Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy

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JOVD members with U.S. Ambassador Roland Arnall
JOVD members with U.S. Ambassador Roland Arnall

The Jongeren Organisatie Vrijheid en Democratie (Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy) is one of the oldest political youth organisations in the Netherlands. It is a liberal organisation for people aged between fourteen and thirty one. Current President is jeroen Diepenmaat.

The JOVD has a contract of cooperation with the VVD.

The JOVD is responsible for the training of many staatssecretarissen and well known members of parliament. For example, Mark Rutte, Leader of the VVD was JOVD chairman from 1988 to 1991.

The JOVD is a member of both LYMEC and IFLRY.

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Political Youth Organisations in the Netherlands
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