Youth of the Croatian Democratic Union
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The Youth of the Croatian Democratic Union (Croatian: Mladež Hrvatske demokratske zajednice), abbreviated to MHDZ, is the youth organisation of the Croatian Democratic Union. To be a member, one has to be between 16 and 30 years old. The MHDZ was founded on 13 September 1990.
| Youth of the Croatian Democratic Union Mladež Hrvatske Demokratske zajednice | |
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| President | Maksimilijan Šimrak |
| Founded | 13 September 1990 |
| Headquarters | Trg žrtava fašizma 4, Zagreb |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Conservatism Pro-Europeanism |
| Mother party | Croatian Democratic Union |
| International affiliation | International Young Democracy Union |
| European affiliation | Youth of the European People's Party |
| Website | mhdz |
International relations
The MHDZ is member of the Youth of the European People's Party (YEPP), a European umbrella organisation of Christian democratic and conservative youth organisations of Europe, the Democrat Youth Community of Europe (DEMYC) and the international umbrella organisation International Young Democrat Union (IYDU).
Chairpersons
- Mario Kapulica (1990–1998), MP 1995–1999
- Krunoslav Gašparić (1998–2001; 2002), MP 2000–2003
- Tonči Zoričić (2001–2002)
- Margareta Mađerić (2002–2007)
- Mislav Banek (2007–2011)
- Marina Banić (2011–2012)
- Maksimilijan Šimrak (2012–present)[1]