Lieke Van de Coterlet, aged 17 from Killin has been elected and will represent Stirling alongside Sophie Kerrigan as the area’s two elected MSYPs.
Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament are democratically elected every two years, two each for every Scottish Parliament constituency. Young people aged between 14 and 25 are eligible to stand for election.
'Over the moon'
Lieke said: “I am absolutely over the moon to have the opportunity to represent young people across rural and urban Stirling.”
Stirling Council’s Social Work and Education Convener, Cllr Danny Gibson said: “I’d like to extend my warm congratulations to Lieke on becoming the newest Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament to represent Stirling.
“It’s encouraging to see young people across Stirling engaging with electoral politics and show how it can be used to advocate for others within their communities to bring positive changes.”
Since 1999, MSYPs have successfully campaigned for change for Scotland’s children and young people in their mission to make Scotland the best place in the world to grow up.
Previous campaign successes have included free bus travel, protecting young people’s rights by campaigning to bring the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law, and calling for 16 and 17 years old to be able to vote in all Scottish elections.