Young Pirates

Young Pirates, known in German as Junge Piraten and commonly abbreviated JuPis, was a youth organisation associated with the Pirate Party of Germany. It was established in Wiesbaden on 18 April 2009, when its first board of directors was elected. The organisation provided a youth-oriented structure connected to the Pirate Party while retaining its own membership arrangements and internal governance. The organisation's first elected chairperson was Carmelito Bauer, who was 15 years old at the time. Its governing arrangements were subsequently revised. At its first federal members' meeting in 2009, the board structure was expanded to seven positions: a chairperson, deputy chairperson, secretary general, treasurer and three assessors. The board was elected annually by members attending the federal meeting. A further organisational change was adopted at the regular general assembly in March 2014. The board was reorganised into an administrative council, comprising the treasurer and secretary general, and a spokespersons' council made up of at least two spokespersons. The spokespersons were intended to represent the organisation politically. The same assembly also approved a 50 percent quota for women among the spokespersons. The quota was reported as controversial within the organisation, illustrating the internal debates that accompanied its development. Young Pirates maintained regional structures in Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Thuringia, Saxony and Berlin. Membership in the parent Pirate Party was not required. There was no minimum age for ordinary membership, while membership normally ended on a member's 28th birthday; honorary members were exempt from that age limit. The organisation belonged to a wider network of youth groups linked to Pirate parties in Europe, including the Swedish Ung Pirat and Young Pirates of Europe. Available reference material describes Young Pirates as a former youth organisation, so its current operational status and the continuity of its website cannot be confirmed from the supplied sources.

Young Pirates was formed in Wiesbaden on 18 April 2009 as a youth organisation connected to the Pirate Party of Germany. Its creation gave younger supporters of the party a dedicated organisational framework while preserving a formal relationship with the parent party. At the founding event, members elected the first board of directors, with 15-year-old Carmelito Bauer becoming the organisation's first chairperson. During its initial period, Young Pirates established a federal governance model based on regular elections at members' meetings. At the first federal meeting in 2009, the organisation revised its board design. The resulting arrangement contained seven board members: a chairperson and deputy chairperson, a secretary general, a treasurer and three assessors. This structure was intended to distribute administrative and representative responsibilities across a broader leadership team. The governance model was revised again at the regular general assembly held in March 2014. The organisation separated administrative and political-representative functions. The administrative council consisted of the treasurer and secretary general, while a spokespersons' council of at least two people was responsible for political representation. The assembly also adopted a rule requiring women to account for half of the spokespersons. The quota became a subject of internal controversy, indicating disagreement over how the organisation should combine participatory principles, representation and internal procedures. Young Pirates developed regional organisations in Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Thuringia, Saxony and Berlin. Its membership rules distinguished it from a conventional party youth wing: joining the Pirate Party itself was not necessary, and no minimum age was specified for membership. Ordinary membership ended when a member turned 28, although honorary members were not subject to that limit. The organisation was part of a broader European ecosystem of Pirate movement youth organisations. Related examples included Sweden's Ung Pirat and Young Pirates of Europe. The supplied reference material identifies Young Pirates as a former organisation. No reliable current information is provided about a successor body, dissolution date, current officers or continuing activities; consequently, the organisation's present status and the current state of its listed website require verification.

• 2014

  Governance structure reorganised

  [1]Young Pirates (Germany)en.wikipedia.org

  The March 2014 general assembly divided leadership into an administrative council and a spokespersons' council, with the latter responsible for political representation.

• 2014

  Gender quota for spokespersons adopted

  [1]Young Pirates (Germany)en.wikipedia.org

  The organisation approved a 50 percent quota for women among its political spokespersons; the decision was reported as controversial internally.

• 2009

  Organisation founded in Wiesbaden

  [1]Young Pirates (Germany)en.wikipedia.org

  Young Pirates was established on 18 April 2009, when its first board was elected.

• 2009

  Initial federal board structure adopted

  [1]Young Pirates (Germany)en.wikipedia.org

  At the first federal members' meeting, the board was organised into seven positions: chairperson, deputy chairperson, secretary general, treasurer and three assessors.

A youth-oriented political organisation associated with the Pirate Party of Germany, focused on providing an independent membership and representative structure for younger participants.

• 2014

  Separation of administrative and political leadershipStrategy

  Background

  The organisation reviewed its governance arrangements at the regular general assembly in March 2014.

  Action taken

  It created an administrative council for the treasurer and secretary general and a separate spokespersons' council with at least two politically representative spokespersons.

  Aftermath

  The revised structure clarified administrative and representative roles, although the accompanying gender-quota decision generated internal controversy.

  Source

• 2014

  50 percent women’s quota for spokespersonsStrategy

  Background

  The March 2014 general assembly considered the composition of the organisation's political representative body.

  Action taken

  Members adopted a rule requiring women to make up half of the spokespersons' council.

  Aftermath

  The quota remained controversial within Young Pirates, according to the reference material.

  Source

1. 1Young Pirates (Germany)en.wikipedia.org
2. 2Junge Piraten official websitejunge-piraten.de