She will head a campaign to re-engage people with their community with a focus on generating ideas to involve young people.
King's appointment follows her Battle to Engage report on young people and democracy, which charity 4Children launched at the Labour Party conference in September (CYP Now, 3-9 October). Her report recommended a new system of youth mayors be introduced to stem the trend of "anchorless and disengaged" young people.
King also said teenagers should have the right to vote from the age of 16, every area should have a youth fund, and candidates for political office should produce youth manifestos to be distributed through schools and youth clubs.
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