English Young Liberals

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Youth wing of the English Liberal Democrats

English Young Liberals

President| Louise Harris
Chairperson| Joe Norris
Vice-Chairperson| Rebecca Proctor (Elections and Campaigns) Caitlin Richardson (Membership Engagement)
Headquarters| 1 Vincent Square, London, England SW1P 2PN
Ideology|

* Liberalism (British)
* Community politics[1]
* Internationalism[2]

Mother party| Liberal Democrats (English)
National affiliation| Young Liberals
International affiliation| International Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth (IFLRY)
European affiliation| European Liberal Youth (LYMEC)
Website| Official website

English Young Liberals is the youth and student wing of the English Liberal Democrats.

English Young Liberals has branches across England including various English universities, and seeks to promote the work and campaigning of Young Liberals as well as the English and Federal party. The wing works to encourage and support young candidates across England, and works with Federal Young Liberals. and the main party to do this.[3]

The English Young Liberals operates as a federation of regional parties, with each having a level of independence, though working within the overall English wing. Regional branches, led by their Chair, are responsible for organising and supporting local branches and societies and co-ordinating activities to recruit and expand membership in their region[4]

## See also

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* Young Liberals \- UK federal level
* Scottish Young Liberals – Scottish wing of Young Liberals
* Welsh Young Liberals – Welsh wing of Young Liberals

## References

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1. ^ A challenge to Community Politics, Iain Roberts, 13 June 2011, Liberal Democrat Voice
2. ^ How Lib Dem members describe their political identity: 'liberal', 'progressive' and 'social liberal' top the bill, Stephen Tall, 30 April 2011, Liberal Democrat Voice
3. ^ Hussain, Tara (21 June 2018). "Tara Hussain on Future Women MPs Weekend". Medium.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
4. ^ Samrai, Jasneet. "The South East region: Increasing youth membership is essential for political survival". Liberal Democrat Voice. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

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Political youth organisations in the United Kingdom

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Deputy leaders|

* Johnston (1988–1992)
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* Cooper (from 2020)

Leaders in the Lords|

* Seear (Liberal) (1988)
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Presidents|

* Wrigglesworth (1989–1990)
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Leadership elections

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* 1988 (Ashdown)
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* 2019 (Swinson)
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Deputy leadership|

* 2003 (Campbell)
* 2006 (Cable)
* 2010 (Hughes)
* 2014 (Bruce)
* 2017 (Swinson)
* 2019 (Davey)

Frontbench team

* Leader of the Liberal Democrats
* Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats
* Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson
* Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson

Structure

| MPs and Frontbench|

* Current members of Parliament
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Frontbench in opposition|

* Frontbench Team of Paddy Ashdown (1997–1999)
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* Frontbench Team of Tim Farron (2015–2017)
* Second Frontbench Team of Vince Cable (2017–2019)
* Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson (2019)
* Frontbench Team of Ed Davey (2020-present)

State parties|

* English Liberal Democrats
* Scottish Liberal Democrats
* Welsh Liberal Democrats

Regional parties|

* London Liberal Democrats
* Northern Ireland Liberal Democrats

Conference|

* Liberal Democrat Conference

Committees|

* Federal Board

SAOs|

* LGBT+ Liberal Democrats
* Young Liberals (English Young Liberals, Scottish Young Liberals, Welsh Young Liberals/Rhyddfrydwr Ifanc Cymru)

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Breakaway parties

* Liberal Party (UK, 1989)

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