International Young Democrat Union

International Young Democrat Union
AbbreviationIYDU
FormationMarch 1991 (1991-03)
TypePolitical international
PurposeWorld federation of conservative youth organizations[1]
HeadquartersOslo, Norway
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English
Chairman
Michael Dust
Secretary General
Eva Dohalova
Parent organisation
International Democracy Union
Websitehttp://iydu.org/

The International Young Democrat Union (IYDU) is a global alliance of centre-right political youth organisations and the youth wing of the International Democrat Union.[2][3][4]

The IYDU in its current form was founded in March 1991 in Washington, D.C. A previous organisation of the same name had been established in July 1981, also in Washington, but subsequently ceased to exist.[3]

The IYDU fights for conservative and free-market policies worldwide.[5]

IYDU host a number of events for member organisations each year including a Freedom Forum (mid-year), an Annual Council Meeting, and overseas study visits.

Following almost 6 years of the IYDU being split over differences in the interpretation of the IYDU constitution, the International Young Democrat Union Joint Council Meeting elected a unified IYDU Board in Brussels on 21 October 2017.

Principles

Per the IYDU, it was first established in 1981 and "is a global alliance of centre-right political youth organisations united by a common desire for greater freedom and less government." It claims that members have become cabinet ministers, members of parliament, senior advisers and leaders within their respective industries in public and private sectors."[6]

Parent organisation

The parent organisation to IYDU, the International Democrat Union (IDU) is a working association of 71 full and associate members from 63 different countries. Formed in 1983, founder members included Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; US Vice-President George H. W. Bush; Mayor of Paris, and later French President, Jacques Chirac; and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.[7]

Chairmen

Name Years Organisation Country
Mark Heywood 1992–1994 Young Liberals Australia
Tony Zagotta 1994–1998 College Republicans United States of America
Andrew Rosindell 1998–2002 Young Conservatives United Kingdom
Shane Frith 2002–2004 Young Nationals New Zealand
Donald Simpson 2004–2006 Conservative Future Scotland United Kingdom
Peter Skovholt Gitmark 2006–2008 Young Conservatives Norway
Tim Dier 2008–2010 Conservative Future United Kingdom
Daniel Walther 2010–2012 Junge Union Germany
Nicolas Figari 2012–2012 New Generations Independent Democratic Union Chile
Aris Kalafatis 2012–2014 Youth Organisation of New Democracy Greece
Gerti Bogdani 2014–2016 Youth of Democratic Party of Albania Albania
Simon Breheny 2016–2017 Young Liberals Australia
Bashir Wardini 2016–2018 Lebanese Forces Youth Association Lebanon
Abdelmajid Fassi Fihri 2018–2019 Youth Istiqlal Party Morocco
Bruno Kazuhiro 2019–2021 Juventude Democratas Brazil
Michael Dust 2021– Junge Union Germany

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Board 2023

Source:[9]

  • Chairman:

Germany Michael Dust

  • Deputy Chairman:

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Nick Francis

  • Secretary General:

Austria Eva Dohalova

  • Deputy Secretary General:

Taiwan Cheng-Hao Shen

  • Treasurer:

India Sourabh Choudhary

  • Vice Chairs:

USA Rick Loughery

Armenia Lilit Beglaryan

Italy Roberto Pellizzaro

  Nepal Hikmat Karki

UK Nicola Richards

Finland Maria Miala

Morocco Marwa El Ansari

Croatia Judita Emic

Ghana Nana Asafo Adjei Ayeh

Honduras Frank Alley

Jamaica Kendron Christopher

Belgium Thomas Belligh

Greece Orestis Trasanidis

Sweden Carl Pfeiffer

Argentina Julieta Altieri

Australia James Porter

 Switzerland Flor Roggenbauch

Lebanon Paul Saadeh

Iraq Falah Hasan

Members

Current IYDU members are (as of November 21, 2022[10]):

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Youth – IYDU | International Democrat Union". 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ Mercer, Paul (1994). Directory of British political organisations 1994. London: Longman. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-582-23729-2.
  3. ^ a b Yearbook of International Organizations 2005/2006. Vol. 1. Munich: K. G. Saur Verlag. 2005. p. 2033. ISBN 978-3-598-24521-3.
  4. ^ "Ma touts Taiwan's democratic accomplishments". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  5. ^ Lester, Ray, ed. (2008). The New Walford Guide to Reference Resources: Volume II - Social sciences. Facet Publishing. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-85604-498-1.
  6. ^ "About the IYDU". 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Home | International Democrat Union". www.idu.org. 1 February 2018.
  8. ^ "About the IYDU – IYDU". IYDU.org. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  9. ^ "2023 Board Elected". 24 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Members". 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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