Biography
Loughton is Founding Director of the leadership development social enterprise Dare2Lead. Loughton has been a local, national and international youth leader, social entrepreneur and public affairs professional for over a decade having campaigned from the age of 11. In 2007 Loughton was elected as the chairman of the Scottish Youth Parliament and appointed as Vice Convener of the Scottish Parliament’s Children and Young People Committee. Loughton played a leading role in setting up and running the CIVICUS Youth Assembly in partnership with OXFAM, bringing together over 200 young leaders from across 70 countries to debate global development issues. In 2011 he was appointed UK Planning representative to the Commonwealth Youth Forum in Australia and went on to represent 1.2 billion young people when he addressed 54 Heads of State at the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting.
(In spite of his age) he has served as Head of Public Policy and Strategic Partnerships at leading UK NGO Relate, Parliamentary Manager at forefront youth organisation The Prince's Trust/ Fairbridge (headed by HRH The Prince of Wales) and has worked for a number of Parliaments and Governments in a number of senior capacities. Appointed by the British Prime Minister, Loughton served as a member on the Commission on Scottish Devolution, Britain’s Literacy Commission and is Chair of the Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council‘s Action Group. In 2012, Loughton was appointed as a member of the high level Advisory Council to the Scottish Human Rights Commission.
Loughton comes from North Edinburgh. He attended Inchview Primary School then onto Craigroyston Community High School. He then went on to study for an Honours degree, studying Politics and Social Policy at the University of Stirling, before in 2007 committing fully when elected Chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament.
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