-12] "Al Jamah's Thapelo Amad touted to be Joburg's new mayor". 27 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

[NEW-13] "Al Jamah's new mayor". 27 January 2023.

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 |[[Herman Mashaba]]
-|2016
+|August 22, 2016
-|2019
+|November 27, 2019
 |[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]
 |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-22 |title=Herman Mashaba elected Johannesburg mayor, marking the end of ANC rule in the city |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2016-08-22-herman-mashaba-elected-johannesburg-mayor-marking-the-end-of-anc-rule-in-the-city/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}</ref>
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 |[[Geoff Makhubo]]
-|2019
+|December 4, 2019
-|2021
+|July 9, 2021
 |[[African National Congress]]
 |<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mailovich |first1=Claudi |date=4 December 2019 |title=ANC regains control of City of Johannesburg |newspaper=Business Day |url=https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2019-12-04-anc-regains-control-of-city-of-johannesburg/ |access-date=4 December 2019}}</ref>
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 |[[Jolidee Matongo]]
-|2021
+|August 10, 2021
-|2021
+|September 18, 2021
 |[[African National Congress]]
 |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Njilo |first=Nonkululeko |date=10 August 2021 |title=Jolidee Matongo becomes new mayor of Joburg unopposed |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-08-10-jolidee-matongo-becomes-new-mayor-of-joburg-unopposed2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810144558/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-08-10-jolidee-matongo-becomes-new-mayor-of-joburg-unopposed2/ |archive-date=10 August 2021 |access-date=10 August 2021 |website=Sowetan Live}}</ref>
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 |[[Mpho Moerane]]
-|2021
+|October 1, 2021
-|2021
+|Nogember 22, 2021
 |[[African National Congress]]
 |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahlati |first=Zintle |date=1 October 2021 |title='Emotional' Mpho Moerane sworn in as new Joburg mayor |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/emotional-mpho-moerane-sworn-in-as-new-joburg-mayor-20211001 |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mpho Moerane elected Johannesburg mayor |url=https://www.enca.com/news/mpho-moerane-elected-johannesburg-mayor |access-date=2021-10-01 |website=www.enca.com |language=en}}</ref>
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 |[[Mpho Phalatse]]
-|2021
+|November 22, 2021
-|2022
+|September 30, 2022
 |[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]
 |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-22 |title=DA's Mpho Phalatse elected new executive mayor of Johannesburg |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/2917703/das-mpho-phalatse-elected-new-executive-mayor-of-johannesburg/ |access-date=2021-11-22 |website=The Citizen |language=en}}</ref>
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 |[[Dada Morero]]<ref group=Note name=Note01/>
-|2022
+|September 30, 2022
-|2022
+|October 25, 2022
 |[[African National Congress]]
 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mpho Phalatse ousted, Dada Morero is the new mayor of Joburg |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2022-09-30-mpho-phalatse-ousted-dada-morero-is-the-new-mayor-of-joburg/ |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=SowetanLIVE |language=en-ZA}}</ref>
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 |[[Mpho Phalatse]]
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+|October 26, 2022
-|2023
+|January 26, 2023
 |[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]
 |<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=25 October 2022 |title=Court declares removal of Phalatse as Joburg mayor unlawful |url=https://ewn.co.za/2022/10/25/court-declares-removal-of-phalatse-as-joburg-mayor-unlawful |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=EWN |language=en-ZA}}</ref>
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 |[[Thapelo Amad]]
-|2023
+|January 27, 2023
-|2023
+|April 24, 2023
 |[[Al Jama-ah]]
 |<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2023-01-27 |title=Al Jamah's Thapelo Amad touted to be Joburg's new mayor }}</ref>
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 |[[Kabelo Gwamanda]]
-|2023
+|May 5, 2023
 |present
 |[[Al Jama-ah]]