Mayor of Bulawayo
Mayor of Bulawayo | |
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Incumbent since 11 September 2023David Coltart | |
Style | His Worship |
Inaugural holder | Isidore Hirschler |
Formation | 25 November 1897; 126 years ago (1897-11-25) |
The Executive Mayor of Bulawayo is the executive of the government of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The Mayor is a member of the Bulawayo City Council, and is assisted by a deputy mayor. The Mayor uses the style "His Worship".[1] The current mayor is David Coltart since 11 September 2023.
History
Bulawayo's first mayor, Isidore Hirschler, took office on 25 November 1897.[2] In 1981, following Zimbabwe's independence from the United Kingdom, Bulawayo's first black mayor, Naison Ndlovu, took office.
List of mayors
The following is a list of past mayors of Bulawayo.
Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Ref | |
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Isidore Hirschler | 25 November 1897 | 2 August 1898 | [2][3] | ||
Charles Theodore Holland | 2 August 1898 | 1899 | |||
Henry Frederick White | 1899 | 1900 | [4] | ||
William H. Haddon | 27 September 1900 | 1901 | [5] | ||
John Kerr | 1901 | 1902 | [6] | ||
J. E. Scott | 1902 | 1904 | |||
Walter Baxendale | 1904 | 1906 | [7] | ||
E. F. Philip | 1906 | 1907 | |||
Emanuel Basch | 1907 | 1911 | [3][7] | ||
Alex Fraser | 1911 | 1912 | |||
Walter Baxendale | 1912 | 1913 | [7] | ||
Alex Fraser | 1913 | 1914 | |||
W. B. Bucknall | 1914 | 1915 | |||
W. J. Atterbury | 1915 | 1917 | |||
George Stewart | 1917 | 1918 | |||
W. J. Atterbury | 1918 | 1919 | |||
James Cowden | 1919 | 1923 | RGA | [8][9] | |
J. H. Bookless | 1923 | 1924 | |||
Henry Robert Barbour | 1924 | 1927 | Rhodesia Party | ||
H. B. Ellenbogen | 1927 | 1929 | [3][8] | ||
W. H. Peard | 1929 | 1932 | [8] | ||
William Maver | 1932 | 1933 | |||
Theodore Holdengarde | 1933 | 1934 | United Party | ||
Cessy Harris | 1934 | 1936 | [3] | ||
Donald Macintyre | 1936 | 1938 | Labour Party | [8] | |
Theodore Holdengarde | 1938 | 1940 | Liberal Party | ||
D. W. Young | 1940 | 1942 | |||
Edward Jonathan Davies | 1942 | 1944 | Labour Party | ||
Donald Macintyre | 1944 | 1947 | Labour Party | [8] | |
Henry Alfred Holmes | 1947 | 1949 | United Party | ||
J. H. Butcher | 1949 | 1951 | |||
C. M. Newman | 1951 | 1953 | |||
John Morrison MacDonald | 1953 | 1955 | Liberal Party | ||
John William Phillips | 1955 | 1957 | |||
M. M. McNellie | 1957 | 1959 | |||
Sydney Henderson Millar | 1959 | 1960 | |||
Margot Brett | 1960 | 1961 | |||
Jack Graham Pain | 1961 | 1962 | Dominion Party | ||
Sydney Henderson Millar | 1962 | 1963 | Rhodesian Front | ||
Aubrey M. Butcher | 1963 | 1964 | |||
A. C. Dold | 1964 | 1964 | |||
Abraham Menashe | 1965 | 1967 | Independent | [3] | |
William Kinleyside | 1967 | 1968 | |||
Jurick Goldwasser | 1968 | 1969 | [3] | ||
Max Logan | 1969 | 1970 | |||
T. H. Doyle | 1970 | 1971 | |||
H. Coronel | 1971 | 1972 | |||
Ralph S. Harris | 1972 | 1973 | |||
Eugene D. Gordon | 1973 | 1974 | |||
Charles McKenzie Scott | 1974 | 1975 | Rhodesian Front | ||
Len Sexon | 1975 | 1976 | |||
Eric Hoyle | 1976 | 1977 | |||
Joanna Sharland | 1977 | 1978 | |||
D. J. Rowland | 1978 | 1979 | |||
Mike Constandinos | 1979 | 1981 | |||
Naison Ndlovu | 1981 | 1983 | PF–ZAPU | ||
Enos Mdlongwa | 1983 | 1985 | PF–ZAPU | ||
Nicholas Mabodoko | 1985 | 1988 | PF–ZAPU | ||
J. M. Ndlovu | 1988 | 1989 | ZANU–PF | ||
A. L. Ncube | 1989 | 1990 | ZANU–PF | ||
Dennis Ndlovu | 1990 | 1991 | ZANU–PF | ||
Nelson Sidanile | 1991 | 1992 | ZANU–PF | ||
Israel Gadhlula | 1992 | 1993 | ZANU–PF | ||
Joshua Malinga | 1993 | 1995 | ZANU–PF | ||
Abel Siwela | 1996 | 2000 | ZANU–PF | [10] | |
Japhet Ndabeni Ncube | 2001 | 2008 | MDC (before 2005) | [10] | |
MDC–M (after 2005) | |||||
Patrick Thaba-Moyo | 2008 | 2013 | MDC–T | [11] | |
Martin Moyo | 2013 | 2018 | MDC–T | [12] | |
Solomon Mguni | 7 September 2018 | 2023 | MDC Alliance | [13] | |
David Coltart | 11 September 2023 | CCC | [14] |
References
- ^ "New Year Message by his Worship the Mayor of Bulawayo, Councillor Martin M Moyo". Bulawayo24 News. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ a b Sharland, Joanna (March 1976). "The Jewish Communities' Contribution to Rhodesia" (PDF). Rhodesiana. 34: 45–46. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bulawayo". Jewish Virtual Library. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "D.S.O." London Gazette. 19 April 1901. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ Reports on the administration of Rhodesia: 1889/92-1900/02. British South Africa Company. 1899. p. 75.
- ^ South Africa. Vol. 76. 1908. p. 296.
- ^ a b c Ferguson, Fergus W. (1907). Southern Rhodesia: an Account of Its Past History, Present Development, Natural Riches, and Future Prospects: With Special Particulars for Intending Settlers, Numerous Illustrations and Much General Information. W. H. & L. Collingridge. pp. 127–128.
- ^ a b c d e Ranger, Terence (2010). Bulawayo Burning: The Social History of a Southern African City, 1893–1960. Boydell & Brewer.
- ^ "The Age of Ai". To The Victoria Falls. 212. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ a b Zimbabwe Election Support Network (2001). Bulawayo Mayoral and Council By-Elections Report (Report). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ "Mayor urged to hit ground running". SOuthern Eye. 18 September 2008. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ "New mayors for Kwekwe, Bulawayo, Gweru and Masvingo". NewZimbabwe.com. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ Muvundusi, Jeffrey (10 September 2018). "New Bulawayo mayor lays out vision". DailyNews Live. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "David Coltart elected new Bulawayo Mayor". The Chronicle. 11 September 2023. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.