Canterbury’s Youngest Councillor Is New CAMP Chair

It’s been a busy year for Canterbury’s youngest City Councillor Chris Took. Most people would think that getting a new job, getting engaged and being elected to the city council at just 22 was enough to be getting on with for one year. Chris however takes such things in his stride.

Within days of returning from a gruelling cycle ride to Reims (on behalf of the Lady Mayoress' Charity) Chris has been elected Chair of the Canterbury Area Members Panel. (CAMP)

The panel, which meets every few weeks to discuss local issues and forthcoming council decisions, is made up of all of the City Councillors in the Canterbury area. This means there are 12 Liberal Democrats, 2 Labour and 2 Conservatives – including all three group leaders!

“We felt Chris deserved a chance to take over this important committee after the excellent work he did chairing the recent council review on local democracy” Said Council Leader Alex Perkins. “Chris is a remarkable young man who seems to take everything in his stride and I know he will make an excellent job of keeping us in line!”

“People have suggested it may be a little daunting having to referee meetings between the leader of the Council and the leader of the opposition but actually they always seem to get on quite well when discussing Canterbury,” said Chris. “The meetings are usually good fun and my hope for this year is that lots of younger people will come along and make sure their voices are heard.”

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