Liam Burns
55th President of the National Union of Students
In office
1 July 2011 – 30 June 2013
Preceded byAaron Porter
Succeeded byToni Pearce
Personal details
Born (1984-12-27) 27 December 1984
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour Party[1]
ResidenceLondon
Alma materHeriot-Watt University
OccupationCEO Scouts Canada

Liam Burns was president of the National Union of Students in the United Kingdom. He took office on 1 July 2011, succeeding outgoing president Aaron Porter. Burns stood for NUS President as an independent but is a member of the Labour Party.[1]

Career

Burns studied physics at Heriot-Watt University before being elected as Vice-President [Education & Welfare] (2006 - 2007) and subsequently President (2007 - 2008) of the university's Students' Association.[2] While at Heriot Watt he was a member of the rowing club [3]

He went on to serve as NUS Scotland's Deputy President from 2008 - 2009 and as the organisation's President in 2009 - 2010 and again in 2010 - 2011, before being elected as NUS President in 2011.[4][5]

Burns, who supported the idea of a graduate tax to finance education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was re-elected by delegates at NUS National Conference in April 2012 after running on a manifesto criticising government cuts to education.[6][7]

After leaving NUS in 2013, Burns has worked with The Scout Association, most recently as Chief Programme Officer.[7][8]

He has been named the Executive Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of Scouts Canada effective 1 May 2023. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 Morgan, John (13 April 2011). "Liam Burns elected as next NUS president". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Speaker bios". HEFCE. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Pluto Magazine".
  4. ↑ "Liam Burns - NUS President". NUS Connect. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  5. ↑ NUS President election: Interview with Liam Burns | Left Futures
  6. ↑ "NUS re-elects Burns and calls for Willetts to resign". 25 April 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Leaders are too timid and torn to fight, says Burns". THE. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Rees, Sarah (6 May 2020). "Liam Burns: 'Scouts is about developing skills for life, offline and online'". Nominet. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Focusing on Youth and Supporting Volunteers | Scouts Canada". www.scouts.ca. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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