International Democrat Union

The International Democrat Union (IDU) is an international organisation of over 80 conservative and Christian democrat parties, founded in 1983 by Margaret Thatcher, George Bush senior, and a host of other conservative luminaries.

"It is the communist Internationale in reverse - and future historians may well conclude that it ultimately had even more impact. Since 1983, the IDU has provided a little-noticed forum for free-market parties to exchange vote-getting strategies, revolutionary policies and organisational know-how." 

Associated Organisations

 * Americas Democrat Union
 * Asia Pacific Democrat Union
 * African Dialogue Group / Democrat Union of Africa
 * Caribbean Democrat Union
 * European Democrat Union
 * International Women's Democrat Union
 * International Young Democrat Union

Chairman
The Hon John Howard MP, Australia,Liberal Party

Assistant Chairmen

 * Goran Lennmarker MP (Chairman of the IDU Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs) Sweden Moderate party
 * Michael Trend MP United Kingdom Conservative Party (via IDU)

Vice Chairmen

 * William Hague MP Vice Chairman, nominated Deputy Chairman United Kingdom Conservative Party (via IDU)
 * Jose Maria Aznar MP Spain Popular Party
 * Judy Kirk New Zealand National Party
 * Woong Kyu Cho Korea Grand National Party
 * Francisco Flores El Salvador National Republican Alliance
 * Yegor Gaidar Russia Union of Right Forces
 * Robert Hill Australia Liberal Party
 * Peter Hintze MdB Germany Christian Democrat Union
 * Thomas A Hockin Canada Progressive Conservative Party
 * Carlos Holguin Colombia Conservative Party
 * Ville Itala MP Finland National Coalition Party
 * Kostas Karamanlis MP Greece New Democracy Party
 * Vaclav Klaus MP Czech Republic Civic Democratic Party
 * Helen C. C. Lin Republic of China Kuomintang
 * Ricardo Maduro Honduras National Party
 * Keith Mitchell Grenada New National Party
 * Jan Petersen MP Norway Conservative Party
 * Jorge Quiroga Bolivia Nationalist Democratic Action
 * Edmund Stoiber MP Germany Christian Social Union

Treasurer

 * James B. Irwin United States of America, Republican Party

Political Auditor

 * Dieter Schmidt, Germany, Christian Social Union

Executive Secretary

 * Richard Normington, United Kingdom Conservative Party

Secretary

 * Susan Wright

Contact details
P.O. Box 1536 Vika N-0117 Oslo, Norway Tel: +47 2282 9000 Fax: +47 2282 9080 Email: emoen AT idu.org Web: http://www.idu.org