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.
13-580: Social Democratic Youth may refer to: Social Democratic Youth of Denmark Social Democratic Youth (Finland) Social Democratic Youth (Lebanon) Social Democratic Youth (Mongolia) Social Democratic Youth (Iceland) Social Democratic Youth (Portugal) Social Democratic Youth (Romania) Social Democratic Youth (Serbia) Swedish Social Democratic Youth League See also [ edit ] Young Social Democrats (disambiguation) Socialist Youth (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
26-530: A kind of "second chamber", the major council Hovedbestyrelsen , which consists of the national executive committee (13 members) and 29 local representatives, elected in the 10 regions. The Social Democrats and Frit Forum , the Social Democrats' student wing, have one observer each. Hovedbestyrelsen is also the highest the most powerful assembly between conventions. DSU has three different nationwide, permanent committees with members from all levels in
39-408: 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. Above the national executive committee, DSU has
52-757: 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 Katrine Evelyn Jensen, who was elected at the DSU 2022 Congress in May. The general secretary of the DSU is Signe Kaulberg Jespersen, who was also elected at
65-514: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Social Democratic Youth of Denmark 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
78-550: Is the student organization of the Danish Social Democrats . It was established in 1943 during the Nazi occupation of Denmark as a means of reaching out to the growing number of students in the labour movement . Since then, it has had a decisive impact on Danish politics , fostering many leaders and influential Social Democrats . Former PES - president Poul Nyrup Rasmussen , former Danish frontrunner to
91-501: Is therefore not an exact figure. The local branches are responsible for local activities and local campaigns. DSU has in the local communities an important role in the campaign work for the Social Democrats. Especially when it comes to door-to-door campaigning, inspired from the 2008 Obama election campaign, the DSU has an important role. Frit Forum Frit Forum - Social Democratic Students of Denmark ( Danish : Frit Forum – socialdemokratiske studerende , or just Frit Forum )
104-722: The European Parliament Dan Jørgensen , and former Minister of Finance Mogens Lykketoft began their paths in Frit Forum. It compares to the Labour Students in the UK. After peaking in the 1950s and 1960s, it was struck by the radicalization of the political left among Danish students. As in Germany and Sweden , several members left for radical movements on the left, but in opposition to
117-630: The Studentersamfundet [ dk ] or the Studenterforeningen [ dk ] , Frit Forum survived, primarily as a result of being merged with the social democratic youth organization DSU in 1973. In 2003, this caused a conflict within the organization, as the DSU felt Frit Forum was not fulfilling its obligations at the universities. Instead, they threatened to launch a new social democratic Student network, called SSN. Following devastating internal disputes, it
130-468: The 2022 Congress in May. 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
143-623: The Danish society by gradual reforms and not by revolution. The Social Democratic Youth of Denmark is independent of the Social Democrats. This allows them to formulate their own policies and make their own campaigns. Prominent Social Democrats beginning their political work in the Social Democratic Youth include prime ministers Hans Hedtoft , H. C. Hansen , Jens Otto Krag , Anker Jørgensen and Mette Frederiksen , as well as ministers Per Hækkerup and Morten Bødskov . DSU
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#1732780807376156-455: The organization and from everywhere in Denmark. The committees have the following topics and tasks: DSU is divided into 10 regions, following the borders of the Danish major constituencies. Each region has a regional executive committee and is every year electing their local representatives to Hovedbestyrelsen . DSU has around 60 local branches, though these may come and go at any moment and
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