Conservative Future, abbreviated to CF, is the youth movement of the Conservative Party in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The organisation is made up of all members of the Conservative Party who are 30 years old or younger.
Conservative Future was founded in 1998. By 2006, it was the largest political organisation on British campuses and the estimated membership, including members on campuses and through constituency associations is 20,000.
Conservative Future Scotland is the autonomous sister organisation of CF in Scotland. Internationally, Conservative Future participates in the centre-right International Young Democrat Union.
Conservative Future founder and current Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Rt Hon William Hague MP was announced as the Honorary President at the 2012 Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.
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