The Reformed Political Party Youth (Dutch: Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij-jongeren), officially abbreviated as SGPJ or SGP-jongeren, is the youth wing of the Dutch Reformed Political Party, an orthodox Calvinist political party.
| Reformed Political Party Youth Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij-jongeren | |
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| Chairperson | Rody van Heijst |
| Founded | January 24, 1934 |
| Headquarters | Dinkel 7 3068 HB Rotterdam |
| Ideology | Orthodox Calvinism |
| Mother party | Reformed Political Party (SGP) |
| Website | www |
The SGPJ is officially independent and established as Landelijk Verband van Staatkundig Gereformeerde Studieverenigingen (LVSGS)[1] 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 members and in 2007 a woman was elected for the first time to the board.
Magazines
editThe SGPJ publishes two magazines:
- Klik, SGP Jeugdblad ('Click, SGP youth magazine') for under sixteen youth
- In Contact, SGP Jongerenblad ('In Contact, SGP youth magazine')
Presidents
editPresidents of the SGPJ:
- D. Bogaard (1934–1938)
- C. Meijer (1938–1946)
- J.C. Hooykaas (1946–1947)
- Pieter Jan Dorsman (1947–1971)
- Gert van den Berg (1972–1986)
- George van Heukelom (1986–1991)
- Hans Tanis (1991–1999)
- Elbert Dijkgraaf (1999–2003)
- Christian van Bemmel (2003–2006)
- Jan Kloosterman (2006–2009)
- Jacques Rozendaal (2009–2013)
- Jan–Willem Kranendonk (2013–2016)
- Willem Pos (2016–2019)
- Arie Rijneveld (2019–2021)
- Leander Tramper (2021–2021)
- Rody van Heijst (2021–)
References
edit- (in Dutch) SGPJ
- ^ Officially LVSGS/SGP-jongeren since 1986 and SGP-jongeren since 2000.
External links
edit- (in Dutch) SGPJ
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