Qurban’s biography

Qurban Hussain

Qurban was born in Kashmir and came to live in England in 1971. He has lived in Luton since1993. After moving to Luton, Qurban joined the Trade Union Movement and served as a Secretary for Luton TUC 1994-96. He has a long history of fighting for the rights of Kashmiri people to decide about the future of their country.

Qurban strongly believes in international law to resolve international issues. He campaigned against the Iraq war and joined the Liberal Democrats on the day the Iraq war began, 20th March 2003. He has since been elected as a Lib Dem councillor.

As a member of the Luton Borough Council Executive, he held the portfolios of Citizenship, Community, Youth and Leisure Services as well as Equalities and Social Inclusion from 2003 to 2007. He was the Deputy Leader of the Luton Borough Council from 2005 to 2007. Currently, he is the Deputy Group Leader of the Lib Dem group on Luton Borough Council.

Qurban doubled the Liberal Democrats vote when he stood as a Parliamentary Candidate for Luton South in 2005.