Liberal International (LI) is a worldwide organization of liberal political parties. The political international was founded in Oxford in 1947 and has become the pre-eminent network for liberal parties aiming to strengthen liberalism around the world. Its headquarters are at 1 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2HD, within the National Liberal Club. The Oxford Manifesto describes the basic political principles of the Liberal International, which is currently made up of 111 parties and organizations.
The Liberal International Constitution (2005) gives its purposes as:
to win general acceptance of Liberal principles which are international in their nature throughout the world, and to foster the growth of a free society based on personal liberty, personal responsibility and social justice, and to provide the means of co-operation and interchange of information between the member organisations, and between men and women of all countries who accept these principles.
The aims of Liberal International are also set out in a series of seven manifestos, written between 1946 and 1997, and are furthered by a variety of bodies including a near-yearly conference for liberal parties and individuals from around the world.[1]
Bureau
The bureau of Liberal International is elected every 18 months by the delegates of the congress.[2]
The 14th president of Liberal International is Hakima el Haite of the Mouvement Populaire (Morocco), is a former Minister of Environment, UN climate champion, and climate scientist. Madam El Haite succeeded Dr Juli Minoves, formerly Andorra's foreign minister and representative to the United Nations.
The LI Human Rights Bulletin is published three times per year and consists of opinion articles, video interviews and digest of the work of the LI human rights committee.
Thematic publications are published online and in print on an ad hoc basis. Recent texts have offered a liberal perspective on issues ranging from freedom of belief to the responsibility to protect. ʒ
Oxford Manifesto
The Oxford Manifesto, drawn up in April 1947 at Wadham College in Oxford by representatives from 19 liberal political parties from South Africa, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Spain, Estonia, United Kingdom, United States, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia and Turkey is a document describing the basic political principles of the Liberal International. Creation of its main principles were led by Salvador de Madariaga.[3]
Fifty years on, in 1997, Liberal International returned to Oxford and issued a supplement to the original manifesto, The Liberal Agenda for the 21st century, describing Liberal policies in greater detail. The second Oxford Manifesto was adopted by the 48th Congress of Liberal International, which was held on 27–30 November 1997 in the Oxford Town Hall.[4] In 2017, the global federation marked its 70th anniversary with the adoption of the Andorra Liberal Manifesto for the twenty-first century (ALM). A three-year project across numerous continents initiated by then president Juli Minoves, the ALM embodied the widest consultation of views undertaken by Liberal International in order to compile a policy document.[5]
Cooperating and regional organisations are groups with a recognised status in the constitution of Liberal International as bodies that share the values and objectives of LI but do not operate as a political party. Co-operating organisations have the right of representation but in no case the right to vote at statutory events. LI has 12 cooperating organizations.
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^Hoffman, Gil (3 October 2021). "Yesh Atid joins Liberal International". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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^"Livres se torna única organização brasileira na Liberal Internacional • LIVRES".
^"63rd Liberal International Congress (75th Anniversary) in Sofia, Bulgaria 2022". Liberal International. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
External links
Liberal International official site
The Liberal Agenda for the 21st century 7 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Former LI Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao
May 20, 2023
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Liberal International LI is a worldwide organization of liberal political parties The political international was founded in Oxford in 1947 and has become the pre eminent network for liberal parties aiming to strengthen liberalism around the world Its headquarters are at 1 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2HD within the National Liberal Club The Oxford Manifesto describes the basic political principles of the Liberal International which is currently made up of 111 parties and organizations Liberal InternationalHeadquarters of Liberal International LondonAbbreviationLibinternFormationApril 1947 constituted with the Oxford ManifestoTypePolitical internationalPurposeWorld federation of liberal political parties and organisationsHeadquartersNational Liberal ClubLocationLondon SW1AUnited KingdomRegion servedWorldwideMembership90 political parties and 21 international organizations as of May 2022 PresidentHakima El HaiteMain organCongress of Liberal InternationalWebsiteliberal international wbr org Contents 1 Aims 2 Bureau 3 Awards 4 Publications 5 Oxford Manifesto 6 Organisation 6 1 Presidents 7 Members 7 1 Incumbent heads of state and government 7 2 Full members 7 3 Observer parties 7 4 Individual member 8 Cooperating organizations 9 Liberal think tanks and foundations 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksAims EditThe Liberal International Constitution 2005 gives its purposes as to win general acceptance of Liberal principles which are international in their nature throughout the world and to foster the growth of a free society based on personal liberty personal responsibility and social justice and to provide the means of co operation and interchange of information between the member organisations and between men and women of all countries who accept these principles The principles that unite member parties from Africa America Asia and Europe are respect for human rights free and fair elections and multi party democracy social justice tolerance market economy free trade environmental sustainability and a strong sense of international solidarity The aims of Liberal International are also set out in a series of seven manifestos written between 1946 and 1997 and are furthered by a variety of bodies including a near yearly conference for liberal parties and individuals from around the world 1 Bureau EditThe bureau of Liberal International is elected every 18 months by the delegates of the congress 2 The 14th president of Liberal International is Hakima el Haite of the Mouvement Populaire Morocco is a former Minister of Environment UN climate champion and climate scientist Madam El Haite succeeded Dr Juli Minoves formerly Andorra s foreign minister and representative to the United Nations Former Presidents include Hans Van Baalen MEP John Lord Alderdice Dutch politician and former European Commissioner Frits Bolkestein German politician Otto Graf Lambsdorff and Spain s first democratically elected prime minister after Francoist Spain Adolfo Suarez The secretary general of Liberal International is Gordon Mackay a former Member of the National Assembly of South Africa Other members of the bureau include Deputy President Prof Karl Heinz Paque and Vice Presidents Cellou Dalein Diallo Guinea Kitty Monterrey Nicaragua Abir al Sahlani Sweden Kiat Sittheamorn Thailand and Robert Woodthorpe Browne United Kingdom There are two elected treasurers Judith Pallares MP Andorra and Minister Omar Youm Senegal Awards EditLiberal International awards prizes to individuals in the areas of human rights and liberalism Prize for Freedom The Liberal International Prize for Freedom is LI s most prestigious human rights award Conveyed annually since 1984 to an individual of liberal conviction who has made outstanding efforts for the defence of freedom and human rights recipients include Maria Corina Machado of Venezuela Senator Leila de Lima of the Philippines Raif Badawi of Saudi Arabia Waris Dirie of Somalia and Vaclav Havel of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic Medal of Liberalism The Liberal International Medal of Liberalism is awarded to individuals who have worked to advance liberal values on a local national and international level Recipients include President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast Prime Minister Xavier Bettel of Luxembourg President Tsai Ing wen of Taiwan and Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe leader Sir Graham Watson of the United Kingdom Publications EditThe LI Human Rights Bulletin is published three times per year and consists of opinion articles video interviews and digest of the work of the LI human rights committee Thematic publications are published online and in print on an ad hoc basis Recent texts have offered a liberal perspective on issues ranging from freedom of belief to the responsibility to protect ʒOxford Manifesto EditThe Oxford Manifesto drawn up in April 1947 at Wadham College in Oxford by representatives from 19 liberal political parties from South Africa Germany Austria Belgium Canada Cyprus Spain Estonia United Kingdom United States Finland France Hungary Italy Norway Sweden Switzerland Czechoslovakia and Turkey is a document describing the basic political principles of the Liberal International Creation of its main principles were led by Salvador de Madariaga 3 The Oxford Manifesto was inspired by the ideas of William Beveridge citation needed and is regarded as one of the defining political documents of the 20 century citation needed Fifty years on in 1997 Liberal International returned to Oxford and issued a supplement to the original manifesto The Liberal Agenda for the 21st century describing Liberal policies in greater detail The second Oxford Manifesto was adopted by the 48th Congress of Liberal International which was held on 27 30 November 1997 in the Oxford Town Hall 4 In 2017 the global federation marked its 70th anniversary with the adoption of the Andorra Liberal Manifesto for the twenty first century ALM A three year project across numerous continents initiated by then president Juli Minoves the ALM embodied the widest consultation of views undertaken by Liberal International in order to compile a policy document 5 Organisation EditPresidents Edit N Portrait Name Birth Death Country Presidency Membership1 Salvador de Madariaga 1886 1978 United Kingdom Spain exiled 20 April 1948 18 April 1952 Association Mont Pelerin Society2 Roger Motz 1904 1964 Belgium 18 April 1952 20 April 1958 Liberal Party3 Giovanni Malagodi 1904 1991 Italy 20 April 1958 15 April 1966 Italian Liberal Party4 Edzo Toxopeus 1918 2009 Netherlands 15 April 1966 25 April 1970 People s Party for Freedom and Democracy5 Gaston Thorn 1928 2007 Luxembourg 25 April 1970 18 April 1982 Democratic Party 3 Giovanni Malagodi 1904 1991 Italy 18 April 1982 26 April 1989 Italian Liberal Party6 Adolfo Suarez 1932 2014 Spain 26 April 1989 22 April 1992 Democratic and Social Centre7 Otto Graf Lambsdorff 1926 2009 Germany 22 April 1992 25 April 1994 Free Democratic Party8 David Steel 1938 United Kingdom 25 April 1994 15 April 1996 Liberal Democrats9 Frits Bolkestein 1933 Netherlands 15 April 1996 18 April 2000 People s Party for Freedom and Democracy10 Annemie Neyts Uyttebroeck 1944 Belgium 18 April 2000 25 April 2005 Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten11 John Alderdice 1955 United Kingdom 25 April 2005 20 April 2009 Liberal DemocratsandAlliance Party of Northern Ireland12 Hans van Baalen 1960 2021 Netherlands 20 April 2009 26 April 2014 People s Party for Freedom and Democracy13 Juli Minoves 1969 Andorra 26 April 2014 30 November 2018 Liberal Party of Andorra14 Hakima El Haite 1963 Morocco 30 November 2018 Incumbent Popular MovementMembers EditIncumbent heads of state and government Edit Justin Trudeau Canada Mark Rutte Netherlands Alexander De Croo Belgium Kaja Kallas Estonia Xavier Bettel Luxembourg Macky Sall Senegal Tsai Ing wen Taiwan Alassane Ouattara Ivory Coast Charles Michel European UnionFull members Edit LI has 90 political parties Country Region Name Government Andorra Liberal Party of Andorra 6 Junior party in government coalition Belgium Reform Movement 6 In government coalitionOpen Flemish Liberals and Democrats 6 In government coalition Bulgaria Movement for Rights and Freedoms In opposition Burkina Faso Alliance for Democracy and Federation African Democratic Rally In opposition Burundi Alliance democratique pour le renouveau fr In opposition Cambodia Cambodia National Rescue Movement Extraparliamentary opposition Canada Liberal Party of Canada 7 8 In government Chile Evopoli 9 In oppositionLiberal Party of Chile In government Democratic Republic of the Congo Alliance pour le renouveau au Congo fr In opposition Cote d Ivoire Rally of the Republicans In government Croatia Istrian Democratic Assembly In opposition Cuba Cuban Liberal Union In exileDemocratic Solidarity Party In oppositionNational Liberal Party In opposition Denmark Danish Social Liberal Party Support party to governmentLiberal Party In opposition Estonia Estonian Reform Party Senior party in government coalition EU ALDE Group ALDE Party Finland Centre Party Junior party in government coalitionSwedish People s Party Junior party in government coalition Georgia Republican Party of Georgia In opposition Germany German Group of the LI Free Democratic Party Junior party in government coalition Gibraltar Liberal Party 6 Junior party in government coalition Guinea Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea In oppositionUnion of Republican Forces In opposition Honduras Liberal Party In opposition Iceland Progressive Party Junior party in government coalition Ireland Fianna Fail 6 Senior party in government coalition Israel Yesh Atid 10 In opposition Kenya Orange Democratic Movement In opposition Kosovo Independent Liberal Party In opposition Lebanon Future Movement Senior party in government coalition Luxembourg Democratic Party Senior party in government coalition Madagascar Movement for the Progress of Madagascar In opposition Mexico New Alliance Party In opposition Mongolia Civil Will Green Party Extraparliamentary opposition Montenegro Liberal Party of Montenegro Junior party in government coalition Morocco Constitutional Union In oppositionPopular Movement In opposition Netherlands Democrats 66 Junior party in government coalitionDutch Group of LI People s Party for Freedom and Democracy 11 Senior party in government coalition Nicaragua Ciudadanos por la Libertad In opposition North Macedonia Liberal Democratic Party Junior party in government coalition Norway Liberal Party In opposition Paraguay Authentic Radical Liberal Party In opposition Philippines Liberal Party In opposition Portugal Iniciativa Liberal In opposition Russia Yabloko Extraparliamentary opposition Senegal Alliance pour la Republique In governmentRewmi Junior party in government coalitionSenegalese Democratic Party In opposition Slovenia Concretely Extraparliamentary opposition Somalia CAHDI Party In opposition South Africa Democratic Alliance In opposition Spain Fundacio Llibertat i Democracia Sweden Liberals In government coalitionCentre Party In opposition Switzerland FDP The Liberals In government coalition Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party In government Tanzania Civic United Front In opposition in coalition in autonomous region of Zanzibar Thailand Democrat Party In government coalition United Kingdom Alliance Party of Northern Ireland In coalition government in Northern Irish Assembly in opposition at national levelLiberal International British Group Liberal Democrats In oppositionWorldwide International Federation of Liberal Youth International Network of Liberal Women Observer parties Edit Country Region Name Government Austria NEOS The New Austria and Liberal Forum In opposition Brazil New Party In opposition Burkina Faso Union pour le Progres et le Changement In opposition Comoros Alliance Nationale pour les Comores Extraparliamentary opposition Democratic Republic of the Congo Union pour la reconstruction du Congo fr In opposition Republic of the Congo Union des Democrates Humanistes UDH YUKI Cyprus United Democrats Extraparliamentary opposition Ghana Progressive People s Party In opposition Hungary Momentum Movement In opposition Lebanon National Liberal Party In government Italy Italian Group of Liberal International Madagascar Arche de la Nation In opposition Malaysia Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia Extraparliamentary oppositionPeople s Justice Party In government Mali Citizens Party for the Renewal of Mali Extraparliamentary oppositionUnion pour la Republique et la Democratie URD Mauritania Rally for Mauritania In opposition Moldova Liberal Reformist Party Extraparliamentary opposition Singapore Singapore Democratic Party Extraparliamentary oppositionIndividual member Edit Country Name Government Hong Kong Mr Martin Lee founding chairman of Democratic Party Extraparliamentary oppositionCooperating organizations EditCooperating and regional organisations are groups with a recognised status in the constitution of Liberal International as bodies that share the values and objectives of LI but do not operate as a political party Co operating organisations have the right of representation but in no case the right to vote at statutory events LI has 12 cooperating organizations Organization RegionAfrica Liberal Network AfricaCouncil of Asian Liberals and Democrats AsiaAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ALDE PACE EuropeFriedrich Naumann StiftungFondazione Libro ApertoFondazione Luigi EinaudiNeue Zurcher ZeitungSwedish International Liberal CentreRed Liberal de America Latina Latin AmericaArab Liberal Federation MENANational Democratic Institute North AmericaLiberal think tanks and foundations EditThe International is also in a loose association with the following 10 organisations Organization CountryCentre Jean Gol BelgiumFondazione Luigi Einaudi ItalyFondazione Critica LiberaleLiberal Institute GermanyTeldersstichting NetherlandsThe Bertil Ohlin Institute SwedenEducation Policy Institute United KingdomEuropean Liberal Forum EuropeLivres movement 12 BrazilPaddy Ashdown Forum 13 United KingdomSee also EditLiberalism by country Prize For Freedom Alliance of Democrats defunct European Democratic PartyReferences Edit Constitution Politics Liberalism Liberal international org Archived from the original on 25 November 2010 Retrieved 4 January 2011 Bureau Members Liberal International Retrieved 24 January 2019 Oxford Manifesto 1947 Manifesto Politics Liberalism Liberal international org Archived from the original on 11 February 2011 Retrieved 4 January 2011 Oxford Manifesto 1997 Manifesto Politics Liberalism Liberal international org 30 November 1997 Archived from the original on 7 February 2011 Retrieved 4 January 2011 Andorra Liberal Manifesto 2017 Liberal International Retrieved 25 January 2019 a b c d e Europe Liberal International Liberal International Retrieved 14 October 2018 Liberal Party of Canada Welcomes Liberal International to 2009 Convention Liberal Party of Canada 6 March 2009 Archived from the original on 5 August 2012 Retrieved 28 August 2012 North America Liberal International Liberal International Retrieved 14 October 2018 Web Editor 4 May 2023 Evolucion Politica se incorpora como miembro pleno de la Internacional Liberal Evopoli in Spanish Retrieved 12 May 2023 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a first has generic name help Hoffman Gil 3 October 2021 Yesh Atid joins Liberal International The Jerusalem Post Retrieved 3 October 2021 VVD is a member of LI Archived from the original on 28 September 2011 Livres se torna unica organizacao brasileira na Liberal Internacional LIVRES 63rd Liberal International Congress 75th Anniversary in Sofia Bulgaria 2022 Liberal International Retrieved 25 January 2023 External links EditLiberal International official site The Liberal Agenda for the 21st century Archived 7 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine Former LI Vice President Bi khim Hsiao Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liberal International amp oldid 1155050055, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
