Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct)

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The Christian Social Party (PSC-CVP) was a Belgian Catholic political party, which existed from 1944 until 1968.

Contents 1 History 2 Notable members 3 See also 4 Source

[edit] History

At the end of World War II, on 18-19 August 1945 the Christelijke Volkspartij-Parti Social Chrétien (CVP-PSC) was founded under the presidency of August de Schryver as the successor to the Catholic Party.

In 1968, the party divided along linguistic lines, forming the French language Parti Social Chrétien in Wallonia and the Dutch language Christelijke Volkspartij in Flanders.

[edit] Notable members

• Jean Duvieusart
• Gaston Eyskens
• Pierre Harmel
• Théo Lefèvre
• Joseph Pholien
• Paul Vanden Boeynants
• Jean Van Houtte
• Count Jean Charles Snoy et d'Oppuers

[edit] See also

• Politics of Belgium
• Christene Volkspartij
• Graves de Communi Re
• Rerum Novarum

[edit] Source

• Th. Luykx and M. Platel, Politieke geschiedenis van België, 2 vol., Kluwer, 1985
• E. Witte, J. Craeybeckx en A. Meynen, Politieke geschiedenis van België, Standaard, 1997