Young Nationals (Australia)
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The Young Nationals, is the youth division of the National Party of Australia
, and membership is open to those between 18 and 35 years of age. Young Nationals also have full party membership, and partake in state and federal conferences with equal rights to members of the senior party. They are active in National Party campaigning during all state and federal elections.
The movement is predominantly organized on the state division level, with each state organising its own events and policy and electing its own executive. In 2007 the Queensland Division of the Liberal Party of Australia and the Queensland National Party merged to become the Liberal National Party of Queensland (A division of the Federal Liberal Party and an affiliate of the Federal National Party). As part of this merger process, the Queensland Young Liberals
and the Queensland Young Nationals were merged to become the Young Liberal National Party
(Young LNP
). The Young LNP
is effectively the Queensland division of both the federal Young Liberals
and the federal Young Nationals, and is the largest division of each of these movements. The federal executive of the Young Nationals comprises members elected from delegations from each affiliated state Young Nationals organisation, and the President of each affiliate. Policy can also be adopted by the movement's federal body. These policies are often then advocated by the Federal Young Nationals on the floor of the Federal Council of the National Party of Australia, as well as in representations made directly to Members of Parliament.
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
, and membership is open to those between 18 and 35 years of age. Young Nationals also have full party membership, and partake in state and federal conferences with equal rights to members of the senior party. They are active in National Party campaigning during all state and federal elections.
The movement is predominantly organized on the state division level, with each state organising its own events and policy and electing its own executive. In 2007 the Queensland Division of the Liberal Party of Australia and the Queensland National Party merged to become the Liberal National Party of Queensland (A division of the Federal Liberal Party and an affiliate of the Federal National Party). As part of this merger process, the Queensland Young Liberals
Young Liberals (Australia)
The Young Liberal Movement is the youth division of the Liberal Party of Australia, and membership is open to those between 16 and 30 years of age. Members of Young Liberals have full party-membership, and have the choice of which part they join...
and the Queensland Young Nationals were merged to become the Young Liberal National Party
Young LNP
The Young Liberal National Party, or the Young LNP, is the youth division of the Liberal National Party of Queensland, and membership is open to those between 16 and 30 years of age...
(Young LNP
Young LNP
The Young Liberal National Party, or the Young LNP, is the youth division of the Liberal National Party of Queensland, and membership is open to those between 16 and 30 years of age...
). The Young LNP
Young LNP
The Young Liberal National Party, or the Young LNP, is the youth division of the Liberal National Party of Queensland, and membership is open to those between 16 and 30 years of age...
is effectively the Queensland division of both the federal Young Liberals
Young Liberals (Australia)
The Young Liberal Movement is the youth division of the Liberal Party of Australia, and membership is open to those between 16 and 30 years of age. Members of Young Liberals have full party-membership, and have the choice of which part they join...
and the federal Young Nationals, and is the largest division of each of these movements. The federal executive of the Young Nationals comprises members elected from delegations from each affiliated state Young Nationals organisation, and the President of each affiliate. Policy can also be adopted by the movement's federal body. These policies are often then advocated by the Federal Young Nationals on the floor of the Federal Council of the National Party of Australia, as well as in representations made directly to Members of Parliament.
Current Federal Executive
| Position | Office-bearer | State |
| President | Cameron O'Neil | Queensland (LNP) |
| Vice President | Andrew Brown | Victoria |
| Secretary | Damien Tessmann | Queensland (LNP) |
| Treasurer | James Howlin | New South Wales |
| Policy Officer | tbc | Queensland (LNP) |
| Social Media Officer | Erin Adams | New South Wales |
| Publicity Officer & Victorian President | Ruby Cameron | Victoria |
| Campaign Coordinator | Nathan Quigley | New South Wales |
| Immediate Past President | Sarah Mitchell MLC | New South Wales |
| New South Wales President | Jeremy Scott | |
| Northern Territory President (CLP Country Liberal Party The Northern Territory Country Liberal Party is a Northern Territory political party affiliated with both the National and Liberal parties... ) |
Rhianna Harker | |
| Queensland President (LNP) | Ben Riley | |
| South Australian President | tbc | |
| Western Australian President | Sam Harma | |
Past presidents
| Year | President | State |
| 2009–2011 | The Hon. Sarah Mitchell Sarah Mitchell Sarah Mitchell is an Australian politician. She has been a National Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since March 2011.... MLC |
New South Wales |
| 2008–2009 | Martin Aldridge | Western Australia |
| 2006–2008 | Damian Callachor | New South Wales |
| 2004–2006 | Chris Kahler | Queensland |
| 2002–2004 | Tim Dixon | New South Wales |
| 2001–2002 | Scott Mitchell | Victoria |
| 1999-2000 | Stuart Copeland Stuart Copeland Stuart William Copeland is an Australian politician. He was a National/Liberal National from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Cunningham.... |
Queensland |
| 1998-1999 | Robert Macaulay | New South Wales |
| 1997–1998 | Douglas Doyle | New South Wales |
| 1996–1997 | Donald Burnett | Queensland |
| 1994–1996 | Meredith Dickie | New South Wales |
| 1992-1994 | Daniel Kelliher | ? |
| 1991-1992 | Duncan Anderson | Western Australia |
| 1989-1991 | Angus Calder | New South Wales |
| 1988-1989 | Aldo Borgu | ? |
| 1987-1988 | Judy Brewer | Victoria |
| 1985-1987 | Julian Anderson | ? |
| 1983-1985 | Gerard Walsh | ? |
| 1981-1983 | Nigel Smith | New South Wales |
| 1979-1981 | Michael Behan | ? |
| 1977-1979 | The Hon. Pat McNamara | Victoria |
| 1976-1977 | Garry West | New South Wales |
| 1975-1976 | Gary Pike | ? |
| 1968 | The Hon. Mike Ahern AO | Queensland |