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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