Eugene Johnson is a South African politician and businesswoman who has served as the speaker of the Nelson Mandela Bay Council since May 2023.
[1] A member of the African National Congress, she served as a councillor on the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality council from 2005 to 2010.
Before she was elected mayor, she was a consultant for the Swedish-funded non-profit organisation, Ubutjebi Trust, on urban development and human settlements in the city.
[3] In the local government elections held on 1 November 2021, no party obtained a majority of seats on the Nelson Mandela Bay city council.
[1][4] At the council meeting the next day, Johnson was elected as mayor with the help of a bloc consisting of small parties such as the Northern Alliance, the United Democratic Movement, the Defenders of the People, the African Independent Movement, GOOD, the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania and the Patriotic Alliance.