Mayor of Johannesburg
head of government of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
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. On 16 August 2024, the council elected Dada Morero to the position.
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.
Johannesburg: 1897–2000
The following lists the mayors of Johannesburg before the establishment of the present-day metropolitan municipality in 2000.
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.
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