List of mayors of the city of Swakopmund
This is a list of the mayors of Swakopmund since the city was founded on August 4th, 1892 by Curt von François .
The mayor is the head of the city council. He is supported by a city director whose duties correspond to those of a managing director in a commercial enterprise. As of June 2014, this office is held by the German-named Eckard Demasius .
1892-1920
- 1909–1912 Friedrich Johannes Kötz
- 1912-1914 G. Schluckwerder
- 1914–1915 Gustav Ohlenschlager
- 1915–1918 Karl Arnold Schad - the Arnold-Schad-Promenade in Swakopmund-Central was named after him
- 1918–1920 Wolfgang Kuhnast
1920-1990
- 1920–1931 Karl Arnold Schad
- 1931–1937 Theodor Franz Ludwig Woker
- 1937–1942 Ludwig Friedrich Roeder
- 1942-1946 Owen John Davies
- 1946–1947?
- 1947-1948 Owen John Davies
- 1948–1949 Petrus Schabort Louw
- 1949–1951 Ludwig Schröder (born September 29, 1897, † September 7, 1976) - namesake of a well-known, still existing brokerage company
- 1951–1953 Ralph George Lang
- 1953–1954 Hans Willy Heuschneider
- 1954 Ludwig Schröder (as above)
- 1954-1956 H. Simonson
- 1956 Ludwig Schröder (as above)
- 1956–1957 JH Meyer
- 1957-1958 WH Mosehus
- 1958–1959 RG Lang
- 1959-1952 R. Gramowsky
- 1962–1964 AMJ du Plessis
- 1964–1967 Dr. GA customs officer
- 1968–1978 Hermann Deetlefs
- 1978-1982 GP Louw
- 1982-1992 JU Henrichsen
- 1992 HDKC Gothje
1992 until today
- 1992-1998: Daniel Kamho
- 1998-1999: Samuel Nuuyoma
- 1999-2003: Daniel Kamho
- 2003–2007: Rosina ǁHoabes
- 2007-2010: Germina Ndapua Shitaleni
- December 2, 2010 to November 16, 2012: Rosina ǁHoabes
- November 16, 2012 to July 1, 2015: Juuso Kambueshe
- July 1, 2015 to December 4, 2015: Nehemiah Salomon
- since December 4, 2015: Paulina Nashilundo
Web links
- Website of the city of Swakopmund (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Deetlefs Family, Minutes of the Municipality of Swakopmund, June 2012
- ↑ Swakopmund elects new Mayor. Namib Times, November 20, 2012 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 27, 2012
- ^ New mayor in Swakop. Allgemeine Zeitung, July 2, 2015