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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.〔http://www.nusconnect.org.uk/news/article/33929/1931/?skin=conference&template=conference-news〕 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 (& Welfare ) (2006 - 2007) and subsequently President (2007 - 2008) of the university's Students' Association.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/events/2012/hefceannualconference2012speakerbiographies/ )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nusconnect.org.uk/about/people/nus/officers/president/liamburns/ )〕〔(NUS President election: Interview with Liam Burns | Left Futures )〕 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.〔http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=419776〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/leaders-are-too-timid-and-torn-to-fight-says-burns/2004941.article )〕 After leaving NUS in 2013, Burns became Head of Public Affairs at The Scout Association.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/leaders-are-too-timid-and-torn-to-fight-says-burns/2004941.article )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Liam Burns (NUS president)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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