Social Democratic Youth of Denmark
Encyclopedia
The Danmarks Socialdemokratiske Ungdom is the youth organisation of the Danish
Social Democrats
.
The founders of DSU wanted to change the Danish society by reforms and not by revolution.
(ECOSY) and the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY).
Former DSU chairmen:
The national executive committee ("Forretningsudvalget") consists of 13 elected members, here the President, the Vice-President and the Secretary General included. They are elected at the congresses too. The President and the Secretary General are receiving an economic compensation/fee for their jobs.
Above the national executive committee, DSU has a kind of "second chamber", the major council Hovedbestyrelsen, which consists of the national executive committee (13 members) and 28 local representatives, elected in the 10 regions. The Social Democratic Party of Denmark and the Social Democratic student organisation Frit Forum each have 1 observer.
DSU has six different nation-wide, permanent committees with members from all levels in the organization and from everywhere in Denmark. The committees have the following topics and tasks:
DSU is divided into 10 regions, following the borders of the Danish major constituencies. Each region has a regional executive committee and is every year electing their local representatives to the major council.
DSU has around 60 local branches. The local branches are responsible for local activities and local campaigns. DSU has in the local communities an important role in the campaign work for the Social Democratic Party of Denmark. Especially when it comes to the so-called Door to door
-campaigning method, inspired from the 2008 Obama
election campaign, the DSU has an important role.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
.
History
The Social Democratic Youth movement of Denmark was established in 1920 after a break-up of the former youth organisation, the Social Democratic Youth League (Danish: Socialdemokratisk Ungdomsforbund (SUF)). At first, the organisation was known as the "DsU" (not to be confused with the DSU, the Danish Chess Union).The founders of DSU wanted to change the Danish society by reforms and not by revolution.
Affiliations
DSU is a member of Dansk Ungdoms Fællesråd (DUF), the Forbundet Nordens Socialdemokratiske Ungdom (FNSU), the Young European SocialistsEcosy
ECOSY - Young European Socialists is an association of social-democratic youth organisations in the European Union. The most widely accepted pronunciation of ECOSY is as a single word with short "e" and short "o"....
(ECOSY) and the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY).
Chairmen
The incumbent chairman of DSU is Peter Hummelgaard Thomsen who was elected at the DSU 2008 congress in April. The general secretary of the DSU is Louise Juul Jensen who was elected at the 2008 congress too. Both were re-elected at the 2010 congress.Former DSU chairmen:
- 1920-1927 Christian Christiansen
- 1927-1929 Hans HedtoftHans HedtoftHans Hedtoft Hansen was Prime Minister of Denmark from 13 November 1947 to 30 October 1950 as the leader of the Cabinet of Hans Hedtoft I and again from 30 September 1953 to 29 January 1955 as the leader of the Cabinet of Hans Hedtoft II.Hedtoft was a Social Democrat, and had taken over the...
, Prime minister of Denmark 1948-1955 - 1929-1933 Johannes Hansen
- 1933-1937 H. C. HansenH. C. HansenHans Christian Svane Hansen , often known as H. C. Hansen or simply H. C., was a social democrat and Prime Minister of Denmark from 29 January 1955 to 19 February 1960 as the head of the Cabinet of H. C. Hansen I and II. Before becoming Prime Minister, H. C...
, Prime minister of Denmark 1955-1960 - 1937-1942 Poul HansenPoul HansenPoul Henrik Peder Hansen was a Danish wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Ubberud, Odense Municipality and died in Aarhus....
- 1942-1946 Victor Gram
- 1946-1952 Per HækkerupPer HækkerupPer Hækkerup was a Danish Social Democratic politician, who served as Foreign Minister of Denmark from 1962 to 1966....
, Danish foreign minister 1962-1966 - 1952-1958 Børge Jensen
- 1958-1961 Niels KristensenNiels KristensenNiels Bach Kristensen is a retired Danish professional football midfielder, who used to play for Danish Superliga side AGF Aarhus. He was forced to retire due to a knee injury in January 2010.-External links:***...
- 1961-1967 Ejner Hovgaard Christiansen
- 1967-1970 Hans Carl Nielsen
- 1970-1974 Niels Enevoldsen
- 1974-1978 Frode Møller Nicolaisen
- 1978-1982 Finn Larsen
- 1982-1986 Jan Petersen, Former MP for Socialdemokraterne and present mayor of Norddjurs municipalityNorddjurs municipalityNorddjurs is a municipality in Region Midtjylland in Denmark. It covers an area of 661 km² and a total population of 38,581 ....
(2010-2013) - 1986-1990 Jens Christiansen, Former Secretary-General for Socialdemokraterne
- 1990-1992 Anette Berentzen
- 1992-1996 Henrik Sass Larsen, MP and former political spokesman of Socialdemokraterne
- 1996-2000 Morten Bødskov, MP for Socialdemokraterne and incumbent Danish minister of JusticeJustice Minister of DenmarkThe Danish Minister for Justice is the head of the Ministry of Justice and a cabinet member.Under the current government, the post is held by Morten Bødskov.As the head of the department, the minister is responsible for:* The General judicial system including...
- 2000-2004 Kristian Madsen, present leader writerLeader writerA Leader Writer is a senior journalist in a British newspaper who is charged with writing the paper's editorial either in the absence of the editor or in cases where the editor chooses not to write editorials because their editorial skills may rest more in management of the company than in writing...
at the Danish newspaper PolitikenPolitikenPolitiken is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus.The newspaper comes third among Danish newspapers in terms of both number of readers and circulated copies .... - 2004-2008 Jacob Bjerregaard Jørgensen, MP for Socialdemokraterne
- 2008- Peter Hummelgaard Thomsen
Organisation
The legislative and most powerful assembly is the national congress, held every second year in April or May. It consists of 235 delegates, mainly elected in the local branches. The congress is approving the annual accounts of the national organisation, it is deciding new organizational work programmes and political resolutions and proposals and is finally electing a national executive committee.The national executive committee ("Forretningsudvalget") consists of 13 elected members, here the President, the Vice-President and the Secretary General included. They are elected at the congresses too. The President and the Secretary General are receiving an economic compensation/fee for their jobs.
Above the national executive committee, DSU has a kind of "second chamber", the major council Hovedbestyrelsen, which consists of the national executive committee (13 members) and 28 local representatives, elected in the 10 regions. The Social Democratic Party of Denmark and the Social Democratic student organisation Frit Forum each have 1 observer.
DSU has six different nation-wide, permanent committees with members from all levels in the organization and from everywhere in Denmark. The committees have the following topics and tasks:
- Activities and seminars (planning of national events etc.) (abb. "AKU")
- Education politics (abb. "UDU")
- Equal opportunities (equality as a matter of gender, sexuality, ethnicity etc.)
- International affairs and cooperation (abb. "IU")
- Labour market affairs (abb. "AMP")
- Social affairs (abb. "SPU")
DSU is divided into 10 regions, following the borders of the Danish major constituencies. Each region has a regional executive committee and is every year electing their local representatives to the major council.
DSU has around 60 local branches. The local branches are responsible for local activities and local campaigns. DSU has in the local communities an important role in the campaign work for the Social Democratic Party of Denmark. Especially when it comes to the so-called Door to door
Door to Door
Door To Door is the sixth studio album by American new wave band The Cars, released in 1987. The album was the band's last studio album before their 1988 disbanding....
-campaigning method, inspired from the 2008 Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
election campaign, the DSU has an important role.
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See also
- SocialdemokraterneSocial Democrats (Denmark)The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...