Alness woman takes on leading Scottish Youth Parliament role
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A young Easter Ross woman has been elected as vice chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament.
Inverness and Nairn member Mollie McGoran (19) from Alness, is an experienced MSYP (Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament).
Now entering her third year as a MSYP, she has been involved in youth forum work locally and with the Highland Youth Parliament.
The University of Dundee student said: "I am absolutely delighted to have been elected SYP vice chair. I am so excited to continue my SYP journey in this new role and to work with the new board and membership."
SYP is the democratically elected voice of Scotland’s young people and provides a national platform for young people to discuss the issues that are important to them, and campaign for changes to the nation that they live in.
MSYPs range in age from 14 to 25 and represent constituencies in all 32 local authorities and 11 national voluntary organisations.
Miss McGoran was previously MSYP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, SYP trustee for national campaigns and conveners group and convener of the transport, environment and rural affairs committee.
As SYP vice-chair, she will lead on SYP’s activities over the next year with newly elected chairwoman, Sophie Reid from Girlguiding Scotland and the SYP board of trustees.
The High Life Highland youth team senior youth development officer Audrey Anthoney congratulated Miss McGoran on her appointment.
She said: “We are delighted for Mollie. It’s so well deserved, and she’ll be brilliant in the role. She’s a great role model for the other Highland MSYPs and we’re all really looking forward to working with Mollie in her new position.”
