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Junge Liberale (Germany)
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Introduction
The Junge Liberale (JuLis) are the officially recognised, yet organisationally and financially independent, youth wing of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in Germany. They were founded at the first federal congress in Bonn-Bad Godesberg on 1 November 1980 and today have around 15,500 members aged 14-34 across all sixteen federal states.
Organisation
The JuLis are a federal association (*Bundesverband*) registered as an e. V. in Berlin.
- Bundeskongress - highest decision-making body, meets twice a year.
- Bundesvorstand - eleven-member national board elected annually; includes a dedicated International Officer.
- Landes-, Bezirks-, Kreis- and Ortsverbände mirror Germany’s administrative layers and enjoy considerable autonomy.
- Membership is automatic until the end of the calendar year in which a member turns 35; state branches set the monthly fee (typically €2-5).
International Committee
| Photo | Name | Role | Short bio |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Franziska Brandmann she/her | Bundesvorsitzende | Chair since Nov 2021; PhD in economics, spokesperson for higher-education policy in the FDP. |
 | Mats-Ole Maretzke he/him | International Officer | Coordinates IFLRY & LYMEC delegations, oversees JuLis’ global partnerships and training projects. |
 | Jelger Tosch he/him | Deputy Chair (Organisation) | Responsible for federal events and membership services; supports international logistics. |
International work
JuLis are full members of the International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY) and the European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) and an observer in the Baltic Sea Liberal Youth network. They regularly send large delegations to IFLRY General Assemblies, LYMEC congresses and ALDE Party events, and organise bilateral seminars with liberal youth organisations worldwide.
List of Federal Chairs
| 2021–Present | Franziska Brandmann |
| 2020–2021 | Jens Teutrine |
| 2018–2020 | Ria Schröder |
| 2014–2018 | Konstantin Kuhle |
| 2013–2014 | Alexander Hahn |
| 2011–2013 | Lasse Becker |
| 2005–2010 | Johannes Vogel |
| 2004–2005 | Jan Dittrich |
| 1999–2004 | Daniel Bahr |
| 1995–1999 | Michael Kauch |
| 1993–1995 | Ralph Lange |
| 1990–1993 | Birgit Homburger |
| 1989–1990 | Hermann Brem |
| 1988–1989 | Georg Neubauer |
| 1983–1988 | Guido Westerwelle |
| 1980–1983 | Hans-Joachim Otto |