SDLP Youth

The Social Democratic and Labour Party Youth (SDLP Youth) (Irish: Óige an Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre)[1] is the youth wing of the social democratic[2] & Irish nationalist[3] political party, the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). Membership of the organisation is entitled to SDLP party members of the age 30 and under.[4] It is organised throughout Northern Ireland and plays an active role within the SDLP at all levels of the organisation.

Social Democratic &
Labour Party Youth
Óige an Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre
ChairpersonCllr. Adam Gannon
Vice-ChairpersonAlly Haydock
HeadquartersBelfast, Northern Ireland
IdeologySocial democracy
Irish nationalism
Mother partySDLP
International affiliationInternational Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) (observer)
European affiliationYoung European Socialists (YES)
Websitewww.sdlpyouth.org

Executive

SDLP Youth is organised at a national level by the Youth Executive. The Youth Executive is responsible for the day-to-day running of SDLP Youth. It consists of 7 Officers elected at the annual Youth Conference, usually held in the spring.

The current Officers of the Youth Executive elected in January 2020 are:[5]

Executive Position Officer Constituency
Chair Cllr. Adam Gannon Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Vice-Chair/Campaigns Ally Haydock Lagan Valley
Secretary/Public Relations Officer Jack Patton Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Treasurer Brónach Crabtree Foyle
Equality Officer Oisín Donnelly West Tyrone
Membership and Recruitment Officer Paul McErlean Mid Ulster
Policy Officer Darragh O'Reilly Fermanagh and South Tyrone

International

The SDLP Youth are full members of the Young European Socialists (YES)[6], formerly the European Community Organisation of Socialist Youth (ECOSY), having been admitted at the 1994 conference in Munich.[7] At this 1994 conference future SDLP MLA for South Belfast Conall McDevitt was elected as an ECOSY vice-president after being elected the National Secretary of Labour Youth in 1993.[8]

In 2016 the SDLP Youth and YES held a joint seminar in Belfast on "far-right extremism and Brexit" which was attended by young socialist activists from across Europe.[9]

The SDLP Youth are also observer members of International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY).[10]

References
  1. SDLP Youth Constitution
  2. SDLP Website
  3. SDLP Website
  4. SDLP Constitution clause 18.4a
  5. SDLP Youth
  6. YES Members list, collected 17th of May 2020.
  7. ECOSY 1994-1996 Report
  8. 2010 MLA Profile
  10. IUSY Members list, collected 17th of May 2020.
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