The post of Minister for Young Citizens and Youth Engagement was a ministerial position in the United Kingdom, created on 30 October 2009 by prime minister Gordon Brown. It was created following a recommendation that came from the Youth Citizenship Commission that there should be a Minister for Youth Citizenship.[1] The first Minister for Youth was Dawn Butler, who served as a member of parliament and as the honorary vice president of the British Youth Council.[2]
| Minister for Young Citizens and Youth Engagement | |
|---|---|
Incumbent Vacant | |
| Appointer | Prime Minister |
| Formation | 30 October 2009 |
| First holder | Dawn Butler |
| Final holder | Duties transferred to Minister for Civil Society |
The minister's role is to coordinate government work to help young people engage with politics which will involve working with ministers in relevant Government departments including the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and other relevant bodies in order to lead the Government's response to the Youth Citizenship Commission, to be published before the end of the year, take forward appropriate action arising from the recommendations of the Youth Citizenship Commission report published yearly, and seek ways to help increase young people's participation in their local communities as well as in local and national politics.[3] Following the 2010 general election, David Cameron transferred the duties of the Minister for Youth to the Minister for Civil Society, Nick Hurd.
List of ministers for young citizens and youth engagement
edit| Portrait | Name Constituency |
Term of office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dawn Butler MP for Brent South |
30 October 2009 |
11 May 2010 |
Labour | Gordon Brown | |
References
edit- ^ New Minister for Youth Engagement http://www.participationworkerswales.org.uk/news/3109[permanent dead link] Accessed 29 May 2010
- ^ New Minister for Youth Engagement Appointed "New Minister for Youth Engagement Appointed | Participation Works". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-05-30. Accessed 29 May 2010
- ^ Youth Engagement - Report from the UK Government http://europa-eu-audience.typepad.com/en/2010/03/youth-engagement-report-from-the-uk-government.html Accessed 29 May 2010