Leon Markovitz

Leon Markovitz
Mayor of Cape Town
In office
1985–1987
Preceded bySol Kreiner
Succeeded byPeter Muller
Personal details
Born1937
Died16 July 2005[1]
NationalitySouth African
SpouseAnthula Markovitz
Children6
OccupationPolitician, 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]

References

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  1. ^ David Leon Markowitz Cape Town Jewish Cemeteries Maintenance Board. Retrieved on 27 December 2023
  2. ^ CAPE TOWN COUNCIL FAILS TWICE TO BESTOW HONOUR ON TUTU Department of Justice. 4 November 1997
  3. ^ receipt for DA cash – Markovitz Mail & Guardian. 12 September 2002
  4. ^ TUTU IS INSTALLED IN ARCHBISHOP'S POST The New York Times. 8 September 1986
  5. ^ Cape Town's very own Ambassador Biz Community. 12 November 2013
  6. ^ 1993 – A year of anniversaries University of Cape Town. Retrieved on 27 December 2023
  7. ^ Annual Review 2012 South African Holocaust & Genocide Foundation. 2012