Lithuanian Liberal Youth Explained

Lithuanian Liberal Youth
Native Name:Lietuvos liberalus jaunimas
Colorcode:
  1. 0B4A88
President:Izidė Marcinkutė
Founded: [1]
Headquarters:Vilnius
Membership:2,600+
Ideology:Liberalism
Color:Blue
International:IFLRY, LYMEC
Website:laisve.lt

Lithuanian Liberal Youth (Lithuanian: [[Lietuvos liberalus jaunimas]], LLJ), is a political youth organization in Lithuania. It is the financially and organisationally independent of any political party. However, some prominent members of LLJ participate in active politics as representatives of political parties.

History

The organisation was unofficially established as Vilniaus liberalaus jaunimo klubas on 12 January 1991 and was officially registered on 1 December 1991. After being affiliated with Lithuanian Liberal Union until 1994, the organisation later decided to become an independent one. Even after this split many members of LLJ as Jonas Čekuolis, Gintaras Steponavičius and Aušrinė Armonaitė were elected to municipal councils and the Seimas as members of Lithuanian Liberal Union, Liberal and Centre Union and Liberal Movement.

Past leaders

Liberal leaders and officials who are alumni of LLJ include:

Structure

Executive

The Board is the collegial governing body of LLY and the Bureau is the LLY President's trust team, the members of which are:

Branch

Currently the Lithuanian Liberal Youth has 27 local sections. Every branch has a local board and organizes regular general meetings, where local board members are elected and policy is decided. Every local member has the right to vote at the local general meetings. The sections are:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Istorija – Lietuvos liberalus jaunimas.