| Jongeren Organisatie Vrijheid en Democratie | |
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| Founded | 1949 |
| Headquarters | Herengracht 38b, The Hague, The Netherlands |
| Ideology | Liberal |
| Mother party | VVD |
| International affiliation | LYMEC, IFLRY |
| Website | http://www.jovd.nl |
The Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy (Dutch: Jongeren Organisatie Vrijheid en Democratie), officially abbreviated as JOVD, 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 Martijn Jonk and current Vice-President is Dennis van den Oever.
JOVD has a contract of cooperation with VVD.
The organisation is responsible for having trained many staatssecretarissen and well known members of the House of Representatives. For example, Mark Rutte, Leader of the VVD and Dutch Prime Minister was JOVD chairman from 1988 to 1991.
JOVD publishes the political magazine Driemaster for its members and stakeholders. Currently elected editor in chief is Vivianne Vermeulen.
JOVD is a member of both LYMEC and IFLRY.
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