Young Union
| Young Union Junge Union | |
|---|---|
Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union in Bavaria | |
| International affiliation | International Young Democrat Union |
| Website | junge-union.de |
The Junge Union Deutschlands (English: Young Union of Germany) or JU is the joint youth organisation of the CDU/CSU coalition in Germany.[1] Membership is limited to individuals between 14 and 35 years of age.[2]
The Junge Union claims to be the largest political youth organization in Germany and Europe with about 100,000 members.[3]
Political positions
The JU views itself as an organization that aims to further the goals of its parent political parties,
In foreign policy, the JU is committed to a German-American security alliance, and called for Germany to participate in the
Prominent former members of the Junge Union
- Hermann Gröhe – German minister of health (2013–2018)
- Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg – German minister of defence (2009–11)
- Volker Kauder – Leader of the CDU/CSU Group in the Bundestag (2005–18)
- Roland Koch – Minister-president of Hesse (1999–2010)
- Helmut Kohl – Chancellor of Germany (1982–98)
- Jan Löffler – Member of the Landtag of Saxony (2009-)
- Günther Oettinger – Minister-president of Baden-Württemberg (2005–10), European Commissioner (since 2010)
- Wolfgang Schäuble – German minister of the interior (1989–91 and 2005–09), minister of finance (2009–17), president of the Bundestag (since 2017)
- Jens Spahn – German minister of health (2018-2021)
- Edmund Stoiber – Minister-president of Bavaria (1993–2007)
- Christian Wulff – Minister-president of Lower Saxony (2003–10), President of Germany (2010–12)
Chairpersons
- Bruno Six (1947–1948)
- Alfred Sagner (1948–1949)
- Josef Dufhues (1949–1950)
- Ernst Majonica (1950–1955)
- Gerhard Stoltenberg (1955–1961)
- Bert Even (1961–1963)
- Egon Klepsch (1963–1969)
- Jürgen Echternach (1969–1973)
- Matthias Wissmann (1973–1983)
- Christoph Böhr (1983–1989)
- Hermann Gröhe (1989–1994)
- Klaus Escher (1994–1998)
- Hildegard Müller (1998–2002)
- Philipp Mißfelder (2002–2014)
- Paul Ziemiak (2014–2018)
- Tilman Kuban (2018-2022)
- Johannes Winkel (since 2022)[6]
International relations
The JU is a member of the Youth of the European People's Party (YEPP), an umbrella organisation of
All International Affairs are coordinated by the International Commission, which is chaired by Maximilian Mörseburg MdB as International Secretary and his deputies Manuel Knoll MdL and Moritz Übermuth.[7]
References
- ISBN 978-3-923632-06-0
- ^ JA, ich möchte jetzt in die JUNGE UNION eintreten! Young Union (official website). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Stats of membership in a youth organization (german source)". Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Preamble - Page 1 party manifesto (German)
- ^ Preamble - Page 2 party manifesto (German)
- ^ Hemicker, Lorenz (19 November 2022). "Ein Vordenker für die Junge Union". faz.net. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Internationales". www.junge-union.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
External links
- Junge Union - Official site (German)
- Youth of the European People's Party - Official site (English)