Mayor of Bulawayo


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". The current mayor is Solomon Mguni since 2018.

History

Bulawayo's first mayor, Isidore Hirschler, took office on 25 November 1897. 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.
MayorTerm startTerm end PartyRef
25 November 18972 August 1898
2 August 18981899
18991900
27 September 19001901
19011902
19021904
19041906
19061907
19071911
19111912
19121913
19131914
19141915
19151917
19171918
19181919
19191923RGA
19231924
19241927Rhodesia Party
19271929
19291932
19321933
19331934United Party
19341936
19361938Labour Party
19381940Liberal Party
19401942
19421944Labour Party
19441947Labour Party
19471949United Party
19491951
19511953
19531955Liberal Party
19551957
19571959
19591960
19601961
19611962Dominion Party
19621963Rhodesian Front
19631964
19641964
Abraham Menashe19651967Independent
19671968
19681969
19691970
19701971
19711972
19721973
19731974
19741975Rhodesian Front
19751976
19761977
19771978
19781979
19791981
19811983PF–ZAPU
19831985PF–ZAPU
19851988PF–ZAPU
19881989ZANU–PF
19891990ZANU–PF
19901991ZANU–PF
19911992ZANU–PF
19921993ZANU–PF
19931995ZANU–PF
19962000ZANU–PF
20012008MDC
20012008MDC–M
20082013MDC–T
20132018MDC–T
MDC Alliance