Young LNP

Young LNP
President	Mitchell Collier
Headquarters	66-68 Bowen Street, Spring Hill QLD 4004
Website
www.ylnp.org

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.^[1] It exists only in Queensland, and is affiliated both with the federal Young Liberal Movement^[2] and the federal Young Nationals.^[3]

The Young LNP aims to provide a setting for young people aged between 16 and 30 to express their political views and contribute to the shaping of Queensland’s political landscape. They provide the LNP with new ideas and policies designed to keep the Party in touch with mainstream youth.

Current Executive

The executive of the Young LNP is elected by branch delegates at the Young LNP Convention held in May each year. The current executive is shown in the table below.

Position	Office-bearer
President	Mitchell Collier
Vice President	Kristian Marlow
Secretary	Jake Durrington
Treasurer	Sam Jackson
Policy Director	Martin Proctor
Campaigns Director	Fiona Gipps
Fundraising and Member Development Director	Jessica Smith
Central/Western Representative	Cr Lachlan Brennan
Northern Representative	Emma Taylor
Immediate Past President	Jack Piggott
Federal Young Nationals Vice-President	Damien Tessmann

Elected Officials

Name	Constituency	Government
Cr Julian Simmonds]	Councillor for Walter Taylor Ward	Brisbane City Council
Cr Ryan Murphy	Councillor for Doboy Ward	Brisbane City Council
Verity Barton, MP	Member for Broadwater	Queensland Parliament

Branches across Queensland

The Young LNP is made up of local branches, which are spread across the state from the Gold Coast in the south to Cairns in the north. The branch is the basic party unit and it is in branches that most Young LNP activities take place. Members of the Young LNP are all members of a branch of their choice located in their region. Branches meet regularly, have social functions, assist in election campaigns, debate policy, and are self-governed by their own executive committees. The following is a list of the branches which make up the Young LNP:

Bonner YLNP
Bowman YLNP
Brisbane Central YLNP
Brisbane North YLNP
Capricornia YLNP (Rockhampton)
Far North Queensland YLNP (Cairns)
Gold Coast YLNP
Lilley YLNP
Longman YLNP
Mackay/Whitsunday YLNP
Moreton YLNP
Northern YLNP (Townsville)
Oxley YLNP
Ryan YLNP
South Brisbane YLNP
South West Queensland YLNP
Sunshine Coast YLNP
Wide Bay YLNP

References

Liberal Party of Australia

Leaders	Robert Menzies Harold Holt John Gorton William McMahon Billy Snedden Malcolm Fraser Andrew Peacock John Howard Andrew Peacock John Hewson Alexander Downer John Howard Brendan Nelson Malcolm Turnbull Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull

Deputy leaders	Eric Harrison Harold Holt William McMahon John Gorton Billy Snedden Phillip Lynch John Howard Neil Brown Andrew Peacock Fred Chaney Peter Reith Michael Wooldridge Peter Costello Julie Bishop

Ministries	Menzies 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Holt 1 2 Gorton 1 2 McMahon Fraser 1 2 3 4 5 Howard 1 2 3 4 Abbott Turnbull 1 2

Shadow cabinets	Downer Nelson Turnbull Abbott

Leadership contests	1989 1990 1994 1995 2007 2008 2009 February 2015 September 2015

Organisations	Coalition Liberal National Party (QLD) Country Liberal Party (NT) Liberal Party (NSW) Liberal Party (SA) Young Liberals Young LNP Ginger Group Lyons Forum Menzies Research Centre

History	Protectionist Party Free Trade Party Commonwealth Liberal Party National Labor Party Nationalist Party of Australia Liberal Union Australian Party United Australia Party

National Party of Australia

Leaders	William McWilliams Earle Page Archie Cameron Arthur Fadden John McEwen Doug Anthony Ian Sinclair Charles Blunt Tim Fischer John Anderson Mark Vaile Warren Truss Barnaby Joyce

Deputy leaders	Edmund Jowett Henry Gregory William Fleming William Gibson Thomas Paterson Harold Thorby Arthur Fadden John McEwen Charles Davidson Charles Adermann Doug Anthony Ian Sinclair Ralph Hunt Bruce Lloyd John Anderson Mark Vaile Warren Truss Nigel Scullion Barnaby Joyce Fiona Nash

Ministries	Page Fadden McEwen

State & Territory Divisions	New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Northern Territory

Organizations	Coalition Young Nationals Young LNP

History	Victorian Farmers' Union Western Australian Farmers Federation Liberal and Country League National Alliance

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