Young Liberals (UK)

Young Liberals
President	Louisa Porritt
Chairperson	Janey Little
Founded	December 2016
Preceded by	Liberal Youth (2008—2016) Liberal Democrat Youth & Students (1990—2008)
Headquarters	Top Floor 1 Vincent Square London. SW1P 2PN
Ideology	Liberalism (British) Social liberalism[1] Internationalism[2] Pro-Europeanism[3][4]
European affiliation	European Liberal Youth (LYMEC)
International affiliation	International Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth (IFLRY)
Colours	Orange
Mother Party	Liberal Democrats
State Party	English Young Liberals Scottish Young Liberals Welsh Young Liberals
Councillors[nb][5]	30 / 18,725
Website
www.youngliberals.uk

Young Liberals is the youth and student organisation of the British Liberal Democrats. Membership is automatic for members of the Liberal Democrats aged under 30.^[6] It organises a number of fringe events at the Liberal Democrat Conference, which is held twice each year.

Young Liberals exists to campaign on issues affecting young people and students, with branches across the UK. The organisation is run by young people and acts as a pressure group within the Liberal Democrats.^{[citation needed]}

Social liberalism, economic liberalism, social justice, internationalism and pro-Europeanism are important components of the group's political philosophy.^{[citation needed]}

The constitution of the Liberal Democrats requires an affiliated youth and student wing.^[7] Accordingly, Young Liberals is a Specified Associated Organisation (SAO) of the party. It is granted voting rights on various Liberal Democrat committees, such as the Party's Federal Board.^{[citation needed]}

Young Liberals is affiliated to both the International Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth (IFLRY) and European Liberal Youth.^[8] Its predecessors include Liberal Youth, founded in 2008, and Liberal Democrat Youth & Students, founded in 1990. The earliest organisations were the National League of Young Liberals (NLYL), founded in 1903 and the Union of Liberal Students (ULS), founded in 1920.