formation 1999 type company limited by guarantee location edinburgh scotland area served scotland fields youth empowerment representation chair terri smith vice chair ewan mccall website syp.org.uk the scottish youth parliament syp is a politically independent organisation that aims to represent the young people of scotland . the syp is made up of around 150 young people aged from 12 25 across scotland . 1 representatives are known as members of the scottish youth parliament msyps . every constituency area can elect a msyp to represent the views and opinions of young people . in addition some msyps also attend representing voluntary organisations . the syp meets three times a year . the syp campaign on various issues that affect scotland s young people . the youth parliament has been an advocate for votes at 16 since its inception in 1999 and has campaigned for it ever since . notably ensuring that young people could vote aged 16 and 17 in the referendum on scottish independence . the scottish youth parliament have campaigned on a range of issues from their campaign on equal marriage loveequally to their young carers campaign care . fair . share . the scottish youth parliament s current campaign is poverty see it . change it . contents 1 history 2 partner organisations 3 chairs 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit the scottish youth parliament was launched on 30 june 1999 at murrayfield stadium in edinburgh 2 one day before the first meeting of the scottish parliament . the group has previously held meetings in the general assembly rooms former temporary home of the scottish parliament in edinburgh 3 and also within the new scottish parliament building . 4 partner organisations edit the scottish youth parliament works with many other organisations including scottish government oxfam scotland civicus scottish local authorities uk youth parliament funky dragon northern ireland youth forum scotland s commissioner for children and young people youthlink scotland highland youth voice and the british youth council . chairs edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message years of office name constituency voluntary organization 2000 2001 steven jack stuc youth committee 2001 2002 katrina greig hamilton north and bellshill 2002 2004 steven kidd motherwell and wishaw 2004 2005 paul kane glasgow springburn 2005 2007 rajiv joshi glasgow govan 2007 2008 john loughton edinburgh north and leith 2008 2008 kieran collins edinburgh south 2009 2009 sam kerr lgbt youth scotland 2009 2011 derek couper livingston 2011 2013 grant costello east kilbride 2013 2014 kyle thornton glasgow southside 2014 2015 louise cameron moray 2015 2016 jordan linden uddingston and bellshill 2016 present terri smith edinburgh northern and leith 5 see also edit community youth development youth politics aberdeen city youth council references edit holyrood welcomes back scottish youth parliament press release . scottish parliament . 22 october 2010 . retrieved 1 march 2016 . parliamentary business scottish parliament pdf . scottish.parliament.uk . 2011 08 14 . retrieved 2013 10 27 . photocall and public meeting scottish youth parliament meeting in scottish parliament chamber for first time press release . scottish.parliament.uk . 23 august 2002 . retrieved 2008 11 01 . youth parliament to sit at holyrood . scottish.parliament.uk press release . scottish parliament . 28 february 2008 . retrieved 1 march 2016 . scottish youth parliament announces newly elected chair vice chair and board of trustees press release . scottish youth parliament . 5 july 2016 . retrieved 11 july 2016 . external links edit official website v t e youth empowerment elements evolving capacities free range parenting intergenerational equity leaving the nest student voice youth adult partnership youth mainstreaming youth rights youth voice types community youth development anarchistic free school democratic free school positive youth development student activism student centered learning student rights student voice youth activism youth council youth court youth engagement youth leadership youth led media youth movement youth participation youth philanthropy youth service youth suffrage youth vote barriers adultcentrism adultism age restrictions ageism control freaks fear of youth ephebiphobia eleutherophobia fear of children pediaphobia gerontocracy grounding helicopter parent infantilization intrusiveness narcissism parental respect vicariousness related articles beatnik beat generation counterculture of the 1960s defense of infancy hippies hungry generation international youth year uk underground index of youth rights related articles retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title scottish youth parliament & oldid 729350102 categories youth empowerment 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