Camden Youth MPs and Deputy Youth MPs
Zarin Bakhshzaad, aged 17, has been elected as Camden’s new Youth MP in a boroughwide election, held in schools and youth centres in April 2024.
Niesha Akyeampong, 14, and Harvey O'Brien, 13, have been elected as the borough’s new Deputy Youth MPs. The three young people will serve a two-year term of office. Find out more here.
Our Youth MP and Deputy Youth MPs are the voice for Camden young people, putting forward their interests in local decision-making, as well as representing the views and interests of local young people at regional and national level. They will:
- lead Camden Youth Council
- attend regional and national events
- meet senior Council officers, councillors and other local decision-makers
- visit schools and youth clubs
- oversee the progress of the issues outlined by young people at the annual Camden Shout Out
- represent the views of local young people at a range of council and community meetings, as well as at a national level at the UK Youth Parliament.
To find out more or get involved in Camden Youth Council (CYC), you can email [email protected] or watch a short film about our Youth Council and Youth MPs.
You can also read about Zarin's debut speech in the House of Commons, during a meeting of the UK Youth Parliament.
