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Youth of the European People's Party (YEPP) is an
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of
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an political
youth Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood (Maturity (psychological), maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as bei ...
organisations and is the official youth wing of the
European People's Party The European People's Party (EPP) is a European political party with Christian democracy, Christian democratic, liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative, and conservative member parties. A transnational organisation, it is composed of other p ...
. YEPP brings together 64 centre-right youth political organisations from 40 countries all over Europe. Founded in 1997 by the 2006–2014
Prime Minister of Sweden The prime minister of Sweden (, "minister of state") is the head of government of the Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden. The prime minister and their cabinet (the government) exercise executive authority in the Kingdom of Sweden and are subject to th ...
Fredrik Reinfeldt John Fredrik Reinfeldt (pronounced ; born 4 August 1965) is a Swedish economist, lecturer, former Prime Minister of Sweden from 2006 to 2014 and chairman of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 2003 to 2015. He was the last rotating Presi ...
, YEPP has developed into the largest political youth organisation in Europe. Full members status is held to the European Youth Forum (YFJ) which operates within the
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and
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areas and works closely with both these bodies (full members status to the European Youth Forum has also Democrat Youth Community of Europe, whose senior branch merged into the
European People's Party The European People's Party (EPP) is a European political party with Christian democracy, Christian democratic, liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative, and conservative member parties. A transnational organisation, it is composed of other p ...
in 2002). YEPP is also a full member of the Union of the
Robert Schuman Institute The Union of the Robert Schuman Institute for Developing Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe (short: Robert Schuman Institute, RSI) is the European level training institution of the European People's Party political family, based in Budape ...
for Developing Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. Every board is elected for two years.


List of presidents

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Fredrik Reinfeldt John Fredrik Reinfeldt (pronounced ; born 4 August 1965) is a Swedish economist, lecturer, former Prime Minister of Sweden from 2006 to 2014 and chairman of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 2003 to 2015. He was the last rotating Presi ...
(
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
), 1997–1999 * Michael Hahn (
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
), 1999–2001 * Rutger-Jan Hebben (
Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
), 2001–2003 * (
Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
), 2003–2005 * David Hansen (
Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
), 2005–2007 * Ioannis Smyrlis (
Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
), 2007–2009 * Laurent Schouteten (
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
), 2009–2011 * Csaba Dömötör (
Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
), 2011–2013 * Konstantinos Kyranakis (
Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
), 2013–2017 * Andrianos Giannou (
Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
), 2017–2018 * Lídia PereiraYEPP on Twitter
2018-11-03 (
Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
), 2018–Present


Board members (2023-2025)

* YEPP President Lídia Pereira ( JSD, Portugal) * YEPP First Vice-president Sophia Kircher ( Junge ÖVP, Austria) * YEPP Secretary General Heidi Hanhela ( KNL, Finland) * YEPP Deputy Secretary General Vassilis Sakellaris ( ONNED, Greece) * YEPP Treasurer Adam Bátovský ( KDMS, Slovakia) * YEPP Vice-presidents Eoin Scarlett ( YFG, Ireland), Dora Szilagyi (MIERT, Romania), ( UHL, Norway), Severin Hirmer ( JU, Germany), Edelmira Ferri Hernandez ( NNGG, Spain), Tea Jerkovic (MHDZ, Croatia), Derek Groot (CDJA, Netherlands), Oleksander Afanasiev (BM, Ukraine) and Florian Gasser (JG SVP, Italy). Financial Auditors * Metty Steinmetz (CSJ, Luxembourg) * Michele Roncoroni (JM, Switzerland)


Board members (2021-2023)

* YEPP President Lídia Pereira ( JSD, Portugal) * YEPP First Vice-president ( Junge ÖVP, Austria) * YEPP Secretary General ( Jong CD&V, Belgium) * YEPP Deputy Secretary General Silva Mertsola ( KNL, Finland) * YEPP Treasurer Vassilis Sakellaris ( ONNED, Greece) * YEPP Vice-presidents ( KDU, Sweden), Regina Frieser ( JU, Germany), Edelmira Ferri Hernandez ( NNGG, Spain), Vít Mikušek ( ML, Czech Republic), Zarja Bregant ( SDM, Slovenia), Mara Mareș ( TNL, Romania), Marco Parroccini ( FIG, Italy), Nikola Eric ( UM SNS, Serbia) and Paula Campbell ( YFG, Ireland). Financial Auditors * Carol De Biagi ( GDC, San Marino) * Gianluca Sciberras ( MZPN, Malta)


Board members (2018–2021)

* YEPP President Lídia Pereira (JSD, Portugal) * YEPP Secretary General Eileen Lynch (YFG, Ireland) * YEPP First Vice-president Stephan Beer (JU, Germany) * YEPP Deputy Secretary General Christina Balaska (ONNED, Greece) * YEPP Treasurer Ali-Reza Abdali (KNL, Finland) * YEPP Vice-presidents: Ágnes Zsofia Magyar (Fidelitas, Hungary), Mara Mares (TNL, Romania), Nikola Eric (UM SNS, Serbia), (KDU, Sweden), (Junge ÖVP, Austria), Zsombor Ambrus (MIERT, Romania), Karlo Ressler (MHDZ, Croatia), Marcello Gamberale (FIG, Italy), Tino Schneider (JCVP, Switzerland)


Board members (2017–2018)

* YEPP President Andrianos Giannou (TNL, Romania) * YEPP Secretary General Maru Pardal (NNGG, Spain) * YEPP First Vice-president Jim Lefebre (Junge ÖVP, Austria) * YEPP Deputy Secretary General Lotte Schipper (CDJA, The Netherlands) * YEPP Treasurer Pierre-Henri Dumont (JR, France) * YEPP Vice-presidents: Ágnes Zsofia Magyar (Fidelitas, Hungary), Christina Balaska (ONNED, Greece), Eileen Lynch (YFG, Ireland), Arba Kokalari (MUF, Sweden), Lídia Pereira (JSD, Portugal), Inna Korsun (YDA, Ukraine), Karlo Ressler (MHDZ, Croatia), Marcello Gamberale Paoletti (FIG, Italy), Stephan Beer (JU, Germany)


Board members (2015–2017)

* YEPP President Konstantinos Kyranakis (ONNED, Greece) * YEPP First Vice-president Roland Mittmann (JU, Germany) * YEPP Secretary General Andrea Vodanović (MHDZ, Croatia) * YEPP Deputy Secretary General Christodoulos Ioannou (NEDISY, Cyprus) * YEPP Treasurer Maru Pardal (NNGG, Spain) * YEPP Vice-presidents: Bartosz Domaszewicz (SMD, Poland), Pierre-Henri Dumont (JR, France), Csaba Faragó (Fidelitas, Hungary), Andrianos Giannou (TDL, Romania), Arba Kokalari (MUF, Sweden), João Paulo Meireles (JSD, Portugal), Riccardo Pozzi (GUDC, Italy), Stefan Schnöll (JVP, Austria), Tore Storehaug (KrFU, Norway)


Board members (2013–2015)

* YEPP President Konstantinos Kyranakis (ONNED, Greece) * YEPP Secretary General Colm Lauder (YFG, Ireland) * YEPP First Vice-president Juha-Pekka Nurvala (KNL, Finland) * YEPP Deputy Secretary General Federico Potočnik (MSI, Slovenia) * YEPP Treasurer Frank Visser (CDJA, Netherlands) * YEPP Vice-presidents: Stefan Schnöll (Junge ÖVP, Austria) Tom Vandenkendelaere (JONG CD&V, Belgium) Hristo Gadzhev (MGERB, Bulgaria) Christodoulos Ioannou (NEDISY, Cyprus) (IRLY, Estonia) Benedict Pöttering (JU, Germany) Riccardo Pozzi (Giovani UDC, Italy) João Paulo Meireles (JSD, Portugal) Sara Skyttedal (KDU, Sweden)


Board members (2011–2013)

* YEPP President Csaba Dömötör (Fidelitas, Hungary) * YEPP Secretary General Juha-Pekka Nurvala (KNL, Finland) * YEPP First Vice-president Duarte Marques (JSD, Portugal) * YEPP Deputy Secretary General Colm Lauder (YFG, Ireland) * YEPP Treasurer Frank Lambermont (CDJA, Netherlands) * YEPP Vice-presidents: Reinhard Bärnthaler (Junge OVP, Austria), Charalambos Stavrides (NEDISY, Cyprus), Benedict Pöttering (JU, Germany), Konstantinos Kyranakis (ONNED, Greece), Emanuele Occhipinti (GL, Italy), Gunārs Elksnis (YLPP, Latvia), Ryan Callus (MZPN, Malta), Andrea Levy Soler (NNGG, Spain), Sara Skyttedal (KDU, Sweden) * YEPP Financial Auditors: Oliver Jung (Jeunes cdH, Belgium), Riccardo Pozzi (Giovani UDC, Italy)


Board members (2009–2011)

* YEPP President Laurent Schouteten (Jeunes UMP, France) * YEPP Secretary General Carlo De Romanis (FIG, Italy) * YEPP First Vice-president Thomas Schneider (JU, Germany) * YEPP Deputy Secretary General Brenda Furniere (, Belgium) * YEPP Treasurer Julian Farner-Calvert (KRFU, Norway) * YEPP Vice-presidents: Caesar Andres (JCVP, Switzerland), Gernot Blümel (Junge ÖVP, Austria), Csaba Dömötör (Fidelitas, Hungary), Paula Gomez de la Barcena Ansorena (NN.GG, Spain), Melita Kelenc (MSI, Slovenia), Anatolii Korol (DA, Ukraine), Duarte Marques (JSD, Portugal), Juha-Pekka Nurvala (KNL, Finland), Bronne Pot (CDJA, Netherlands) * YEPP Financial Auditors (MKD, Czech Republic), Michael Clancy (YFG, Ireland)


Board members (2007–2009)

* YEPP President Yannis Smyrlis (ONNED, Greece) * YEPP Secretary General Martin Hümer (JVP, Austria) * YEPP First Vice-president Thomas Schneider (JU, Germany) * YEPP Deputy Secretary General Huibert van Rossum (CDJA, Netherlands) * YEPP Treasurer (UHL, Norway) * YEPP Vice-presidents: Irina Pruidze (AME, Georgia), Laurent Schouteten (Jeunes UMP, France), Carlo de Romanis (FIG, Italy), James Lawless (YFG, Ireland), Vaidas Augunas (JKD, Lithuania), Paula Gómez de la Bárcena Ansorena (NNGG, Spain), Daniel Fangueiro (JSD, Portugal), Charlie Weimers (KDU, Sweden), Darija Jurica (MHDZ, Croatia)


Board members (2005–2007)

* YEPP President David Hansen (KrFU, Norway) * YEPP Secretary General Martin Hümer (JVP, Austria) * YEPP First Vice-president Robert Golanski (MD, Poland) * YEPP Deputy Secretary General Huibert van Rossum (CDJA, Netherlands) * YEPP Vice-presidents: David Cermak (MKD, Czech Republic), Paula Gómez de la Bárcena Ansorena (NNGG, Spain), Galina Fomenchenko (CDMU, Ukraine), Christian Holm (MUF, Sweden), Christoph Israng (JU, Germany), Stefano Morelli (FIG, Italy), Vincent Richez (Jeunes Populaires, France), Yannis Smyrlis (ONNED, Greece), Jeroen van den Berghe (Jong CD&V, Belgium)


Board members (2003–2005)

* YEPP President (NNGG, Spain) * YEPP Secretary General Riika Railimo (former Kervinen) (KNL, Finland) * YEPP First Vice-president Markus Pösentrup (JU, Germany) * YEPP Deputy Secretary General Lucinda Creighton (YFG, Ireland) * YEPP Vice-presidents: Paolo Zanetto (FIG, Italy), Bernhard Pircher (JVP Austria), Maria Syrengela (ONNED, Greece), Arnoud Strijbis (CDJA, Netherlands), Arnt Kennis (Jong CD&V, Belgium), John Bonello (MZPN, Malta), Timotej Neubauer (NG SLS, Slovenia), Pedro Duarte (JSD, Portugal)


Board members (2001–2003)

* YEPP President Rutger-Jan Hebben (CDJA, Netherlands) * YEPP Secretary General Markus Pösentrup (JU, Germany) * YEPP First Vice-president (NNGG, Spain) * YEPP Deputy Secretary General Riika Railimo (former Kervinen) (KNL, Finland) * YEPP Vice-presidents: Sidonia Jedrzejewska (MD, Poland), Maria Syrengela (ONNED, Greece), (JKD, Lithuania), Arnt Kennis (Jong CD&V, Belgium), Alex Widmer (JCVP, Switzerland), Miguel Coleta (JSD, Portugal), David Hansen (KrFU, Norway),
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(YFG, Ireland), Alessia Mosca (UDC, Italy)


Board members (1999–2001)

* YEPP President Michael Hahn (JU, Germany) * YEPP Secretary General Rutger-Jan Hebben (CDJA, Netherlands) * YEPP First Vice-president Belen Ureña (NNGG, Spain) * YEPP Deputy Secretary General Eva Mitsopoulou (ONNED, Greece) * YEPP Vice-presidents: Niklas Claesson (MUF, Sweden), Yannick Georges (Jeunes PSC, Belgium), Sidonia Jedrzejewska (MD, Poland), Jyrki Katainen (KNL, Finland), Stephen McCullen (YFG, Ireland), (JKD, Lithuania), Alina Bita (PNTCD-OT, Romania), Martin Ledolter (JVP, Austria), José Eduarto Martins (JSD, Portugal)


Board members (1997–1999)

* YEPP President
Fredrik Reinfeldt John Fredrik Reinfeldt (pronounced ; born 4 August 1965) is a Swedish economist, lecturer, former Prime Minister of Sweden from 2006 to 2014 and chairman of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 2003 to 2015. He was the last rotating Presi ...
(MUF, Sweden) * YEPP Secretary General Walter Verbeke (CVP-Jongeren, Belgium) * YEPP First Vice-president Winfried Weck (JU, Germany) * YEPP Deputy Secretary General Jan-Kees de Jager (CDJA, Netherlands) * YEPP Vice-presidents: Joanne Harmon (YFG, Ireland), Eva Mitsopoulou (ONNED, Greece), André Støylen (UHL, Norway), Belen Ureña (NNGG, Spain), Martin Ledolter (JVP, Austria), Evarts Anosovs (Former LKDJS, Latvia), Yannick Georges (Jeunes PSC, Belgium), Mikolaj Dowgielewicz (MD, Poland), Peter Stach (KDMS, Slovakia), José Eduarto Martins (JSD, Portugal)


Member organisations

* Youth Forum of the Democratic Party (FR-PD) * Junge ÖVP * Young Front * Youth Christian-Social Union Young Democrats ( YCSU-YD) * Jeunes cdH * JONG Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams (JONGCD&V) * Youth SDA * Youth Union of the Democratic Party (MSDP) * Youth Union of Democratic Forces (MSDS) * Youth of the Croatian Democratic Union (Mladež Hrvatske demokratske zajednice; MHDZ) * Youth Organisation of Democratic Rally (NE.DI.SY) * Young Populars (Mladí lidovci, ML) * TOP Team (TOP tým) * Young Conservatives (Konservativ Ungdom; KU) * IRL Noored * Christian Democratic Youth of Finland (Suomen Kristillisdemokraattiset Nuoret, KDN) * Youth League of the Coalition Party (Kokoomuksen Nuorten Liitto; KNL) * Les Jeunes Républicains * Young National Democrats of Georgia (Akhalgazrda Erovnul-Demokrati) * Georgian Youth Christian-Democratic Association (SAQDA) * The Young Rights – AME (Akhalgazrda Memarjveneebi) * Junge Union (JU) *
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(ΟΝΝΕΔ/ONNED) * Young Christian Democratic Union (IKSZ) * Young Fine Gael (YFG) * Forza Italia Giovani (FIG) * Youth of the Christian-Democratic Union (UDC) * Youth of the Democratic Union for Europe (UDeuR) * Junge Generation, Youth of the South Tyrolean People's Party (JG) * Giovani Autonomisti PATT, Youth of Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party * Unity Youth Organisation (Vienotības Jaunatnes organizācija; VJO) * Young Christian Democrats (Jaunieji krikščionys demokratai; JKD) * Christian-Social Youth of Luxemburg (Chrëschtlech-Sozial Jugend; CSJ) * Union of young forces (ВМРО – Демократска партија за Македонско национално единство; VMRO-DPMNE) * Youth Movement of the Nationalist Party (Moviment Żgħażagħ Partit Nazzjonalista; MZPN) * New Generation of the Christian-Democratic People's Party (NG PPCD) * Christian-Democratic Youth Movement (CDJA) * Norwegian Young Conservatives (Unge Høyres Landsforbund; UHL) * Norwegian Young Christian Democrats (Kristelig Folkepartis Ungdom; KrFU) * Young Democrats Association (Stowarzyszenie/MD) * Social Democratic Youth (Portugal) (Juventude Social Democrata; JSD) * People's Youth (Portugal) (Juventude Popular; JP) * Tineretul Democrat Liberal (TDL) * Christian Democratic Youth of San Marino (GDC) * Youth Union (
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) * Christian Democratic Youth of Slovakia (KDMS) * New Generation of the Slovenian People's Party (Nova generacija SLS; NG SLS) * Slovenian democratic youth (SDM) * Young Slovenia (Mlada Slovenija; MSi) * New Generations of the People's Party of Spain (NNGG) * Union of Christian-Democratic Youth of Catalonia (UFDCC) * Young Christian Democrats (Kristdemokratiska ungdomsförbundet; KDU) * Moderate Youth League (Moderata ungdomsförbundet; MUF) * Youth of the Christian-Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (Junge Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz; JCVP) * Batkivshchyna moloda * Democratic Alliance (DA) * Young Rukh * Solidarna Molod (SM)


References


External links


Official YEPP website

YEPP 15 Years Yearbook - Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
{{European Youth Forum European Union youth policy People's Party, Youth of the European European People's Party