Geordin Hill-Lewis

Geordin Gwyn Hill-Lewis (born 31 December 1986) is a South African politician who is the Mayor of Cape Town.

[citation needed] In August 2011, Hill-Lewis was appointed to the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, to fill Willem Doman's seat.

[5] He was appointed Shadow Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration by parliamentary leader Athol Trollip.

[12] Hill-Lewis resigned from the National Assembly on 9 November 2021 in preparation for his move to the Cape Town city council.

[13] On 1 April 2021, Hill-Lewis announced that he had applied to be the DA's mayoral candidate for the City of Cape Town for the local government elections to be held later on in the year.

[19] On 29 August 2021, Hill-Lewis launched his campaign to become mayor in Bonteheuwel where he had attended his first DA meeting at ward councillor Theresa Thompson's home in June 2004.

[20] In September 2021, Hill-Lewis wrote to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure and former DA mayor, Patricia de Lille, calling on her to cancel the government's lease for the Acacia Park parliamentary village so that the City of Cape Town can buy the land from the government and release it for the development of affordable housing.

[24] On 7 October 2021, Hill-Lewis announced his seven-point plan to end loadshedding in the City of Cape Town.

His plan includes procuring electricity directly from Independent Power Producers and investing in the Steenbras hydroelectric plant.

[30] On 22 November, Hill-Lewis announced the formation of his 11-member mayoral committee to turn Cape Town into a "city of hope".

Long-serving members Ian Neilson, Xanthea Limberg, Marian Nieuwoudt, Phindile Maxiti and Sharon Cottle were not reappointed to the new mayoral committee.

Hill-Lewis during the Debate on the February 2019 State of the Nation Address