Cllr. Mete Coban MBE
Member, Youth Leadership Council (United Kingdom)
As Chief Executive of My Life My Say, Mete is best known for contributing to the increase of turnout for young people in the 2017 and 2019 UK General Elections. The youngest-ever-elected Councillor in the London borough of Hackney, he is currently serving the administration as the Cabinet Member for Energy, Waste, Transport, and Public Realm. Previously, he worked on the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s election campaign, leading on youth engagement. Mete holds a bachelor’s degree in politics and a master’s degree in public policy and practice, both from the University of Greenwich. In the 2020 New Years Honours list, Mete received an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for services to young people, recognizing his efforts to make politics more accessible for the younger generation. He received the UK Government’s National Democracy Changemaker of the Year Award in 2018. Mete was also shortlisted for the One Young World Politician of the Year Award in 2019, which celebrates the most impressive, impactful young politicians around the world.