Nationalist Youth of Catalonia (''Joventut Nacionalista de Catalunya'', JNC) is the

youth organisation The following is a list of youth organizations. A youth organization is a type of organization with a focus upon providing activities and socialization for minors. In this list, most organizations are international unless noted otherwise. 0 ...

of Together for Catalonia, founded in 1980 as the youth group of

Democratic Convergence of Catalonia The Democratic Convergence of Catalonia ( ca, Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya; , CDC), frequently shortened as Convergence ( ca, Convergència; ) was a Catalan nationalist, liberal political party in Catalonia (Spain), currently still exist ...

(CDC). Alvaro Clapés-Saganyoles Baena is the general secretary since March 2021. It is a full member organization of the

European Liberal Youth European Liberal Youth (abbreviated as LYMEC) is an international organisation of liberal youth movements – mostly the youth wings of members of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party but also individual members. LYMEC holds ...

and the

International Federation of Liberal Youth The International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY) is an international liberal youth organization. It consists of a global membership of national youth organizations. These are often but not exclusively affiliated with political parties that ...

History

Manifestació de la Joventut Nacionalista de Catalunya (JNC) a Barcelona per l'Onze de Setembre

JNC was founded in April 1980 in Platja d'Aro by young members of

CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency, under the Department of Health and Human Services, and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgi ...

, refounded in 2016 as the

PDeCAT The Catalan European Democratic Party ( ca, Partit Demòcrata Europeu Català, PDeCAT, sometimes stylized as PDECat), initially branded as the Catalan Democratic Party ( ca, Partit Demòcrata Català, PDC), is a liberal political party in Spain t ...

. The organization gradually evolved to independentist positions, which also influenced the political orientation of

Presidents and secretary generals

National Executive Committee 2019-2021:

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Secessionist organizations in Europe 1980 establishments in Spain Catalan nationalism Youth wings of liberal parties Youth wings of political parties in Spain