Welsh Young Liberals
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Welsh Young Liberals Rhyddfrydwr Ifanc Cymru IR Cymru |
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| President | Mark Cole |
| Chairperson | Callum James Littlemore |
| Founded | 2002 (as MIDR Cymru) |
| Headquarters | Freedom Central, Ground Floor, Blake Court, Schooner Way, Cardiff, CF10 4DW |
| Ideology |
Liberalism, Social liberalism, Classical liberalism, Federalism, British unionism |
| Mother party | Welsh Liberal Democrats |
| National affiliation | Young Liberals |
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| http://www.ircymru.org/ | |
Welsh Young Liberals (Welsh:Rhyddfrydwr Ifanc Cymru, shortened to IR Cymru /ˌaɪ ˌɑːr ˈkʌm.ri/), is the successor to what was previously "Myfyrwyr a Ieuenctid y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru - Liberal Democrat Youth and Students Wales") and constitues the youth wing of the Welsh Liberal Democrats. Its membership is open to any member of the Liberal Democrats living, working or studying in Wales provided they are under 26 years of age and/or in full/part-time education above that age.
The organisation has branches all over Wales, including affiliated branches at many Welsh universities. IR Cymru campaigns for the aims of the Welsh Liberal Democrats and has had members standing for election since the 2005 General Election and the 2007 Welsh Assembly Election. The organisation also supports and advocates youth engagement in local politics with many members both standing and being sitting councillors across Wales.
IR Cymru is a part of the UK Federal Young Liberals. In April 2009, what was then MIDR Cymru rebranded and relaunched as IR Cymru following the re-branding of the federal organisation to Liberal Youth. IR Cymru also underwent a similar re-brand in early 2017 to match the federal re-branding of the Liberal Youth as "Young Liberals".
IR Cymru was founded in 2002 as MIDR Cymru /ˌmɪ.də ˈkʌm.rᵻ/, short for the Welsh Myfyrwyr a Ieuenctid y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru, to be the Welsh branch of LDYS (Liberal Democrat Youth and Students Wales).
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