Khamshajiny Gunaratnam
| Khamshajiny Gunaratnam | |
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Khamshajiny Gunaratnam (2016)
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| Deputy Mayor of Oslo | |
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Assumed office 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Libe Rieber-Mohn |
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27 March 1988 Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Norway |
| Website | [1] |
Khamshajiny Gunaratnam (born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka on 27 March 1988, also known by her nickname Kamzy, is the deputy mayor of Oslo and a Labour Party politician in Norway.
Gunaratnam was elected as a representative to Oslo City Council for the first time in 2007 and took office as the deputy mayor of Oslo on 21 October 2015. She is a member of the Labour Party, who represent a progressive, social democratic political approach. In Workers' Youth League (AUF) she has had both local and central key positions and has been editor of the nationwide membership magazine, Praksis
During an interview with Guardian journalist Lauren Razavi two months after she was elected, Gunaratnam described her political approach: "The only way we can move society forward is by disagreeing, discussing and coming up with new solutions to the problem we’re facing. We need as many people as possible to be involved to realise the best solutions for our city and our country. In 10 or even 100 years, we have to be able to look at ourselves in the mirror and tell our children and grandchildren that we took these decisions and we’re proud to have done what we’ve done."
Speaking to Guardian journalist Lauren Razavi in December 2015, Gunaratnam said: "I believe every country should take their responsibility. There was a time when Norwegian people flew over the Atlantic to the US because of the situation in Norway. Today people see Norway as a great place to be, and we should feel honoured by that."
Gunaratnam was born in Sri Lanka and moved to Norway when she was three years old. Her parents were part of the Tamil diaspora who worked to maintain the fishing industry in the north of Norway, though they relocated to Oslo a few years after arriving in the country so that Gunaratnam and her brother could go to a Tamil school.
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