Karam Hussain

Cllr Karam Hussain

Karam Hussain (born in Azad Kashmir) was the mayor of the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England from 2008 to 2009.[1]

Hussain moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 15 and started working locally. In the mid 1980s he joined the Liberal Party and campaigned actively for a number of years. In 1998 he was elected as the first Liberal Democrat Councillor for Dewsbury West.

In 2004 he was selected as Vice-Chair of West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority and in 2005 was selected as Chair. Hussain was portfolio-holder for Environment and Leisure, Chair of Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing Management Group and is the District Spokesperson for Kirklees on the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority.


References

  1. "Councillor Karam Hussain (Mayor 2008 - 2009)". Kirklees Council. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
Kirklees Mayor, Cllr Karam Hussain & Lt Col Andy Pullan Inspect Yorkshire Regiment Soldiers


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