Lithuanian Liberal Youth
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2018) |
| Lithuanian Liberal Youth Lietuvos liberalus jaunimas | |
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| President | Izidė Marcinkutė |
| Founded | 12 January 1991 [1] |
| Headquarters | Vilnius |
| Membership | 2,600+[citation needed] |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| International affiliation | IFLRY, LYMEC |
| Website | laisve.lt |
Lithuanian Liberal Youth (Lithuanian: Lietuvos liberalus jaunimas, LLJ), is a political youth organization in Lithuania. It is completely independent from any political party or organization. However, some prominent members of LLJ participate in active politics as representatives of political parties.
History
[edit]The organisation was unofficially established as Vilniaus liberalaus jaunimo klubas on 12 January 1991 and was officially registered on 1 December 1991. After being affiliated with Lithuanian Liberal Union until 1994, the organisation later decided to become an independent one. Even after this split many members of LLJ as Jonas Čekuolis, Gintaras Steponavičius and Aušrinė Armonaitė were elected to municipal councils and the Seimas as members of Lithuanian Liberal Union, Liberal and Centre Union and Liberal Movement.
Past leaders
[edit]Liberal leaders and officials who are alumni of LLJ include:
- Current President of LiJOT Umberto Masi
- Current Member of Parliament and Minister of Economics and Innovations Aušrinė Armonaitė
- Current Member of Parliament and Minister of Environment Simonas Gentvilas
- Current Minister of Culture Simonas Kairys
- Current Member of Parliament Ieva Pakarklytė
- Former Chairman of the Liberal Movement, Mayor of Vilnius Remigijus Šimašius
- Former Minister of Science and Education, current MP Gintaras Steponavičius
- Former Chairman of the Liberal Movement, MP and Minister of Transport and Communications Eligijus Masiulis
- Councillor of Vilnius City Municipality Deimantė Rimkutė
Structure
[edit]Executive
[edit]The Board is the collegial governing body of LLY and the Bureau is the LLY President's trust team, the members of which are:
- President: Izidė Marcinkutė
- Board member: Rapolas Antanavičius
- Board member: Smiltė Domeikytė
- Board member: Gintarė Žiedelytė
- Coordinator of Bureau: Ema Šidlauskaitė
- Coordinator of Communication: Augustina Aleknaitė
- Coordinator of Public Relations: Auksė Kazakaitytė
- Coordinator of Events: Rosita Lekavičiūtė
- Coordinator of Education: Vilhelmas Lingaitis
- Coordinator of Marketing: Austė Markevičiūtė
- Coordinator of Finances: Ričardas Spiečius
- Coordinator of Team of Office Assistants: Samanta Tamkutė
- Coordinator of Branches: Simonas Voroblievas
- Coordinator of Political Affairs: Denas Ražinskis
Branch
[edit]Currently the Lithuanian Liberal Youth has 27 local sections. Every branch has a local board and organizes regular general meetings, where local board members are elected and policy is decided. Every local member has the right to vote at the local general meetings. The sections are:
- Akmenė branch (ALJO)
- Alytus branch (ALJ)
- Anykščiai branch (AnLJ)
- Druskininkai branch (DLJ)
- Elektrėnai branch (ELJ)
- Jonava branch (JLJ)
- Kaišiadorys branch (KRLJ)
- Kalvarija branch (KaLJ)
- Kaunas branch (association, KLJ)
- Kėdainiai branch (KėdLiJO)
- Kelmė branch (KelJO)
- Klaipėda branch (association, KLJO)
- Lentvaris branch (LeLiJO)
- Marijampolė branch (MLJO)
- Mažeikiai branch (association, MLJ)
- Raseiniai branch (RLJ)
- Rokiškis branch (RokLJ)
- Panevėžys branch (PLJ)
- Pilviškiai branch (PLJO)
- Šakiai branch (ŠaLJ)
- Šiauliai branch (association, ŠLJ)
- Šilutė branch (ŠLJO)
- Tauragė branch (TLJ)
- Telšiai branch (association, TLJO)
- Utena branch (association, ULJ)
- Varėna branch (VLJ)
- Vilnius branch (association, VLJO)
- Visaginas branch (ViLJ)