Michael Nicholl for International Committee

Who am I?

I’m currently a student at Queen’s University Belfast studying Philosophy and Politics
I am a long-standing member of both the Liberal Democrats (since 2014) and our Northern Irish sister party Alliance (since 2013)
I am currently the Chair of Alliance Youth, and have been campaigning for liberal values in Northern Ireland for many years now

My Experience

As Development Officer of Alliance Youth, I:
Spearheaded Alliance Youth’s application to join European Liberal Youth (Lymec), networked with other international officers and attended events organised by international organisations such as Lymec.
Organised a successful exchange between Alliance Youth and Jonge Democraten in the Netherlands
Welcomed representatives from the Young Liberal’s to Northern Ireland, and worked with previous YL exec’s to build better relations.

What I want to achieve

If elected to the International Committee, I will work to:
Build stronger relations between the Young Liberal’s and Alliance Youth, particularly on the issues of Brexit, same-sex marriage, and abortion reform.
Work and campaign with our sister parties across Europe on issues important to young people. When we work and share ideas with each other, we all benefit

Tl;dr:

I’m a committed internationalist with lots of experience working with other liberal parties. I have the skills and qualities needed to make sure that we don’t just pay lip service to our international partners, but actively work and campaign with them!