Youth Council
Have your say. Make a difference.
Camden's young people have elected the first-ever Youth Council for the borough.
Watch the Youth Council You Tube video clip (if you have accessibility issues playing the video or you need a written transcript please contact the youth and connexions team).
Young people aged 13 to 19 have been elected as councillors to represent five areas of the borough:
The latest meeting of Camden’s Youth Council took place in the council chamber at Camden Town Hall, Judd Street, on 23 June. At this meeting the Youth Council elected a Speaker of the Youth Council, Cllr Conrad Landin, to chair future Full Youth Council meetings (see dates below).
The Young Cabinet
Co-Leaders of the Youth Council:
Youth Councillor Axel Landin
Youth Councillor Lazeez Raimi
Young Minister for Finance:
Youth Councillor Nick Seaford
Young Minister for Education:
Youth Councillor Lorenzo Brewer
Young Minister for Health:
Youth Councillor Noah Popper
Young Minister for Youth Justice:
Youth Councillor Oliver Trimbos
Young Minister for Crime Prevention:
Youth Councillor Acai Duang-Arop
Young Minister for Environment:
Youth Councillor Sophie Newgas
Young Minister for Communities:
Youth Councillor Rubina Begum
Head of Public Relations:
Louise Suen
Civic Secretary to the Young Cabinet:
Youth Councillor Sofia Karasinski
Youth Councillor Axel Landin is also Camden’s Member of the UK Youth Parliament and Youth Councillor Lazeez Raimi is Camden’s Deputy Member of the Youth Parliament. For more details, please visit UK Youth Parliament website
The Youth Council will:
- give young people a say in local decision-making
- increase their understanding of local and national politics
- improve their confidence and communication skills
How it will work
Camden Youth Council meets six times a year in the council chamber. The dates of the remaining meetings this year, which all take place at 5pm and are open to the public, are:
- Wednesday, 27 August
- Wednesday, 22 October
- Wednesday, 17 December
Issues raised will be taken to regular joint meetings with adult councillors. The Youth Council will also link with the five youth area forums which have recently been established for Kilburn, Hampstead and Highgate, Central Camden, Gospel Oak and South Camden.
Background of the Youth Council
Work on setting up Camden’s first-ever Youth Council began in January 2007, with a group of young people developing ideas for how it will work.
A launch event at Camden Town Hall in November 2007 was attended by more than 300 young people, who shared their views about what form the Youth Council should take and the issues it should tackle.
Contact
For more information or to contact your councillor please contact the youth and connexions service