| Nationalist Youth of Catalonia | |
| Native Name: | Joventut Nacionalista de Catalunya |
| Colorcode: | darkblue |
| National Council Chair: | Narcís Junqueras Cros |
| Secretary General: | Ariadna Urroz Segura |
| Headquarters: | C/Puig-Reig 10 baixos, Barcelona |
| Mother Party: | Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (1980–2016) Catalan European Democratic Party (2016–2020) Together for Catalonia (since 2020) |
| Position: | Centre-right |
| Newspaper: | Estel Blanc[1] |
| Affiliation1 Title: | Student union affiliation |
| Membership: | 4,028 (june 2018)[2] |
| Ideology: | Civic Nationalism Catalan independence Pro-Europeanism[3] [4] Liberalism Progressivism Ecologism Feminism Secularism[5] |
| Website: | www.jnc.cat |
Nationalist Youth of Catalonia (Joventut Nacionalista de Catalunya, JNC) is the youth organisation of Together for Catalonia,[6] founded in 1980 as the youth group of Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC). Ariadna Urroz is the general secretary since March 2023. It is a full member organization of the European Liberal Youth and the International Federation of Liberal Youth.
JNC was founded in April 1980 in Platja d'Aro by young members of CDC, and refounded in 2016 as the PDeCAT. The organization gradually evolved to independentist positions, which also influenced the political orientation of CDC.[7]
| Anys | President | Secretary general | President of the National Council | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–1982 | No president | Ramon Camp i Batalla | Josep Soler i Casanellas | ||
| 1982–1984 | Ramon Camp i Batalla | Joan Oliveres i Bagués | No president | ||
| 1984–1986 | Raimon Gusi i Amigó | Enric Ticó i Buxadós | No president | ||
| 1986–1988 | Enric Ticó i Buxadós | No president | |||
| 1988–1989 | Jordi Martí i Galbis | Jaume Padrós i Selma | |||
| 1989–1991 | No president | ||||
| 1991–1992 | Jordi Vendrell i Ros | ||||
| 1992–1994 | No president | ||||
| 1994–1996 | Antoni Biarnés i Mas | ||||
| 1996–1998 | No president | Pere Saló i Manresa | |||
| 1998–2000 | No president | Daniel Clivillé i Morató | |||
| 2000–2002 | Albert Batalla i Siscart | Marc Guerrero i Tarragó | |||
| 2002–2004 | Esther Roca i Isart | Albert Batalla i Siscart | No president | ||
| 2004–2006 | Albert Batalla i Siscart | Jordi Cuminal i Roquet | No president | ||
| 2006–2008 | Marc Pifarré i Estrada | Jordi Cuminal i Roquet | No president | ||
| 2008–2010 | Gerard Figueras i Albà | No secretary general | Laura Costa | ||
| 2010–2012 | Gerard Figueras i Albà | No secretary general | Oriol Martín i Berbois | ||
| 2012–2015 | No secretary general | Ramon Morell i Sau | |||
| 2015–2017 | No president | Pere Canal Oliveras | |||
| 2017–2019 | No president | Judit Cabana Comas | |||
| 2019–2021 | No president | Albert Pérez Garro | |||
| 2021–2023 | No president | Alvaro Clapés-Saganyoles Baena | Ariadna Urroz Segura | ||
| 2023–2025 | No president | Ariadna Urroz Segura | Narcís Junquera Cros |