Deputy Mayor of Cape Town
The Deputy Mayor of Cape Town is the deputy 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 Deputy Mayor of Cape Town is elected by the Cape Town City Council and serves alongside the Mayor of Cape Town. The Deputy Mayor has a term length five years and with no term-limits. The position holds many duties stated in the Municipal Structures Act, such as serving as acting Mayor of Cape Town and appointing an interim Mayoral Committee in the event of the Mayor's absence, resignation, death or removal.
The incumbent Deputy Mayor of Cape Town is Ian Neilson of the Democratic Alliance, who was elected in 2009 succeeding, Grant Haskin of the African Christian Democratic Party. Nielson was re-elected in 2011 and again in 2016 for a third term.
