Hannah Shariatmadari

With the Leeds Union leadership election fast approaching, Her Campus Leeds sat down with Antony Haddley, one of five hopeful candidates running for Communications & Internal Affairs Officer, to find out a bit more about him and why he’s the ‘Best You Ever Hadd.’

HC: So Antony let’s get the boring basics out of the way… age, degree, future aspirations and all that shebang.

AH: I’m 20, in my final year at Leeds and am studying Music! I chose to study that particular degree mostly because I’m really into playing the piano and guitar and just figured I’d study something I really enjoy, rather than getting any old degree just for the sake of it.  Who knows where it will take me, but ideally I’d love to ‘make it in the industry’ [dahhling] in terms of record production and management I guess!
 

HC: Sounds awesome! Well, onto the LUU Leadership Race. You’re running for Communications & Internal Affairs Officer but what EXACTLY does that particular role entail?

AH: Strictly speaking the position stands for Governance, Democracy and Finance [still lost…] but basically this translates into looking after the needs of the student body and ensuring that all students are getting value for their money in terms of the Union and university as a whole. If I were to win in the upcoming elections my job would be to oversee the Union’s democratic processes, ensuring Union policy is enacted as well as acting as your spokesperson, representing the Union to stakeholders and media, locally and nationally.

HC: Ahhhhh, thanks for clearing that up, Antony! Tell us a bit more about your manifesto…