Leon Markovitz
Leon Markovitz | |
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Mayor of Cape Town | |
In office 1985–1987 | |
Preceded by | Sol Kreiner |
Succeeded by | Peter Muller |
Personal details | |
Born | 1937 |
Died | 16 July 2005[1] |
Nationality | South African |
Spouse | Anthula Markovitz |
Children | 6 |
Occupation | Politician, hotelier |
Leon Markowitz (1937 – 16 July 2005) was a South African politician and hotelier, he served as Mayor of Cape Town between 1985 and 1987. In the 1990s he was the National Party leader in the council.[2] He subsequently served as Finance Minister of the Western Cape and as a fundraiser for the Democratic Alliance (DA).[3]
As mayor in 1986, he was the senior official present at Desmond Tutu's installation as the first black Archbishop to lead the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.[4] He also operated a hospitality business and owned the Ambassador Hotel in Bantry Bay in Cape Town.[5]
He was also a benefactor of Jewish organisations and causes such as the Cape Town Holocaust Centre.[6][7]
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- Muller
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- Mfeketo
- Zille
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- de Lille
- Plato
- Hill-Lewis
References
- ^ David Leon Markowitz Cape Town Jewish Cemeteries Maintenance Board. Retrieved on 27 December 2023
- ^ CAPE TOWN COUNCIL FAILS TWICE TO BESTOW HONOUR ON TUTU Department of Justice. 4 November 1997
- ^ receipt for DA cash – Markovitz Mail & Guardian. 12 September 2002
- ^ TUTU IS INSTALLED IN ARCHBISHOP'S POST The New York Times. 8 September 1986
- ^ Cape Town's very own Ambassador Biz Community. 12 November 2013
- ^ 1993 – A year of anniversaries University of Cape Town. Retrieved on 27 December 2023
- ^ Annual Review 2012 South African Holocaust & Genocide Foundation. 2012