Young Pirate

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Young Pirate
Ung Pirat
ChairpersonJakob Sinclair
Secretary GeneralMartin Sjöberg
Founded2006
Ideology Pirate politics
Mother party Pirate Party
International affiliation Young Pirates of Europe, Pirate Parties International
Website ungpirat.se

Young Pirate (Swedish : Ung Pirat) is the youth organisation of the Swedish Pirate Party. It was founded in December 2006 and had, from April 2009 until spring 2010, over 22,000 members. It was by far the largest political youth organisation by member count in Sweden. [1] [2] [3]

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