Liam Burns (NUS president)


Liam Burns was President of the National Union of Students in the United Kingdom. He took office on 1 July 2011, succeeding outgoing President Aaron Porter. Burns stood for NUS President as an independent but is a member of the Labour Party.

Career

Burns studied physics at Heriot-Watt University before being elected as Vice-President and subsequently President of the university's Students' Association.
While at Heriot Watt he was a member of the rowing club
He went on to serve as NUS Scotland's Deputy President from 2008 - 2009 and as the organisation's President in 2009 - 2010 and again in 2010 - 2011, before being elected as NUS President in 2011.
Burns, who supported the idea of a graduate tax to finance education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was re-elected by delegates at NUS National Conference in April 2012 after running on a manifesto criticising government cuts to education.
After leaving NUS in 2013, Burns became Head of Public Affairs at The Scout Association.