| People's Youth Juventude Popular |
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| President | Miguel Pires da Silva |
| Founded | September 18, 1974 |
| Headquarters | 5 Largo Adelino Amaro da Costa 1149-063 Lisbon |
| Ideology | Conservatism Christian democracy Classical liberalism |
| Mother party | Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party |
| International affiliation | International Young Democrat Union |
| European affiliation | Democrat Youth Community of Europe |
| Website | www.juventudepopular.org |
The People's Youth (Portuguese: Juventude Popular) is a Portuguese political youth organisation. It is an independent organisation affiliated to the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party (CDS–PP).[1]
It is a member of the Democrat Youth Community of Europe and the International Young Democrat Union.
Miguel Pires da Silva was elected President of the People's Youth on 24 July 2011.[2]
In the early 1990s, the People's Youth had 18,000 members.[1]
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The Gonçalo Begonha Studies Office (Gabinete de Estudos Gonçalo Begonha) is a department responsible for the political and ideological formation within the People's Youth. It was named after Gonçalo Botelho Gomes Begonha (born 14 September 1980), who was an important member of the People's Youth and a member of its national leadership several times. Additionally, Gonçalo Begonha was an important municipal leader of the People's Youth until his premature death in the summer of 2003. Due to Begonha's love for books and culture, his name was given to the Studies Offices of the People's Youth.
According to the statutes of the People's Youth, the GEGB is the organization responsible not only with the political and ideological formation of its members, but also with supporting the Youth with the technical support needed for its proposals and projects. Its functions include the following:
The Universities of the People's Youth (Universidades JP), are also prepared and organized by the GEGB.
The statutes of the People's Youth forbid the constitution of organised factions inside the Youth. However, a motion called Esta é a Altura will be presented with the objective of allowing the constitution of internal factions at the next Extraordinary Congress of the People's Youth.