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History in the making as youngest ever Mayor prepares to take office

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Published date29 March 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Councillor Nosheen Dad has spent the past year serving as Deputy Mayor to current Mayor of Kirklees, Cllr Cahal Burke (Lindley, Lib Dem). On Wednesday, May 22, a Mayor Making Ceremony will be held where she will take up her new role, and she will be joined by her husband Shiraz, who will be the Mayor's Consort

Elected as a Labour councillor for the Dewsbury South ward in 2015, Cllr Dad, 34, has sat on the council's Appeal Panel and been appointed to outside bodies including the Walker and Greenwood Educational Charity and the Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE).

She said: "I've had a fantastic year as Deputy Mayor meeting many fantastic people across Kirklees.

"I am truly humbled and honoured to be the youngest and first female Asian Mayor of our great district. I hope to amplify the voices of everyone in Kirklees, to celebrate the work, community cohesion and the selflessness of people that sometimes goes unnoticed.

"I am looking forward to meeting many individuals and groups that make Kirklees a great place to live, work...

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