| Honorific-Prefix: | Alderman |
| Dirk Kotzé | |
| Office1: | Executive Mayor of the Mossel Bay Local Municipality |
| Deputy1: | Cliffie Bayman[1] |
| Term Start1: | 10 November 2021 |
| Predecessor1: | Harry Levendal |
| Office2: | Deputy Executive Mayor of the Mossel Bay Local Municipality |
| Term Start2: | 16 August 2016 |
| Term End2: | 10 November 2021 |
| Predecessor2: | Harry Levendal |
| Successor2: | Cliffie Bayman |
| Birth Place: | Worcester, South Africa |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Party: | Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse: | Riëtte |
| Children: | 1 |
| Profession: | Politician Businessman Farmer |
Dirk Kotzé is a South African politician, businessman and farmer serving as the Executive Mayor of the Mossel Bay Local Municipality since November 2021. A member of the Democratic Alliance, he previously served as the deputy mayor of the municipality from 2016 to 2021.
Kotzé was born in Worcester. He has two sisters and a brother. He received his primary school education in De Aar and his high school education in Colesberg.[2]
After high school, he started and operated a business. In August 2013, Kotzé was selected as the DA's candidate for a by-election in ward 8 in the Mossel Bay Local Municipality on 18 September 2013.[3] He won the election with 64.45% of the vote.[4] Prior to the municipal elections on 3 August 2016, Kotzé was announced as the DA's candidate for deputy mayor of the municipality.[2] The DA retained their majority on the council in the election. At the inaugural council meeting on 16 August 2016, Kotzé was elected and sworn in as deputy mayor.[5] He became acting mayor in September 2020 after mayor Levendal was placed on leave for medical reasons.[6]
On 28 August 2021, Kotzé was announced as the DA's mayoral candidate for Mossel Bay for the local government election of 1 November 2021.[7] The DA retained control of the municipality with 66% of the vote. On 10 November, Kotzé was elected mayor.[6] [8] He became the first mayor in the Western Cape to be elected after the election.[9] The Western Cape Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Ivan Meyer draped the mayoral robe over Kotzé's shoulders.[10]
Kotzé is married to Riëtte. They have one son.[11] He has been living in the Mossel Bay area for more than two decades. He first lived in Suiderkruis in Great Brak for five years, before he moved to Mossel Bay.[2]