It would be easy to mistake Rajay Naik for a Whitehall mandarin as he walks down Great Smith Street in the heart of Westminster. Dressed in a smart dark suit, he could easily be a decade older than his 19 years.
But politics student Rajay knows what it takes to fit into these surroundings. He's been involved in the political process for four years now, sitting on various youth boards in his home city of Coventry and working closely with ministers through his involvement with organisations such as Changemakers and the British Youth Council (BYC).
His willingness to engage in - rather than run a mile from - the political process has led him to be selected as a young advocate at the Office of the Third Sector as part of Changemakers' Y Act programme. The scheme places young people with strong ideas in positions of power where they can help shape government thinking (see boxout).
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