Councillor Gary van Niekerk | |
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Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay | |
In office 26 May 2023 – 31 October 2024 | |
Preceded by | Retief Odendaal |
Succeeded by | Babalwa Lobishe |
Speaker of Nelson Mandela Bay | |
In office 22 November 2021 – 26 May 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jonathan Lawack |
Succeeded by | Eugene Johnson |
President of the Northern Alliance renamed National Alliance | |
Assumed office March 2021 | |
Preceded by | Party established |
Deputy Mayor | |
Assumed office 1 November 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gqeberha |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | National Alliance |
Gary van Niekerk is a South African politician who has been the Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay from May 2023 until October 2024. Previously, he had served as the municipality's council speaker from November 2021 until May 2023. Van Niekerk is the current president of the National Alliance (previously named the Northern Alliance).[1]