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
ChairpersonWillem Pos
FoundedJanuary 24, 1934
HeadquartersDinkel 7 3068 HB Rotterdam
Ideologyorthodox Calvinism
Mother partyReformed Political Party (SGP)
WebsiteSGPJ

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:

  1. D. Bogaard (1934-1938)
  2. C. Meijer (1938-1946)
  3. J.C. Hooykaas (1946-1947)
  4. Pieter Jan Dorsman (1947-1971)
  5. Gert van den Berg (1972-1986)
  6. George van Heukelom (1986-1991)
  7. Hans Tanis (1991-1999)
  8. Elbert Dijkgraaf (1999-2003)
  9. Christian van Bemmel (2003-2006)
  10. Jan Kloosterman (2006-2009)
  11. Jacques Rozendaal (2009-2013)
  12. Jan-Willem Kranendonk (2013-2016)
  13. Willem Pos (2016-2019)
  14. Arie Rijneveld (2019-)
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References

  1. Officially LVSGS/SGP-jongeren since 1986 and SGP-jongeren since 2000.


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