Nirmalee Wanduragala
Nirmalee joined NLGN as Council Networks Manager in July 2008. She is responsible for the Innovation Network and the Mayoral Forum, working closely with partner councils and elected mayors’ offices.
Prior to working at NLGN, she worked in Parliament, gaining particular expertise and knowledge in the areas of health, local transport and housing. She has also spent some time in the European Parliament and holds an MA in European Politics from the University of Leeds.
Nirmalee has recently co-authored a short pamphlet ‘New Model Mayors: Democray, Devolution and Direction’ which argues that cities and their surrounding areas could be governed by elected mayors with wide-ranging powers over tax, policing and health.
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