Alok Mukherjee
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Alok Mukherjee is a human rights and equity facilitator and is the current chair of the Toronto Police Services Board
Mukherjee immigrated to Canada from India
in 1971. He became a community activist and race relations consultant in Toronto and is currently a partner in Partners in Equality and a member of the Doris Marshall Institute for Education and Action.
He has served as Acting Chief Commissioner and Vice Chair of the Ontario Human Rights Commission
and been a member of the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services and has served on the Board of Governors of Centennial College.
Mukherjee became vice-chair of the Toronto Police Services Board in 2004 and became chair in 2005 succeeding Pam McConnell
.
Prior to his appointment as one of the city's civilian representatives on the board in 2004, Mukherjee was an instructor in South Asian studies at York University
and an advisor to Mayor David Miller
.
Toronto Police Services Board
The Toronto Police Services Board is the civilian oversight of the Toronto Police Service. It was called the Metropolitan Toronto Police Services Board from 1990 until 1998 and the Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission from 1955 until 1990 when the name of the body was changed as a result of...
Mukherjee immigrated to Canada from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in 1971. He became a community activist and race relations consultant in Toronto and is currently a partner in Partners in Equality and a member of the Doris Marshall Institute for Education and Action.
He has served as Acting Chief Commissioner and Vice Chair of the Ontario Human Rights Commission
Ontario Human Rights Commission
The Ontario Human Rights Commission was established in the Canadian province of Ontario on March 29, 1961 to administer the Ontario Human Rights Code...
and been a member of the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services and has served on the Board of Governors of Centennial College.
Mukherjee became vice-chair of the Toronto Police Services Board in 2004 and became chair in 2005 succeeding Pam McConnell
Pam McConnell
Pam McConnell is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada for Ward 28 which is one of the two Toronto Centre wards.She was a teacher before entering politics by being elected as a school board trustee in 1982. She held that position until 1994. She played a prominent role in advocating for adult...
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Prior to his appointment as one of the city's civilian representatives on the board in 2004, Mukherjee was an instructor in South Asian studies at York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
and an advisor to Mayor David Miller
David Miller (Canadian politician)
David Raymond Miller is a Canadian politician. He was the 63rd Mayor of Toronto and the second since the 1998 amalgamation. He was elected to the position in 2003 for a three-year term and re-elected in 2006 for a four-year term...
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