World Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth

The World Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth (WFLRY) was an international liberal youth organization. It had an global outreach, but consisted mainly of national youth organizations from Europe.

World Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth
Founded1947
Dissolved1978
Succeeded byIFLRY
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom

WFLRY was founded in 1947 in Cambridge, United Kingdom. In 1969 the organization was split, resulting in the separate forming of European Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth (EFLRY). WFLRY was dissolved in 1978.[1]

Leadership of WFLRY

Presidency

  • 1947-1951 Raymond-Claude Foëx
  • 1958-1962 Niles Westerby
  • 1962-1964 Barthold Witte
  • 1964-1966 Ingemund Hägg
  • 1966-1968 Jon Steel
  • 1968-1970 Margaretha Holmstedt
  • 1970-1973 Jan Kees Wiebinga
 

Secretary Generals

  • 1958-1962 Jean-Jacques Rey
  • 1962-1964 Forberg
  • 1964-1966 Gerhard Meyer
  • 1966-1967 Paul Wirtz
  • 1967-1968 Margaretha Holmstedt
  • 1968-1970 Peter Ellis Jones
  • 1970-1973 Tony Lambert

References

  1. "Our History", IFLRY. Retrieved on 20 May 2016.
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