Social Democratic Youth of Denmark
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Social Democratic Youth of Denmark Danmarks Socialdemokratiske Ungdom (DSU) |
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| Chairperson | Lasse Quvang Rasmussen |
| Secretary General | Maj Jensen |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Headquarters | Kigkurren 8D, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Mother party | Social Democrats |
| International affiliation | International Union of Socialist Youth |
| European affiliation | Young European Socialists |
| Scandinavian affiliation | Forbundet Nordens Socialdemokratiske Ungdom (FNSU) |
| National affiliation | Dansk Ungdoms Fællesråd (DUF) |
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The Social Democratic Youth of Denmark (Danish: Danmarks Socialdemokratiske Ungdom, DSU) is the national youth wing of the Danish Social Democrats. It is not to be confused with Frit Forum, which is for those in higher education, and whose membership is not restricted by age, unlike the DSU. The organisation is autonomous from the Social Democrats and as such is entitled to formulate its own policies and devise its own campaigns.
The Social Democratic Youth movement was established in 1920 after a break-up of the former youth organisation, the Social Democratic Youth League (Socialdemokratisk Ungdomsforbund, SUF). At first, the organisation was known as the "DsU". The founders of DSU wanted to change the Danish society by gradual reforms and not by revolution.
DSU is a member of Dansk Ungdoms Fællesråd (DUF), the Forbundet Nordens Socialdemokratiske Ungdom (FNSU), the Young European Socialists (YES) and the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY).
The incumbent chair of Social Democratic Youth is Alexander Grandt Pedersen who was elected at the DSU 2014 convention in May. The general secretary of the DSU is Jakob K. Sørensen who was elected at the 2012 convention.
Former DSU chairs:
The legislative and most powerful assembly is the national convention, held every second year in April or May. It consists of 235 delegates, mainly elected in the local branches. The convention is approving the annual accounts of the national organisation, it is deciding new organizational work programmes, political resolutions and proposals and is finally electing a national executive committee.
The national executive committee ("Forretningsudvalget") consists of 10 elected members and also the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson and the Secretary General. They are elected at the convention too. The Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson and the Secretary General are receiving an economic compensation/fee for their jobs.
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