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Gerald Morkel was born on 2 February, 1941 in Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa, is an A national Party politicians. Discover Gerald Morkel's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?
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77 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
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2 February, 1941 |
| Birthday |
2 February |
| Birthplace |
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Date of death |
2018 |
| Died Place |
Tokai, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
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South Africa
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Gerald Morkel Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Gerald Morkel's Wife?
His wife is Hazel Morkel
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Hazel Morkel |
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4 |
Gerald Morkel Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Gerald Morkel worth at the age of 77 years old? Gerald Morkel’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from South Africa. We have estimated Gerald Morkel's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Gerald Morkel (2 February 1941 – 9 January 2018) was the Mayor of Cape Town and Premier of the Western Cape province in South Africa.
He was elected on a Labour Party ticket to the coloureds-only House of Representatives in the Tricameral Parliament in 1984.
He defected to the National Party by 1994, and was appointed the Western Cape leader of the renamed New National Party by 1998, when he became premier of the province after Hernus Kriel stepped down.
In the 1999 election, no party obtained a majority in the Western Cape.
The NNP formed a coalition with the smaller Democratic Party, with Morkel remaining as premier.
In 2000, plans began to prepare an amalgamation of the two parties under the name Democratic Alliance.
However, in 2001, the NNP leadership pulled out of its co-operation with the DA and instead sought to form a partnership with the African National Congress.
Morkel was deeply critical of this decision and attempted to turn the majority of the NNP against it.
When this failed, he was forced to resign as premier.
Joining the DA, Morkel was then elected as mayor of Cape Town.
He remained in office for less than a year, when the DA was ousted from power by an ANC-NNP coalition following the floor-crossing period in October 2002.
Morkel continued for a while as Western Cape provincial leader of the DA but eventually stepped down due to his links to fraudster Jurgen Harksen.
He later served as a member of the Cape Town City Council for the Democratic Alliance until his retirement from politics in 2011.
He continued serving as a member of the City Council for Steenberg until 2011.
He was diagnosed with cancer in the abdomen, in 2014.
Morkel had three sons: Garth, Kent (also a politician) and Craig, and a daughter, Gail.
Morkel died on Tuesday afternoon, 9 January 2018, at his home in Tokai, Cape Town.
His wife and sister were by his side.
