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 Youth Council has elected a Speaker, Youth Councillor Conrad Landin, to chair Full Youth Council meetings (dates for 2009 to be announced shortly).
Camden Youth Voice magazine
The Youth Council have launched a magazine in schools across the borough.
More information and download the latest issue
The Young Cabinet
Leaders of the Youth Council:
Youth Councillor Axel Landin
Youth Councillor Nicholas Seaford
Deputy Leader (Young People’s Democracy):
Youth Councillor Acai Duang-Arop
Young Minister for Finance:
TBC
Young Minister for Education and Skills:
Youth Councillor Lorenzo Brewer
Young Minister for Culture, Wellbeing and Health:
Youth Councillor Noah Popper
Young Minister for Youth Justice and Safety:
Alderman Oz Dahab
Young Minister for Environment and Transport:
Youth Councillor Sophie Newgas
Young Minister for Campaigns:
Alderman Rona Tunnadine
Head of Youth Service:
Youth Councillor Sofia Karasinski
Civic Secretary to the Young Cabinet:
Youth Councillor Oliver Trimbos
Youth Councillor Axel Landin is also Camden’s Member of the UK Youth Parliament. For more details, please visit UK Youth Parliament website
The Youth Council:
- gives young people a say in local decision-making
- increases their understanding of local and national politics
- improves their confidence and communication skills
How it works
Camden Youth Council meets six times a year in the council chamber. The dates of the meetings in 2009, which will all take place at 5pm and are open to the public, will be announced shortly.
A series of Youth Council ‘Action Teams’ have recently been established covering the following areas:
- Culture, health and wellbeing
- Education and skills
- Transport and the environment
- Youth justice and awareness
Youth Council elections 2009
Elections for the Youth Council are due to be held in 2009. To find out how to get involved or stand as a candidate contact the Youth Council
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