Young Liberals of Norway (Norwegian: Unge Venstre) (UV) is the youth league of the Norwegian political party Venstre. Young Liberals was founded on 27 January 1909, with Anders Kirkhusmo as the first president. The current president is Sveinung Rotevatn, since 2010. Vice-Presidents are Andreas Skjæret and Runar Mæland, and the International Officer is Sunniva Skjeggestad. It advocates a more liberal version of the mother party's social liberalist ideology.
Young Liberals of Norway is a member of the international liberal youth organizations
- European Liberal Youth (LYMEC)
- International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY)
- Nordic Liberal and Radical Youth (NLRU).
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