Dev Sharma

Dev Sharma is a British food activist, chair of BiteBack 2030 and was a youth MP for Central Hampshire in the UK Youth Parliament.[1]

Dev Sharma
Youth MP in the UK Youth Parliament
Personal details
Nationality	United Kingdom
Alma mater	Rushey Mead School & Winchester College
Occupation	Activist/Youth Politician

Education

Sharma obtained his GCSEs from Rushey Mead School and A-Levels, History, Geography, Economics and an EPQ from Winchester College.[2][3]

Career

Sharma is a food activist and began a campaign for the world's first total online ban in junk food marketing.[4][5] He wrote an open online letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking that young people in his community could select the kind of food to eat without the nonstop corporate pressure.[6][7] His campaign was supported by numerous celebrities and was included by the government in the Queen's speech. He is an ambassador for the Food Foundation and its Children's Right2Food Initiative.[8][9]

Sharma supports the “Say Yes to School Food For All” campaign, and in November 2023 called on Rishi Sunak to ensure young people have access to free school meals.[10]

References

1. "BBC Sounds - We Can Change The World, Food Insecurity with Dev Sharma". BBC. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
2. "Dev Sharma: British-Indian teen championing food poverty activism". Global Indian Youth. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
3. "Dev Sharma, a 17 Year-old British-Indian Activist Addressed the House of Commons, Calling ... - Latest Tweet by IANS India | 📰 LatestLY". LatestLY. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
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5. Shobowale, Sali (2022-11-30). "Young activist delivers climate change speech in House of Commons". LeicestershireLive. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
6. "Dev Sharma: British-Indian teen championing food poverty activism". Global Indian Youth. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
7. "Lost in lockdown: The city that can't shake off Covid". The Telegraph. 2021-02-20. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
8. "Marcus Rashford: Food voucher U-turn after footballer's campaign". BBC News. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
9. "Children's Right2Food | Food Foundation". foodfoundation.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
10. Sagir, Ceren (17 November 2023). "Young campaigners call on PM to 'Say Yes to School Food For All'". Morning Star. Retrieved 28 July 2024.