Keane Charles Duncan is an English

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politician who served as Leader of

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from May 2019 to February 2021. He lives in Malton and works as a deputy news editor for the '' Daily Star''. Duncan became Leader at the age of 24, making him the youngest Council Leader in the country.

Political career

Duncan studied at the

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. While there, he was made the chairman on the University of York Conservative and Unionist Association 2014–2015. He was elected in the 2015 Ryedale District Council election, aged 20. In the

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he became the youngest member of

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. Duncan stood for re-election in the

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. He retained his ward and was appointed

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. During his term, Conservative councillors stated their opposition to

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and called for a moratorium in Ryedale. He supported proposals to create new

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for

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and

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and stood down as Leader in protest at proposals to increase

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. Duncan was elected for the

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ward in

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to a new, unitary

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. He was subsequently appointed to North Yorkshire County Council's interim

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with responsibility for highways and transportation.

References

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