The International Young Democrat Union (IYDU) is a global alliance of center-right political youth organizations and the youth wing of the International Democracy Union.

The IYDU in its current form was founded in March 1991 in Washington, D.C. A previous organization of the same name had been established in July 1981, also in Washington, but subsequently ceased to exist.

The IYDU fights for conservative and free-market policies worldwide.

IYDU host a number of events for member organisations each year including a Freedom Forum (mid-year), an annual Council Meeting, and overseas study visits.

Following almost 6 years of the IYDU being split over differences in the interpretation of the IYDU constitution, the International Young Democrat Union Joint Council Meeting elected an unified IYDU Board in Brussels on 21 October 2017.

Principles Per the IYDU, it was first established in 1981 and "is a global alliance of center-right political youth organizations united by a common desire for greater freedom and less government. "It claims that members have become cabinet ministers, members of parliament, senior advisers and leaders within their respective industries in public and private sectors."

Parent organisation The parent organization to IYDU, the International Democracy Union (IDU), is a working association of 71 full and associate members from 63 different countries. Formed in 1983, founder members included Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; US Vice-President George H. W. Bush; Mayor of Paris, and later French President, Jacques Chirac; and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.

Chairmen Name Years Organization Country Mark Heywood 1992–1994 Young Liberals Tony Zagotta 1994–1998 College Republicans Andrew Rosindell 1998–2002 Young Conservatives Shane Frith 2002–2004 Young Nationals Donald Simpson 2004–2006 Conservative Future Scotland Peter Skovholt Gitmark 2006–2008 Young Conservatives Tim Dier 2008–2010 Conservative Future Daniel Walther 2010–2012 Junge Union Nicolas Figari 2012–2012 New Generations Independent Democratic Union Aris Kalafatis 2012–2014 Youth Organisation of New Democracy Gerti Bogdani 2014–2016 Youth of Democratic Party of Albania Simon Breheny 2016–2017 Young Liberals Bashir Wardini 2016–2018 Lebanese Forces Youth Association Abdelmajid Fassi Fihri 2018–2019 Youth Istiqlal Party Bruno Kazuhiro 2019–2021 Juventude Democratas Michael Dust2021–2025Junge UnionEva Dohalova2025-Austrian People's Party

Board 2025

Source:

Chair: // Eva Dohalova

Deputy Chair: // Hikmat Jung Karki

Secretary General: // Orestis Trasanidis

Deputy Secretary General:

// Andrea Catsimatidis

Treasurer: // Angus Webber

Vice Chairs: // Thomas Belligh

// Marwa El Ansari

// Nick Francis

// Théophile de Muizon

// Dinara Habibullaieva

// Isaac Jay Hyde

// Daniel Kennedy

// Roberto Pellizzaro

// Harriet Cross MP

// Jere Tuononen

// Charlotte Warken-Luxenburger

Members Current IYDU members are (as of August 3, 2025): // Young Democrat Union of Africa // Youth Forum of the Democratic Party of Albania // One Anguilla Youth // Young PRO // Young Republicans of Armenia // Australian Liberal Students Federation; Young Liberals; Young Nationals // Young People's Party // Azerbaijan National Independence Party Youth // Jong CD&V, Jong N-VA // United Democratic Party Youth (Youth Popular Front) // Juventud Demócratas // Mladež Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine; Youth Association of SDA // Young Republicans // Youth Union of Democratic Forces; MGERB // Caribbean Young Democrat Union // National Renewal Youth; New Generations of Independent Democratic Union // New Generations of Conservative Party // Youth of National Integration Party // Protoporia; Youth of the Democratic Rally // TOP Tym; Mladi Konzervativci; Mladi Lidovci // Konservativ Ungdom; Konservativ Studentere // Young Freedom Movement // Juventud 6 PSC // ARENA Youth // ResPublica // Youth of the European People's Party; European Young Conservatives; European Democrat Students; Nordic Young Conservative Union; Nordic Conservative Student Union; Democratic Youth Community of Europe // Kokoomusnuoret; KD Nuoret // Les Jeunes Républicains (LJR) // United National Movement (UNM) // Junge Union; Junge Union Bayern; Ring Christlich-Demokratischer Studenten // Youth League of the New Patriotic Party // ONNED Greece; DAP-NDFK Greece // New National Party Youth // Juventud Unionista // Juventud Nacionalista // Fidelitas; Young Christian Democratic Union // Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha // Chaldo Assyrian; KYC Kurdish Youth Congress (Kurdistan Region) // Likud Youth // Forza Italia Giovani; National Youth; Junge Generation der Südtiroler Volkspartei // Young Jamaica — Generation 2000 // Youth of Democratic Party; KANU Youth Congress // Lebanese Forces Students Association // Unity Party National Youth Congress // TS-LKD Jaunimo Bendruomene // MDP Youth // PAS Youth // Democratic Youth of Mongolia // Istiqlal Youth // RENAMO Youth League // PDM Youth League // National Democratic Youth Organization // CDJA // Young Nationals // VMRO-DPMNE Youth Force Union // Young Conservatives; Hoyers Studenterforbund // Jovenes Colorados // Mlodzi Demokraci // People's Youth; Juventude Social Democrata // Tineretul National Liberal // Giovani Democratico Cristiani // Christian Democratic Youth of Slovakia; Občiansko Demokratická Mládež // Slovenska Democratska Mladina; Nova Generacija SLS // New Generations of the People's Party // National Youth Front // People’s Action Movement Youth // United Youth // Young Democrats // Moderate Youth League; Young Christian Democrats; Fria Moderata Studentforbundet // Young Swiss People's Party // Kuomintang Youth League // Chadema Youth // Forum for Democratic Change Youth // Solidarna Molod // Young Conservatives // Young Republicans; College Republican National Committee // Primero Justicia; Proyecto Venezuela

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