Progress Party's Youth
Progress Party's Youth Fremskrittspartiets Ungdom | |
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Chairperson | Simen Velle |
Founded | 10 February 1978 |
Headquarters | Karl Johans gate 25, Oslo |
Ideology | Classical liberalism[1] Right-libertarianism[1] Right-wing populism |
Colours | Blue |
Mother party | Progress Party |
European affiliation | European Young Conservatives |
Website | fpu.no |
The Progress Party's Youth (Norwegian: Fremskrittspartiets Ungdom, FpU), is the youth wing of the Norwegian political party the Progress Party. It is generally considered to be more libertarian than the Progress Party itself.[2] The organization has active chapters in all counties of Norway as well as in over 50 municipalities.
From 2012,
History
The organization was officially founded by members of the Progress Party (FpU) on the annual party convention on 10–11 February 1978, the same convention where Carl I. Hagen was elected chairman of the party. The organization's first leader was the future mayor of Oslo, Peter N. Myhre, who served until 1984.
1994 Bolkesjø purge
As soon as in 1989, rifts appeared within the FpU between a
In 1992, the liberal Lars Grønntun was elected leader after a power struggle with Ingvar Myrvollen. This began a period of large-scale infighting which ultimately led to the board dissolving the organization, only to have the decision reversed by the party.[citation needed] After the expulsion of its entire liberal faction during the 1994 Progress Party national convention at Bolkesjø in Telemark, Ulf Leirstein became the new leader.
Recent history
Norwegian secondary schools hold school elections. The organization consistently polls better there than its parent party and emerged as the largest party nationwide in 1989, 2003, 2005 and 2009. Recently, they have been out-polled by their
Ideology and political positions
In the organization's manifesto, it states: "The Progress Party's Youth supports a free-marked economy, regulated by supply and demand, without interference from government officials. A market economy is the economical system which gives the individual person greatest freedom of action". It also wishes to reform the welfare state with private insurance arrangements and increase privatization in the health and education sector, for one making the public hospitals "compete" with the privately owned hospitals for best possible care.
Leadership
List of chairpersons
- 1978–1984: Peter N. Myhre
- 1984–1987: Pål Atle Skjervengen
- 1987–1989: Tor Mikkel Wara
- 1989–1992: Jan Erik Fåne
- 1992–1994: Lars Erik Grønntun
- 1994–1995: Ulf Leirstein
- 1995–1996: Klaus Jakobsen
- 1996: Anders Anundsen
- 1996–1998: Reidar Helliesen
- 1998–1999: Anders Anundsen
- 1999–2002: Bård Hoksrud
- 2002–2008: Trond Birkedal
- 2008–2012: Ove André Vanebo
- 2012–2014: Himanshu Gulati
- 2014–2016: Atle Simonsen
- 2016–2022: Bjørn-Kristian Svendsrud
- 2022–: Simen Velle
Current Central Committee[11]
- Chairperson: [1]Simen Velle
- First vice-chairperson: Ole Jakob Warlo
- Second vice-chairperson: Claudia Rebecka Brännström
- Member: Julianne Ofstad
- Member: Markus Gotaas
- Member: Mats Henriksen
- First reserve member: Joakim Myklebost Tangen
External links
References
- ^ a b "International – Fremskrittspartiets Ungdom".
- ^ Eilif Frich Flydal: Hagen ute, ungdommen inne Dagbladet, 11. mai 2006
- ^ Første fleirkulturelle leiar for ungdomsparti, NRK
- ^ "Atle Simonsen valgt til leder i Fpu". Aftenbladet. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- ^ Solvik, Bjørn Magne. "FrP vant skolevalget". Liberaleren. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ Løset, Kjetil (2012-01-13). "Frp størst ved skolevalget".
- ^ Lynum, Sissel. "AP vant skolevalget". Adressa.no. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ "Kraftig meldemsvekst i de politiske partiene" (in Norwegian). Nationen.no. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ "Manifest". Progress Party's Youth (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ kvile, geir (13 January 2012). "FpU vil legalisere narkotika". Ba.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ "Sentralstyret – Fremskrittspartiets Ungdom". fpu.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-09-29.