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About the Mayor
The Mayor's Office - May 2008
mayors.office@kirklees.gov.uk
Councillor Karam Hussain
Cllr Hussain is a 52 year old family man, married with four children and five grand-children.
He was born in Azad, Kashmir and spent his childhood, studying and growing up there.
At the age of 15, he moved to the UK and started working locally.
He has lived in the same area for over 30 years. His children work and study locally.
His grandchildren attend local schools.
Cllr Hussain has undertaken a range of voluntary work and held posts such as Executive
Member for Kirklees Racial Equality Council and Trustee of a local mosque.
In the mid 1980's he joined the then Liberal Party and campaigned actively for a number
of years. In 1998 he was elected as the first Liberal Democrat Councillor for Dewsbury West.
He campaigned to save Crow Nest Park Museum and to bring improvements to the local parks.
Dewsbury Area Committee acknowledged his efforts and selected him as the Chair of the Crow Nest Working Group.
He continued to press for improvements to the local area and secured CCTV in the local cemetery,
along with improvements in the parks including childen's play areas.
In 2004 he was selected as Vice-Chair of West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority and in 2005
was selected as Chair.
He is currently portfolio-holder for Environment and Leisure, Chair of Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing
Management Group and is the District Spokeperson for Kirklees on the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority.
The Mayoress, Mrs Nasreen Akhtar, who is a housewife, is Cllr Hussain's daughter-in-law.
She is married to Cllr Hussain's son, Amran, and the couple have 4 children.
Contacting the Mayor
The Mayor can be contacted at:
Mayor's Office
Town Hall
Ramsden Street
Huddersfield
HD1 2TA
Tel. 01484 221904/5
Fax. 01484 221906
Email: mayors.office@kirklees.gov.uk
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