Vasco da Gama (council speaker)

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Councillor
Vasco Da Gama
Vasco Da Gama, Johannesburg speaker.jpg
Speaker of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Assumed office
22 November 2021
Preceded byNonceba Molwele
In office
22 August 2016 – 11 December 2019
Preceded byConstance Bapela
Succeeded byNonceba Molwele
Personal details
Born
Vasco Manuel da Gama

(1959-01-29) 29 January 1959 (age 63)
Louis Trichardt, Transvaal Province, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance

Vasco Manoel da Gama (born 29 January 1959) is a South African politician with the Democratic Alliance[1] and a member of the Johannesburg City Council. He currently serves as the council speaker.

In 2011, he ran as a DA mayoral candidate for Johannesburg before a panel of 30 people, including party leader and Premier of the Western Cape Helen Zille, but was defeated by Mmusi Maimane. Following Maimane's departure to the National Assembly in 2014, Da Gama was appointed leader of the DA's caucus, a position he had previously held.[2] In August 2016, Da Gama was elected council speaker.[3][4] He was removed as speaker in December 2019 and replaced with the ANC's Nonceba Molwele.[5] After the 2021 local government elections, the DA put him forward as their candidate for council speaker. He was elected council speaker at the inaugural council meeting on 22 November 2021 after he received 147 out of the 265 votes. The ANC's Eunice Mgcina received only 118 votes.[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ "DA's Vasco da Gama elected as new Johannesburg Council Speaker". eyewitness news/ewn.co.z. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ^ Khulekani Magubane. "DA elects Da Gama to lead Johannesburg caucus". bdlive.co.za. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ^ Tshidi Madia. "Vasco da Gama elected as Joburg council speaker". news24. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. ^ Thabiso Thakali. "#Joburg - DA's Da Gama elected speaker". iol.co.za. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. ^ Deklerk, Aphiwe (11 December 2019). "Nonceba Molwele elected new speaker of Joburg". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  6. ^ "DA's Vasco da Gama elected speaker of council in Joburg". The Citizen. 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  7. ^ https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/authors/nomazima-nkosi. "DA's da Gama elected Joburg council speaker". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 2021-12-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)


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