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Reformed Political Party Youth

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Chairperson
  
Willem Pos

Ideology
  
orthodox Calvinism

Founded
  
January 24, 1934

Headquarters
  
Dinkel 7 3068 HB Rotterdam

Mother party
  
Reformed Political Party (SGP)

The Reformed Political Party Youth (Dutch: Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij-jongeren), officially abbreviated as SGPJ or SGP-jongeren (English: SGP Youth), is the youth wing of the Dutch Reformed Political Party, an orthodox Calvinist political party.

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The SGPJ is officially independent and established as Landelijk Verband van Staatkundig Gereformeerde Studieverenigingen (LVSGS) in 1934 in Rotterdam and is with over 12,000 members in 2011 the largest political youth organization of the Netherlands.

In 1987 women were allowed to become member and in 2007 a woman was elected for the first time to the board.

Magazines

The SGPJ publishes two magazines:

  • Klik, SGP Jeugdblad ('Click, SGP youth magazine') for the youth under sixteen
  • In Contact, SGP Jongerenblad ('In Contact, SGP youth magazine')

    • Presidents

    Presidents of the SGPJ:

    1. D. Bogaard (1934-1938)
    2. C. Meijer (1938-1946)
    3. J.C. Hooykaas (1946-1947)
    4. Pieter Jan Dorsman (1947-1971)
    5. Gert van den Berg (1972-1986)
    6. George van Heukelom (1986-1991)
    7. Hans Tanis (1991-1999)
    8. Elbert Dijkgraaf (1999-2003)
    9. Christian van Bemmel (2003-2006)
    10. Jan Kloosterman (2006-2009)
    11. Jacques Rozendaal (2009-2013)
    12. Jan-Willem Kranendonk (2013-2016)
    13. Willem Pos (2016-)

    References

    Reformed Political Party Youth Wikipedia
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