Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)

Democratic and Social Centre
Centro Democrático y Social
FounderAdolfo Suárez
Founded29 July 1982 (1982-07-29)
Dissolvedc. 2012
Split fromUnion of the Democratic Centre
Merged intoPeople's Party (majority)
HeadquartersMadrid
Youth wingDemocratic and Social Centre Youth.
IdeologyCentrism
Liberalism
Christian democracy
Political positionCentre to centre-right
European Parliament groupLiberal Democratic and Reformist (1987–1994)
International affiliationLiberal International
ColoursGreen, white

Democratic and Social Centre (Spanish: Centro Democrático y Social, CDS) was a liberal political party in Spain, founded in 1982 by former Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez. The party was a member of the Liberal Democratic and Reformist Group in the European Parliament and the Liberal International. In 2006, most of its remaining members merged into the People's Party, though a reduced faction continued the party, which won some seats in the 2007 local elections.