Welsh Young Liberals

Welsh Young Liberals
Rhyddfrydwr Ifanc Cymru
Welsh Young Liberals; Rhyddfrydwr Ifanc Cymru
President	Cllr Elizabeth Evans
Vice President	Cllr Sam Bennett
Chairperson	Sarah Leena Farhat & Josh Rutty (Co-Chairs)
Founded	2002 (as MIDR Cymru)
Ideology	Liberalism (British); Social liberalism; Classical liberalism; Federalism; British unionism
Mother party	Welsh Liberal Democrats
National affiliation	Young Liberals
Website	https://www.youngliberals.uk/get-involved/states/wyl

Welsh Young Liberals (Welsh: Rhyddfrydwr Ifanc Cymru) is the successor to what was previously "Myfyrwyr a Ieuenctid y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru – Liberal Democrat Youth and Students Wales” and constitutes the youth wing of the Welsh Liberal Democrats. Its membership is open to any member of the Liberal Democrats living, working or studying in Wales provided they are under 26 years of age and/or in full/part-time education above that age.^[1]

The organisation has branches all over Wales, including affiliated branches at many Welsh universities.^[2]^[3] The Welsh Young Liberals campaign for the aims of the Welsh Liberal Democrats and has had members standing for election since the 2005 General Election and the 2007 Welsh Assembly Election.^[4] The organisation also supports and advocates youth engagement in local politics with many members both standing and being sitting councillors across Wales.

The Welsh Young Liberals are a part of the UK Federal Young Liberals. In April 2009, what was then MIDR Cymru rebranded and relaunched as IR Cymru following the re-branding of the federal organisation to Liberal Youth.^[5]^[6] IR Cymru also underwent a similar re-brand in early 2017 to match the federal re-branding of the Liberal Youth as "Young Liberals".

^ "2017 Constitution of RhI Cymru – English Version". rhyddifanc.cymru. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
^ "University of Aberystwyth Liberal Democrats". Users.aber.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
^ Cardiff Student Liberal Democrats Archived February 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
^ Ben Lloyd in MIDR Cymru's 2006 Annual Report^{[dead link]}
^ Spring 2009 Welsh Liberal Democrat conference agenda^{[dead link]}
^ Goldsworthy, Ali (22 April 2009). "Alison Goldsworthy, post-conference blog interview with Elaine Bagshaw". Freedomcentral.org.uk. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

[1] "2017 Constitution of RhI Cymru – English Version". rhyddifanc.cymru. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[2] "University of Aberystwyth Liberal Democrats". Users.aber.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

[3] Cardiff Student Liberal Democrats Archived February 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[4] Ben Lloyd in MIDR Cymru's 2006 Annual Report^{[dead link]}

[5] Spring 2009 Welsh Liberal Democrat conference agenda^{[dead link]}

[6] Goldsworthy, Ali (22 April 2009). "Alison Goldsworthy, post-conference blog interview with Elaine Bagshaw". Freedomcentral.org.uk. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

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