Gurm Sekhon

Gurm Sekhon is an elected Councillor of the City of Yarra local government area, representing the Melba Ward, which covers the inner suburbs of Richmond and Burnley in Melbourne, Australia. Sekhon was also, for a time, a state convenor for the Victorian Greens, as well as national convenor for the Australian Greens. [cite news|title=The third force pencils in a million votes|last=Marino|first=Melissa|work=The Age|date=10 October 2004|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/09/1097261862712.html * cite news|title=Brown out on a limb on Telstra deal|last=Douez|first=Sophie|work=The Age|date=1 June 2002|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/05/31/1022569832829.html]

Sekhon was first elected to Yarra City Council at a ward by-election in 2001, [ [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/YarraResult2001by.html Victorian Electoral Commission: Yarra City Council election result 2001 - Nicholson Ward By-election] ] and in 2002 became one of four Victorian Greens to win a seat on the council. [ [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/YarraResult2002.html Victorian Electoral Commission: Yarra City Council election results 2002 - all wards] ] [cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/03/23/1016843080779.html|title=Local success propels Greens into statewide election battle|last=Marino|first=Melissa|date=24 March 2002] In 2004, following a change in the council's ward system, he was elected to the new Melba Ward. [ [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/YarraResult2004.html#2 Victorian Electoral Commission: Yarra City Council election results 2004 - Melba Ward] ] He currently chairs the Council's Human Services and Community Development Committee.

Sekhon has been a Greens organiser and campaigner for many years, having joined the party in 1994. [cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/07/07/1120704492345.html|title=Time to pay Greens attention|last=Murphy|first=Mathew|date=8 July 2005|work=The Age] He directed the state election campaign for the party at the 2002 state election, as well as being a candidate for the seat of Richmond at the 2006 state election. He had also worked with the Environmental Defenders' Office and the Victorian National Parks Association. [ [http://www.vic.greens.org.au/media/media-releases-2006/GurmSekhon220606 Australian Greens Victoria: media release 22 June 2006] ]

Sekhon is currently seeking re-election for the City of Yarra local government area at the upcoming elections on November 29th 2008, for Nicholls Ward, which covers the inner city suburbs of North Carlton (including Princes Hill), North Fitzroy, and part of Fitzroy.

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