Reformed Political Party Youth
The Reformed Political Party Youth (Dutch: Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij-jongeren), officially abbreviated as SGPJ or SGP-jongeren (English: SGP Youth), is the youth wing of the Dutch Reformed Political Party, an orthodox Calvinist political party.
| Reformed Political Party Youth SGPJ / SGP-jongeren | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Willem Pos |
| Founded | January 24, 1934 |
| Headquarters | Dinkel 7 3068 HB Rotterdam |
| Ideology | orthodox Calvinism |
| Mother party | Reformed Political Party (SGP) |
| Website | SGPJ |
The SGPJ is officially independent and established as Landelijk Verband van Staatkundig Gereformeerde Studieverenigingen (LVSGS)[1] in 1934 in Rotterdam and is with over 12,000 members in 2011 the largest political youth organization of the Netherlands.
In 1987 women were allowed to become members and in 2007 a woman was elected for the first time to the board.
Magazines
The SGPJ publishes two magazines:
- Klik, SGP Jeugdblad ('Click, SGP youth magazine') for under sixteen youth
- In Contact, SGP Jongerenblad ('In Contact, SGP youth magazine')
Presidents
Presidents of the SGPJ:
- D. Bogaard (1934-1938)
- C. Meijer (1938-1946)
- J.C. Hooykaas (1946-1947)
- Pieter Jan Dorsman (1947-1971)
- Gert van den Berg (1972-1986)
- George van Heukelom (1986-1991)
- Hans Tanis (1991-1999)
- Elbert Dijkgraaf (1999-2003)
- Christian van Bemmel (2003-2006)
- Jan Kloosterman (2006-2009)
- Jacques Rozendaal (2009-2013)
- Jan-Willem Kranendonk (2013-2016)
- Willem Pos (2016-2019)
- Arie Rijneveld (2019-)
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