Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct)

Christian Social Party Christelijke Volkspartij Parti Social Chrétien
Founded	August 18, 1945 (1945-08-18)
Dissolved	1968 (1968)
Preceded by	Catholic Party
Succeeded by	Christelijke Volkspartij, Parti Social Chrétien

The Christian Social Party (PSC) was a Belgian Catholic political party, which existed from 1945 until 1968.

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.

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

See also

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

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

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