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Name:
Mark Gough
Status: MYP
Constituency:
Wales

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Which political issues are you most passionate about?

As I'm on the 'Amgylchedd, Cynllunio a Chefn Gwlad' [environment, planning & rural affairs] subgroup on the Welsh Youth Assembly the environment's something that I'm quite passionate about. Also, I'm really passionate about the issue of the teaching of the Welsh language in Wales, it's really important to me.

What do you feel is the biggest issue for young people in your constituency?

In my area, the biggest issues are probably the need for better school councils, more facilities and more reliable transport.

What do you hope to achieve during your term of office?

I hope to be able to voice the opinions of my area and to get more experience in working with other people and meeting new people.

What is your future career ambition?

Big question, but, I'm really interested in business, law, language and travel, so a job that entails any of those things would be really good.

Which public figure do you most admire and why?

I'm not sure who I admire most but there's a view people who I'm glad we have around. Probably Jamie Oliver for using his fame to effect young people in a positive way; Jayne Davidson for being encouraging with participatory rights for young people and Peter Clark [Comisiynydd Plant Cymru/Children's Commissioner for Wales] for all the work he has done in Wales to make sure that young people can access their rights, that their opinions are heard and that he speaks on our behalf to bring us more safety and participation.

If there was one message you could send to the government, what would it be?

My message would be that participation should not be something that's amazingly new and eccentric to the way society works; it should be an everyday thing that allows everyone to have their opinion taken into consideration easily.

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