Young Greens of England and Wales
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| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | 56-64 Leonard Street, Development House, London, EC2A 4LT |
| Membership |
 21,000 + |
| Ideology |
Green politics Eco-socialism Progressivism Pro-Europeanism |
| International affiliation | Global Young Greens |
| European affiliation | Federation of Young European Greens |
| Website | www |
The Young Greens of England and Wales [acronym: YG(EW)] is the official youth branch of the Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW). All members of the GPEW who are under 30 years old or full/part-time students are members of the Young Greens and are allowed to get involved with their activities.
The Scottish Green Party also has a youth branch, the Scottish Young Greens, who work with the England and Wales group. Young Greens is affiliated with the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG).
The Young Greens was set up by young members of the Green Party of England and Wales in 2003. The organisation aimed to build local groups at universities, colleges, higher education institutions, sixth form colleges and schools, with no lower age limit for joining. Since then, it has grown to a membership of over 20,000 young members of the Green Party, over 60 local groups and regional groups in the North, the North East, South East, South West, the Midlands and London, as well as working with working with young people who are in work, unemployed or not in education.
Many Young Greens have been elected to County or City Councils, including Adrian Ramsay the former deputy leader of the Green Party in Norwich; Matt Sellwood, a former chair of the Young Greens, in Oxford, as well as Sam Coates also a former Chair, and Ash Haynes, a former Co-Chair and youngest ever Green councillor, in Norwich.
One of the Green Party of England and Wales' two deputy leaders, Amelia Womack is a former member of the Young Greens training scheme.
The Young Greens is governed by a constitution, adopted at a Young Greens meeting at the Green Party's 2014 Autumn Conference. The group has an executive known as the Young Greens National Executive Committee. The Committee is assisted by the Young Greens Coordinator who is employed by the Green Party and works at the party office.
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