Prince Albert

DA

Largest Party

DA

Coalition leader

DA

Current Mayor

N/A

Changes of Mayors

The Prince Albert Local Municipality is a Category B municipality located within the Central Karoo District in the Western Cape Province. It lies on the southern edge of the Great Karoo, a semi-desert region. It is the smallest of the three municipalities that make up the district, though it accounts for a quarter of its geographical area.The municipality provides services to Leeu Gamka, Prince Albert Road, Klaarstroom and Prince Albert, and is an area with diverse investment opportunities.

General Information

The Prince Albert Local Municipality’s population is just over 13 000, this category B municipality is the second smallest municipality in the Western Cape with agriculture and tourism as its main economic drivers.

No of Seats per Party

Composition of Council

There are seven seats in the council and the DA is leading with three seats, the ANC is the second party with 2 and the rest of the political parties represented in council having one seat respectively.

Key Positions

Name

Party

Position

Cllr. Linda Jaquet

Executive Mayor

Cllr. Stoffel Botes

Deputy Executive Mayor

Cllr. Magrietha Jaftha

Speaker

Cllr. Kiewiet Baadjies

KPG

Councillor

Cllr. Sidney Koonthea

KPG

Councillor

Cllr. Elsabe Maans

ANC

Councillor

Cllr. Arnold Mackay

Councillor

Historical Timeline

The Executive Mayor is the political leader of the Municipality. Political leadership is the key to better local government. Political leadership is a complex process by which persons in power influence their followers, civil society and wider public to accomplish societal goals. The Executive Mayor must: ensure community involvement in the affairs of the municipality; annually report to the Municipal Council on the involvement of communities and community organisations amongst others.
As the Speaker, my key role in the municipality is ensure oversight, accountability, integrity, discipline of office, and the efficient running of Council meetings. I ensure that the Prince Albert Council meets at least on a quarterly basis. My duties and functions as Speaker entail the following: Chair of Council meetings, Implementation of the Code of Conduct, Exercise of delegated functioning including: facilitating public participation in legislation matters establishment and functioning of ward committees provide support to councillors.

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