Colin Basran

Colin Basran
Mayor of Kelowna, British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 1, 2014
Preceded by Walter Gray
Personal details
Born November 14, 1977
Kelowna, British Columbia
Nationality Canadian
Profession journalist, realtor

Colin Basran (born November 14, 1977) is a Canadian politician, currently the mayor of Kelowna, British Columbia.[1] He won election in the 2014 municipal election, over former mayor Sharon Shepherd.[1]

Basran formerly worked as a television journalist for CHBC-TV from 2002 to 2007,[2] before leaving the station to go into business as a realtor.[2] He was first elected to Kelowna City Council as a city councillor in the 2011 municipal election.[2]

Of Sikh descent,[3] he is both the youngest and the first non-Caucasian person ever elected mayor of Kelowna.[1]

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