Johannes Isaaks (1941–2010) was the first Mayor of Gibeon as well as prominent political activist.An unsung hero from the South passes on 26 March 2010, The Namibian In the 2004 and 2009 national elections, Gibeon has given the ruling SWAPO party significantly less support than the national percentage, though SWAPO was still the highest vote getter in both elections. The 2015 local authority election was also won by the SWAPO party which gained four seats (680 votes). The remaining seat went to the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA, 82 votes).
