Shrimati Sukhi Turner formerly known as Sukhinder Kaur Gill is the Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand. She is a political science post graduate fromLudhiana in Punjab and now also is an active participant in welfare programs in Punjab. She is working with NGOs and the government to help set up basic infrastructure in her village near Moga in Punjab including a sanitation system and providing drinking water.

Sukhi Turner had migrated to New Zealand way back in 1973. She is married to former New Zealand cricket captain Glenn Turner and won her third term as mayor in 2001.

Sukhi Turner's political career started with her being as a Councillor of Dunedin in 1992. Later she created history by becoming the youngest and the first woman Mayor in 1995 by defeating the incumbent Mayor. She was re-elected in 1998 and won for the third time in 2001. She represents the Green Party of Aoteaora, New Zealand. She is one of the few Indians who has risen to such heights in the politics of New Zealand.

Sukhi Turner, who has run small businesses along with Indian cookery classes in Dunedin, also represents the metropolitan sector group at The Local Government New Zealand Council. She is also a member of various community organizations and the Green Party of Aoteaora, the native Maori name for New Zealand

She dares to challenge things which she feels are not good for the people as a whole. In an instance she has opposed the basic idea behind the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation. She has gone to the extent of calling APEC a scam and challenged the notion that bigger is always better, arguing that local economies are special and local governments should invest in them.