Khal Asfour Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Councillor
Khal Asfour
Office:1st Mayor of Canterbury-Bankstown
Term Start:26 September 2017
Term End:11 May 2023
Predecessor:Richard Colley (Administrator)
Successor:Bilal El-Hayek
Office1:Councillor of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown for Bankstown Ward
Term Start1:9 September 2017
Office2:52nd Mayor of Bankstown
Term Start2:27 June 2011
Term End2:16 September 2014
Deputy2:Allan Winterbottom
Scott Parker
Predecessor2:Tania Mihailuk
Successor2:Linda Downey
Term Start3:21 September 2015
Term End3:12 May 2016
Deputy3:Dan Nguyen
Predecessor3:Linda Downey
Successor3:Council abolished
Party:Labor
Alma Mater:University of New South Wales

Khaldoun Asfour is an Australian politician and former 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]

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]

In 2022, Asfour was accused of being an acolyte for corrupt politician Eddie Obeid by fellow Labour MP Tania Mihailuk in State Parliament.[8] Following the claims, Asfour was investigated by an independent party and was subsequently cleared of any wrongdoing in January 2023.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Councillor Khal Asfour . City of Canterbury-Bankstown . Government of New South Wales . 7 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Cr Khal Asfour . Local Government NSW . Government of New South Wales . 7 November 2020.
  3. Web site: 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 . 7 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Lakemba state Labor MP Robert Furolo will not contest the 2015 state election . The Daily Telegraph . News Corp Australia . 7 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour pushes for Labor preselection for seat of Lakemba . The Daily Telegraph . News Corp Australia . 7 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Punchbowl Boys High School principal chosen as Labor’s candidate for Lakemba seat in 2015 state election . The Daily Telegraph . News Corp Australia . 7 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Free childcare for asylum seeker families an Australian first . The Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media . 7 November 2020.
  8. Web site: 2022-10-20 . NSW Labor MP Tania Mihailuk quits party a month after making allegations against rival . 2023-01-11 . the Guardian . en.
  9. Web site: 2023-01-11 . NSW Labor candidate Khal Asfour cleared of wrongdoing after allegations were made in parliament . 2023-01-11 . the Guardian . en.

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