| Leon Markovitz | |
| Office: | Mayor of Cape Town |
| Term Start: | 1985 |
| Term End: | 1987 |
| Predecessor: | Sol Kreiner |
| Successor: | Peter Muller |
| Birth Date: | 1937 |
| Death Date: | 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]