# Eliza Rahman Makes History as Australia’s First Bangladeshi-Origin Female Deputy Mayor

> Bangladeshi-origin Eliza Rahman has made history by becoming the first Bangladeshi-origin woman elected Deputy Mayor of Camden Council in southwest Sydney. A Labor Party councillor since 2024, Rahman was selected as dep…

Published: 2026-09-18 · Desk: Latest · Source: The Daily Sun

Bangladeshi-origin Eliza Rahman has made history after being elected Deputy Mayor of Camden Council in southwest Sydney, becoming the first woman of Bangladeshi origin to hold the position in Australia, according to reports.

Rahman, who was elected as a Camden councillor representing the Labor Party in 2024, was chosen as deputy mayor by fellow councillors. Vince Ferreri was elected mayor.

She is also only the second person of Bangladeshi origin to serve as a deputy mayor in an Australian local government body, following Masud Khalil, who held the position at Campbelltown City Council in 2023.

Original reporting: https://www.daily-sun.com/index.php/bangladesh/896690/first-bangladeshi-origin-woman-elected-deputy-mayor-in-australia?fbclid=IwY2xjawUNzpVwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMUtxWEgzUWdseWc0eGRPSG9zcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe8QayuoezssPwMmyphw5naMmev-A0Nncg4nkd5_LlIrkVh16Ucjr09tT_V-A_aem_aGEoYN39TAJg7LB9ab5rgA
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