Conservative Future Scotland
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Conservative Future Scotland (CFS) is the youth wing
of the Scottish Conservative Party.
The organisation formed in early 2005 by the merger of the Scottish Young Conservatives
and the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Students
(SCUS) group, a process which had happened with its sister organisation in the rest of the United Kingdom
- Conservative Future
- in 1998. Its membership comprises all of the Scottish Conservative Party's members under the age of 30 or who are currently in higher education
. The organisation forms itself into University Conservative and Unionist Associations and area Conservative Future branches with a National Executive and a number of elected regional area officers.
CFS is autonomous from Conservative Future
, the central Conservative Party
body that operates in the rest of the UK. However delegates from the Scottish organisation do attend the annual CF conference.
Youth wing
A youth wing is a subsidiary, autonomous or independently-allied front of a larger organization that is formed in order to rally support and allegiance for that organization's campaigns from members and potential members of a younger age...
of the Scottish Conservative Party.
The organisation formed in early 2005 by the merger of the Scottish Young Conservatives
Scottish Young Conservatives
The Scottish Young Conservatives is the former youth wing of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. In 2005 it merged with its sister organisation, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Students to become, in line with UK-wide youth wing Conservative Future , Conservative Future Scotland....
and the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Students
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Students
The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Students is the former youth wing of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. In 2005 it merged with its sister organisation, the Scottish Young Conservatives to become, in line with UK-wide youth wing Conservative Future , Conservative Future Scotland....
(SCUS) group, a process which had happened with its sister organisation in the rest of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
- Conservative Future
Conservative Future
Conservative Future, abbreviated to CF, is the youth movement of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom for members aged up to 30 years old.Founded in 1998, Conservative Future is the largest political organisation on British campuses...
- in 1998. Its membership comprises all of the Scottish Conservative Party's members under the age of 30 or who are currently in higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
. The organisation forms itself into University Conservative and Unionist Associations and area Conservative Future branches with a National Executive and a number of elected regional area officers.
CFS is autonomous from Conservative Future
Conservative Future
Conservative Future, abbreviated to CF, is the youth movement of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom for members aged up to 30 years old.Founded in 1998, Conservative Future is the largest political organisation on British campuses...
, the central Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
body that operates in the rest of the UK. However delegates from the Scottish organisation do attend the annual CF conference.
National Executive
The organisation's governing body is the twelve-member National Executive, elected for a period of one year from across the various CFS branches. The current National Executive membership is:- President - Aric Gilinsky
- Chairman - James Reekie
- Secretary - Stephen MacSporran
- Treasurer - Max Clark
Area officers
- Mid Scotland & Fife - Xander McDade (resigned from party in November 2011 following the election of Ruth DavidsonRuth DavidsonRuth Davidson is a politician, former BBC journalist and the current leader of the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party...
as its leader) - North East Scotland - Jaspreet Biring
- Central Scotland - bairdy
- Lothian - Jason Lingiah
- Glasgow - Colin Taylor
- West of Scotland - Ryan Young
- Highlands and Islands - Lewis Macdonald
- South of Scotland - Andrew Hardie