Young Alternative for Germany

Young Alternative for Germany
Junge Alternative für Deutschland
ChairpersonHannes Gnauck
Founded15 June 2013 (2013-06-15)
Dissolved31 March 2025 (2025-03-31)
Succeeded byGeneration Germany
HeadquartersBerlin
Membershipc. 2,500 (March 2024)
IdeologyRight-wing populism
National conservatism
Euroscepticism
Völkisch nationalism
Antifeminism
PositionFar-right
Mother partyNone, formerly the AfD (2015–2025)
Websitewww.jungealternative.net

The Young Alternative for Germany (German: Junge Alternative für Deutschland or JA) was a far-right youth organization in Germany. Founded in June 2013 and dissolved in March 2025, it was made for people aged 14 to 35 years. The JA was the de facto youth wing of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party until it was officially recognized as such in November 2015. The JA continued to be the official youth wing of the AfD until January 2025, when AfD leadership voted to replace it, as it had been categorized as extremist by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) since 2023.

Its last chairman was Hannes Gnauck.