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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
|name = Dame Sukhi Turner<br />
|honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|DNZM|size=100%}}<br />
|image = Sukhi Turner 2009.jpg <br />
|imagesize = <br />
|caption = Turner in 2009<br />
|order = 55th<br />
|office = Mayor of Dunedin<br />
|term_start = 1995<br />
|term_end = 2004<br />
|predecessor = [[Richard Walls]]<br />
|successor = [[Peter Chin]]<br />
|birth_name = Sukhinder Kaur Gill<br />
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|04|13|df=y}}<br />
|birth_place = [[Ludhiana]], India<br />
|death_date = <br />
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|party = [[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Green]]<br />
|otherparty = <!--For additional political affiliations--><br />
|spouse = {{marriage|[[Glenn Turner]]|1973}}<br />
|children = 2<br />
|residence = <br />
|profession = <br />
}}<br />
'''Dame Sukhinder Kaur Gill Turner''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|DNZM}} (born '''Sukhinder Kaur Gill''', 13 April 1952), commonly known as '''Sukhi Turner''', is an Indian-born-New Zealand politician who served as the [[Mayor of Dunedin]], New Zealand, from 1995 until her retirement from the position in 2004. She was also regarded by some as New Zealand's most prominent politician from the country's [[Indian New Zealander|Indian community]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Turner was born in [[Ludhiana]], the largest city in the [[India]]n state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], to Squadron Leader Jasbir Singh Gill and Premjit Kaur on 13 April 1952.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011202/herworld.htm#2 | title=Ludhiana girl's hat-trick as mayor in New Zealand | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], [[Chandigarh]] | date=2 December 2001 | access-date=10 January 2013 | author=Singh, Teena}}</ref><ref name="Naturalisation">{{cite web |url=http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&db=NZNaturalisations&h=102041 |title=New Zealand, naturalisations |year=2010 |publisher=Ancestry.com Operations |access-date=10 November 2016 |url-access=subscription }}</ref><br />
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Born as Sukhinder Kaur Gill, she is a [[Sikh]]. She attended [[Bethany College (West Virginia)|Bethany College]], [[West Virginia]], [[United States]], gaining qualifications in history and political science. She moved to [[New Zealand]] after marrying [[Glenn Turner]], a prominent New Zealand [[cricket]] player, in July 1973, and became a naturalised New Zealander in August 1973.<ref name="Naturalisation"/> Sukhi and Glenn Turner settled in Dunedin in 1982. They have two children.<ref name="empire">{{cite web|last1=Kumar|first1=Rajesh|title=Bowling 'em over|url=http://indiaempire.com/v2/magazine/2004/Oct/sukhi-turner.html|website=India Empire|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Political career==<br />
Turner took part in a wide range of community work, focusing particularly on education. She took an active role in school committees and associations, and in 1992,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sukhi-turner-politician-by-choice-punjabi-at-heart-kiwi-by-nature-43031|title=Sukhi Turner: Politician by choice, Punjabi at heart, Kiwi by nature|date=18 February 2020|work=The Tribune|access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> successfully stood for election to the [[Dunedin City Council]]. After a three-year term on the council, Turner chose to contest the mayoralty, challenging long-serving incumbent [[Richard Walls]]. She was successful, and was subsequently re-elected twice. Turner announced that she would retire from the position in October 2004, when her third term expired. She was replaced by [[Peter Chin]]. She joined the [[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand]] in 1995.<ref name="empire"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/396995/mayoralty-campaign-heats-up-in-cold-southern-winter-with-record-candidates |title=Mayoralty campaign heats up in cold southern winter with record candidates |date= 19 August 2019 |access-date= 11 February 2021}}</ref><br />
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In 1993, Turner was awarded the [[New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/our-programmes/new-zealand-royal-honours/new-zealand-royal-honours-system/types-new-zealand-royal-honours/other-distinctive-new-zealand-honours/suffrage-medal-register |title=The New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 – register of recipients |date=26 July 2018 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Life after politics==<br />
In the [[2002 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)|2002 Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours]], Turner was appointed a [[New Zealand Order of Merit|Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit]], for services to local government.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/publications/queens-birthday-and-golden-jubilee-honours-list-2002 |title=Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee honours list 2002 |date=3 June 2002 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=25 June 2020}}</ref> Following the reinstatement of titular honours by the New Zealand government in [[2009 Special Honours (New Zealand)|2009]], she accepted redesignation as a [[Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/publications/special-honours-list-1-august-2009 |title=Special honours list 1 August 2009 |date=5 April 2011 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=25 June 2020}}</ref><br />
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In early 2004, Turner was among the recipients of the [[Pravasi Bharatiya Samman]], an award given by the Indian government to honour those who have made a significant contribution to [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian immigrant communities]] in other countries.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.cityofdunedin.com/city/?page=profiles_turner Official profile]<br />
*[http://www.rediff.com/us/2001/oct/16nz.htm News report after Turner was re-elected for a third term]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060522055012/http://moia.gov.in/shared/sublinkimages/441.htm Reasons for award of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman]<br />
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