Noureen Absinsanooj was just 12 when she was voted in as East Riding’s Young Mayor in March
East Riding of Yorkshire Council Chairman, Cllr Linda Johnson, presenting Young Mayor Noureen Absinsanooj with her badge of office(Image: East Riding of Yorkshire Council)
East Riding’s first young mayor has stepped into office to start her official duties. Noureen Absinsanooj was just 12 when she became East Riding’s Young Mayor in March. Yet despite her tender years she is determined to help make sure young people are heard and that they are meaningfully involved in civic and public life.
The South Hunsley School pupil was appointed through voting Youth Council members. Now Noureen has been presented with her badge of office by the Chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Councillor Linda Johnson. Councillor Johnson congratulated Noureen on becoming the first Young Mayor at the presentation in the Council Chamber at County Hall.
She said: “I’m delighted to be a part of this significant moment for East Riding and its young people, as our Young Mayor receives her badge of office and attends her first civic event. I know she will inspire other young people and be excellent in her role representing them at civic events.”
Following the presentation, Noureen accompanied the Chairman of the Council to her first official engagement – a Citizenship Ceremony at Champney Treasure House in Beverley.
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And over the coming months she can look forward to attending a number of other civic engagements including Armed Forces Day, the Civic Christmas pantomime and the Chairman’s Awards. Noureen will spend two years in office as East Riding’s Young Mayor.
The newly-installed Young Mayor was just one important civic role created earlier this year when voting took place to elect young people to the UK Youth Parliament. 5,423 young people voted on who they would like to represent them as members of the UK Youth Parliament.
There were 47 candidates, aged between 11 and 18, from across the East Riding. Each candidate put forward their pledge outlining their priority issues. Young people voted for their chosen candidates via primary and secondary schools, postal votes and online votes, based on anonymous pledge videos.
Darragh Walshe and Emily Middleton were elected as new Members of Youth Parliament, while Mark Nicoline and Jacob Kidd were elected as Deputy Members.
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