New Generations of the People’s Party of Spain

Infobox Political Youth Organization
name_english = New Generations of the People’s Party
name_native = Nuevas Generaciones del Partido Popular

chairperson= Ignacio Uriarte
secretary = Ángel González
mother_party = flagicon|SpainPeople’s Party
founded = 1978
headquarters = Génova, 13. 5ª planta. 28004 Madrid
international = International Young Democrat Union (IYDU)
regional1_type = European
regional1_name = Youth of the European People's Party (YEPP), Democrat Youth Community of Europe(DEMYC), European Democrat Students (EDS)
regional2_type = Spanish
regional2_name = Consejo de la Juventud de España
website = [http://www.nngg.org www.nngg.org]

New Generations of the People’s Party (Spanish:"Nuevas Generaciones", NNGG) is the youth organization of the Partido Popular of Spain. It operates in all Spanish territories and also has structures in other countries such Belgium, Argentina, and Uruguay.Fact|date=December 2007 They share the same ideological platform of the PP: Centre-right and liberalism, according to their own organization, centro reformista. [ [http://www.nngg.org/documentos/Estatutos%20NNGG.pdf Estatutos de NNGG, page 4] ] .

Their main objective is to involve young people in politics through supporting the policies, principles and values of the party by developing the 48^th article of the Spanish Constitution. [Artículo 48 de la Constitución Española: quote|Los poderes públicos promoverán las condiciones para la participación libre y eficaz de la juventud en el desarrollo político, social, económico y cultural.]

It has around 65,000 members throughout Spain, approximately 65% of young people involved in political organizations. [ [http://www.cadenaser.com/articulo/espana/65000/100000/jovenes/afiliados/partidos/estan/PP/csrcsrpor/20061015csrcsrnac_4/Tes/ Cadena Ser 15-10-2006] ] .

History

New Generations was created as "New Generations of the Alianza Popular" in 1978, supported by the former Alianza Popular, Secretaries, Jorge Verstrynge and Loyola de Palacio. Its first assembly took place on April 17 and 18 that year and Loyola was elected as the first Chairwoman. Later, in September 2006 during the 12th National Congress in Toledo, she was named Honorary Founder President.

On July 13, 1997 Miguel Ángel Blanco Garrido, a member of New Generations and town councillor of Ermua (Vizcaya), was assassinated by ETA. [ [http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/136755/0/txapote/amaia/prision/ "García Gaztelu" and "Amaia" are condemned to fifty years by the murder of Miguel Ángel Blanco"] , 20 minutos/EFE (June 30, 2006)] .

List of chairpersons

*Loyola de Palacio
*Alejandro Martín Carrero
*Antonio Martín Beaumont
*Gonzalo Robles Orozco
*Rafael Hernando Fraile
*Tomás Burgos Gallego
*Pedro Calvo Poch
*Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla
*Carmen Fúnez de Gregorio
*Nacho Uriarte

References