Reformed Political Party Youth

Reformed Political Party Youth Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij-jongeren
Chairperson	Willem Pos
Founded	January 24, 1934
Headquarters	Dinkel 7 3068 HB Rotterdam
Ideology	orthodox Calvinism
Mother party	Reformed Political Party (SGP)
Website	SGPJ

The Reformed Political Party Youth (Dutch: Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij-jongeren), officially abbreviated as SGPJ or SGP-jongeren, is the youth wing of the Dutch Reformed Political Party, an orthodox Calvinist political party.

The SGPJ is officially independent and established as Landelijk Verband van Staatkundig Gereformeerde Studieverenigingen (LVSGS)^[1] in 1934 in Rotterdam and is with over 12,000 members in 2011 the largest political youth organization of the Netherlands.

In 1987 women were allowed to become members and in 2007 a woman was elected for the first time to the board.

Magazines[]

The SGPJ publishes two magazines:

• Klik, SGP Jeugdblad ('Click, SGP youth magazine') for under sixteen youth
• In Contact, SGP Jongerenblad ('In Contact, SGP youth magazine')

Presidents[]

Presidents of the SGPJ:

1. D. Bogaard (1934–1938)
2. C. Meijer (1938–1946)
3. J.C. Hooykaas (1946–1947)
4. (1947–1971)
5. Gert van den Berg (1972–1986)
6. (1986–1991)
7. (1991–1999)
8. Elbert Dijkgraaf (1999–2003)
9. (2003–2006)
10. (2006–2009)
11. (2009–2013)
12. (2013–2016)
13. (2016–2019)
14. (2019–)

References[]

• (in Dutch) SGPJ

External links[]

• (in Dutch) SGPJ

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