Federal International Relations Committee
Business Motion as passed by conference
Submitted by: 14 members.
Mover: David Chalmers.
Summation: Hannah Bettsworth.
Conference agrees that in future:
The Liberal Democrats are committed to continued membership of Liberal International and ALDE and their successor organisations.
Conference further agrees that from:
- Our delegation to the ALDE Council shall comprise:
- The chair of the Federal International Relations Committee (FIRC), or a deputy drawn from the directly elected members of FIRC and agreed by the voting members of FIRC.
- Additional delegates as required, elected by all party members under the election regulations made under Article 9.6(c), with the diversity requirements for those elections of a minimum of one person from each state party and one person under the age of 26 at the time of the election. Runners up in the election to be ordered as reserve delegates.
- The Liberal Democrat delegation to the Liberal International Executive Committee shall comprise:
- The chair of FIRC or a deputy drawn from the directly elected members of FIRC and agreed by the voting members of FIRC.
- Any Liberal Democrat members of the Liberal International Bureau, unless they already have their own place as Executive Committee members.
- Additional delegates as required elected by the voting members of FIRC.
Applicability: Federal.