Young Liberals of Norway

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Young Liberals of Norway (Unge Venstre) is the youth league of the Norwegian political party Venstre. Young Liberals was founded January 27 1909, with Anders Kirkhusmo as the first president. The current (2007) president is Anne Solsvik, since 2007. Vice-Presidents are Jonas Eilertsen and Jostein Pedersen.

Young Liberals of Norway are independent of Venstre but co-operates closely with them, for example the leader of Young Liberals is automatically a member of the central governing body (Sentralstyret) of Venstre. Venstre and Young Liberals have different opinions on some matters, most prominently in that Young Liberals of Norway supports Norwegian entry into the European Union while Venstre opposes this.

The Norwegian name 'Unge Venstre' has historical reasons, and although it literally translates as 'Young Left' in English, Young Liberals of Norway are not socialists, but in fact liberals. To avoid confusion, the official English-language name of the party is 'Young Liberals of Norway'. Proposals to change the name of Unge Venstre to 'Liberal Ungdom' ('Liberal Youth') have been defeated in successive congresses.

Young Liberals of Norway is a member of the international liberal youth organizations

• European Liberal Youth (LYMEC)
• International Federation of Liberal & Radical Youth (IFLRY)
• Nordic Liberal and Radical Youth (NLRU).

They also co-operate especially with the Serbian liberal youth party GOS, and Mladi Liberali in Bosnia and Hercegovina.

Leaders of Young Liberals of Norway

• 2007- Anne Solsvik
• 2003-2007 Lars-Henrik Michelsen
• 2001-2003 Monica Tjelmeland
• 1998-2001 Jennie Johnsen
• 1997-1998 Sverre Molandsveen
• 1994-1997 Helge Solum Larsen
• 1992–1994 Per Tore Woie
• 1990–1992 Gunn-Vivian Eide
• 1988–1990 Atle Hamar
• 1986–1988 Guro Fjellanger
• 1985–1986 Hege Berg-Nielsen
• 1983–1985 Erling Moe
• 1981–1983 Jesper W. Simonsen
• 1980–1981 Øystein Heggen
• 1979–1980 Torgeir Anda
• 1976–1979 Olav Ljøsne
• 1975–1976 Ottar Grepstad
• 1975–1976 Jørn Rattsø
• 1972–1974 Carl Johan Sverdrup
• 1970–1972 Odd Einar Dørum
• 1968–1970 Kjell G. Rosland
• 1966–1968 Ola H. Metliaas
• 1964–1966 Halle Jørn Hanssen
• 1962–1964 Olav Myklebust
• 1960–1962 Magne Lerheim
• 1956–1960 Odd Grande
• 1955–1956 Ragnar Sem (during Skjønsberg's stay abroad)
• 1952–1956 Simen Skjønsberg
• 1950–1952 Jon Ola Norbom
• 1950 Helge Røed (during Kortner's stay abroad)
• 1948–1950 Olaf Kortner
• 1946–1948 Helge Rognlien
• 1934–1946 Aasmund Næs
• 1930–1934 Johannes Teigland
• 1926–1930 Anton Laurin
• 1920–1926 Olav Gullvåg
• 1916–1920 Torkell Løvland
• 1914–1916 Toralv Øksnevad
• 1912–1914 Hans Hope
• 1909–1912 Anders L. Kirkhusmo

External links

• Website of Unge Venstre
• The Young Liberals of Norway

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