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International Young Democrat Union

{{short description|Global association of centre-right political youth groups}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{primary sources|date=July 2014}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = International Young Democrat Union

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| image = IYDU Logo.png

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| alt = The IYDU logo is a stylised globe criss-crossed with blue lines.

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| abbreviation = IYDU

| formation = {{start date and age|1991|03||df=yes}}

| type = Political international

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| region_served = Worldwide

| headquarters = Oslo, Norway

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| language = English

| leader_title = Chairman

| leader_name = Michael Dust

| leader_title2 = Secretary General

| leader_name2 = Eva Dohalova

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| purpose = World federation of conservative youth organizations{{Cite web|url=https://www.idu.org/about/youth-iydu/|title = Youth – IYDU | International Democrat Union|date = 12 February 2018}}

| parent_organisation = International Democracy Union

| website = http://iydu.org/

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The International Young Democracy Union (IYDU) is a global alliance of centre-right political youth organisations and the youth wing of the International Democrat Union.{{cite book |title=Directory of British political organisations 1994 |last=Mercer |first=Paul |year=1994 |publisher=Longman |location=London |isbn=978-0-582-23729-2 |page=174 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tGAvAAAAYAAJ }}{{cite book |title=Yearbook of International Organizations 2005/2006 |volume=1 |year=2005 |publisher=K. G. Saur Verlag |location=Munich |isbn=978-3-598-24521-3 |page=2033 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nts1Qd6OTFcC }}{{cite news |title=Ma touts Taiwan's democratic accomplishments |url=http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=224443&ctNode=445 |newspaper=Taiwan Today |access-date=14 December 2014 }}

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.

The IYDU fights for conservative and free-market policies worldwide.{{cite book |editor-last=Lester |editor-first=Ray |date=2008 |title=The New Walford Guide to Reference Resources: Volume II - Social sciences |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vVrgAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Facet Publishing |page=215 |isbn=978-1-85604-498-1 }}

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."{{Cite web|url=http://www.iydu.org/about/|title=About the IYDU|date=8 July 2021}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.idu.org/|title=Home | International Democrat Union|date=1 February 2018|website=www.idu.org}}

Chairmen

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! Name

! Years

! Organisation

! Country

Mark Heywood

| 1992–1994

| Young Liberals

| {{flag|Australia}}

Tony Zagotta

| 1994–1998

| College Republicans

| {{flag|United States of America}}

Andrew Rosindell

| 1998–2002

| Young Conservatives

| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

Shane Frith

| 2002–2004

| Young Nationals

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

Donald Simpson

| 2004–2006

| Conservative Future Scotland

| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

Peter Skovholt Gitmark

| 2006–2008

| Young Conservatives

| {{flag|Norway}}

Tim Dier

| 2008–2010

| Conservative Future

| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

Daniel Walther

| 2010–2012

| Junge Union

| {{flag|Germany}}

Nicolas Figari

| 2012–2012

| New Generations Independent Democratic Union

| {{flag|Chile}}

Aris Kalafatis

| 2012–2014

| Youth Organisation of New Democracy

| {{flag|Greece}}

Gerti Bogdani

| 2014–2016

| Youth of Democratic Party of Albania

| {{flag|Albania}}

Simon Breheny

| 2016–2017

| Young Liberals

| {{flag|Australia}}

Bashir Wardini

| 2016–2018

| Lebanese Forces Youth Association

| {{flag|Lebanon}}

Abdelmajid Fassi Fihri

| 2018–2019

| Youth Istiqlal Party

| {{flag|Morocco}}

Bruno Kazuhiro

| 2019–2021

| Juventude Democratas

| {{flag|Brazil}}

Michael Dust

|2021–

|Junge Union

|{{flag|Germany}}

{{cite web|title=About the IYDU – IYDU|url=https://iydu.org/about-the-iydu/|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 September 2021|access-date=2021-09-28|website=IYDU.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928190836/https://iydu.org/about-the-iydu/}}

Board 2023

Source:{{Cite web|date=2023-06-24|title=2023 Board Elected|url=https://iydu.org/2023/05/01/2023-board-elected/}}

  • Chairman:

{{flag|Germany}} Michael Dust

  • Deputy Chairman:

{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} Nick Francis

  • Secretary General:

{{flag|Austria}} Eva Dohalova

  • Deputy Secretary General:

{{flag|Taiwan}} Cheng-Hao Shen

  • Treasurer:

{{flag|India}} Sourabh Choudhary

  • Vice Chairs:

{{flag|USA}} Rick Loughery

{{flag|Armenia}} Lilit Beglaryan

{{flag|Italy}} Roberto Pellizzaro

{{flag|Nepal}} Hikmat Karki

{{flag|UK}} Nicola Richards

{{flag|Finland}} Maria Miala

{{flag|Morocco}} Marwa El Ansari

{{flag|Croatia}} Judita Emic

{{flag|Ghana}} Nana Asafo Adjei Ayeh

{{flag|Honduras}} Frank Alley

{{flag|Jamaica}} Kendron Christopher

{{flag|Belgium}} Thomas Belligh

{{flag|Greece}} Orestis Trasanidis

{{flag|Sweden}} Carl Pfeiffer

{{flag|Argentina}} Julieta Altieri

{{flag|Australia}} James Porter

{{flag|Switzerland}} Flor Roggenbauch

{{flag|Lebanon}} Paul Saadeh

{{flag|Iraq}} Falah Hasan

Members

Current IYDU members are (as of November 21, 2022{{cite web | url=https://iydu.org/members/ | title=Members | date=8 July 2021 | access-date=21 November 2022 | archive-date=24 October 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024070034/https://iydu.org/members/ | url-status=dead }}):

Footnotes

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{{International youth politics}}

Category:Youth wings of political parties

Category:1991 establishments in Washington, D.C.

Category:Political organizations established in 1991