Craig Turpie
| Craig Turpie | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | One of 12 elected volunteer members of the World Scout Committee |
Craig Turpie of Edinburgh, Scotland is one of 12 elected volunteer members of the World Scout Committee, the main executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.[1][2][3]
Turpie has been involved in Scouting since joining his local Cub Scout Pack in 1983. He achieved both the Queen's Scout Award and Explorer Belt. He became Assistant Area Commissioner for Venture Scouts in Edinburgh, and later became the first Area Scout Network Commissioner in Edinburgh, becoming involved with the work of Scottish Headquarters and UK Headquarters in a number of different capacities. Turpie was a member of The Scout Association's International Team from 2001 to 2007 and briefly again in 2013 as Deputy International Commissioner.
Turpie served as a member of the European Scout Committee from 2004 to 2007 and as Chairperson of the European Scout Committee for two terms from 2007 to 2013. In this role, Turpie was also an ex-officio Member of the World Scout Committee. Turpie was appointed UK Commissioner for Programme from 1 April 2014.[4]
Wayne Bulpitt, UK Chief Commissioner, said "I'm delighted that Craig has joined our UK leadership team. We'll benefit from his extensive experience and talents as we further develop our youth programme and the support given to leaders delivering it, both of which we know are key to our continued success."
References
- ↑ http://scout.org/en/our_organisation/governance/world_committee
- ↑ "World Scout Conference twitter". 12 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "Day Two of the 40th #ScoutConf culminates with the election of the new World Scout Committee". WOSM. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ https://members.scouts.org.uk/newsandviews/module/31/879/craig-turpie-appointed-uk-commissioner-for-programme/cat/428
External links
- https://craigturpie.com/about-craig/ official website