Catholic People's Party
Catholic People's Party Katholieke Volkspartij | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | KVP |
| Founder | Carl Romme Josef van Schaik Laurent Deckers Frans Teulings Max Steenberghe Jan de Quay Louis Beel Teun Struycken |
| Founded | 22 December 1945 |
| Dissolved | 27 September 1980 |
| Preceded by | Roman Catholic State Party |
| Merged into | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Headquarters | Mauritskade 25 The Hague |
| Youth wing | KVPJO |
| Think tank | Centrum voor Staatkundige Vorming |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| European affiliation | European Union of Christian Democrats |
| European Parliament group | Christian Democratic Group |
The Catholic People's Party (Dutch: Katholieke Volkspartij, KVP) was a Catholic Christian democratic political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded in 1945 as a continuation of the interwar Roman Catholic State Party, which was in turn a successor of the General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations. The party was in government throughout its existence. In 1977, a federation of parties including the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the Christian Historical Union (CHU) ran together under the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) banner. The three participating parties formally dissolved to form the CDA in 1980.