Khal Asfour

Khal Asfour is an Australian politician currently serving as the Mayor of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown,[1] the largest local government area in New South Wales by population, and fourth most-populous local government in Australia. He previously served as a councillor for the City of Bankstown from 2004 to 2016, serving as its mayor from 2011 to 2014 and again from 2015 to 2016.[2][3]

Councillor

Khal Asfour
Mayor of Canterbury-Bankstown
Assumed office
9 September 2017
Preceded byNew council
Mayor of Bankstown
In office
7 September 2015 – 12 May 2016
Preceded byLinda Downey
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
In office
14 September 2011 – 9 September 2014
Preceded byTania Mihailuk
Succeeded byLinda Downey
Personal details
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor
Spouse(s)Sally
Children3
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales

Career

Asfour is a member of the Australian Labor Party, and publicly announced his intention to nominate as the party's endorsed candidate for the New South Wales state seat of Lakemba for the 2015 New South Wales state election.[4][5] He was not successful, with the party choosing eventual MP Jihad Dib without a local pre-selection contest taking place.[6]

In 2018, Asfour announced that the City of Canterbury-Bankstown would establish a pilot program to provide free childcare to all local asylum seeker families in its council-run centres, the first program of its kind in Australia.[7]

References
  1. "Councillor Khal Asfour". City of Canterbury-Bankstown. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. "Cr Khal Asfour". Local Government NSW. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. "Fatherly love gives courage to Bankstown mayor Khal Asfour's cause: His daughter's diagnosis changed his perspective on life". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. "Lakemba state Labor MP Robert Furolo will not contest the 2015 state election". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. "Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour pushes for Labor preselection for seat of Lakemba". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  6. "Punchbowl Boys High School principal chosen as Labor's candidate for Lakemba seat in 2015 state election". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  7. "Free childcare for asylum seeker families an Australian first". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 November 2020.


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