On This Day

15 March 1974

Happy birthday to Claire Young, MP for Thornbury and Yate

Educated at Cambridge and Oxford Universities, Claire Young worked in the software industry including a stint in Silicon Valley. She was elected to South Gloucestershire Council in 2007 and became leader of the council following the Conservatives losing control in 2023. She stood in Thornbury and Yate at the 2017 and 2019 elections, coming second on both occasions. Contesting the constituency for a third time in 2024 Young was elected with a majority of 3,014 over the Conservatives. In the House of Commons Claire Young currently serves as a member of the Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee.