Women and Asians in politics.(News)

From: Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) | Date: July 14, 2004 | Copyright information

Huddersfield's first woman Mayor was Mary Sykes. She was appointed in November 1945.

Greenhead's Labour Councillor Mohan Sokhal became the first Asian Mayor of Kirklees in 2001. ...

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