Social Democratic Youth of Denmark

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Social Democratic Youth of Denmark
Danmarks Socialdemokratiske Ungdom (DSU)
ChairpersonKatrine Evelyn Jensen
Secretary GeneralSigne Kaulberg Jespersen
Founded1920 (1920)
HeadquartersRamsingsvej 30, Copenhagen, Denmark
Ideology Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Mother party Social Democrats
National affiliation Dansk Ungdoms Fællesråd (DUF)
International affiliation International Union of Socialist Youth
European affiliation Young European Socialists
Nordic affiliation Forbundet Nordens Socialdemokratiske Ungdom (FNSU)
Website dsu.net

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.

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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.

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. [1] [2]

Affiliations

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).

Chairs

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 the 2022 Congress in May.

Former DSU chairs:

  • 1920-1927 Christian Christiansen
  • 1927-1929 Hans Hedtoft, former Prime Minister (1948-1955)
  • 1929-1933 Johannes Hansen
  • 1933-1937 H. C. Hansen, former Prime Minister (1955-1960)
  • 1937-1942 Poul Hansen
  • 1942-1946 Victor Gram
  • 1946-1952 Per Hækkerup, Foreign Minister (1962-1966)
  • 1952-1958 Børge Jensen
  • 1958-1961 Niels Kristensen
  • 1961-1967 Ejner Hovgaard Christiansen
  • 1967-1970 Hans Carl Nielsen
  • 1970-1974 Niels Enevoldsen
  • 1974-1978 Frode Møller Nicolaisen
  • 1978-1982 Finn Larsen

Organisation

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.

Above the national executive committee, DSU has 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 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 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.

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References

  1. ↑ "DSU's historie". Dsu.net. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Danmarks Socialdemokratiske Ungdom". Arbejdermuseet.dk. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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