Katholieke Volkspartij
The Katholieke Volkspartij ( KVP ; German Catholic People's Party ) was a denominational Dutch political party , which in 1980 merged with the Christelijk-Historische Unie (Christian-Historic Union, CHU) and the Anti-Revolutionaire Partij (Anti-Revolutionary Party, ARP) to become today's Christen Democratisch Appèl (CDA).
history
The CIP in 1945 as a successor to the front of the World War II existing Rooms-Katholieke Staatspartij (German: Roman Catholic State Party, RKSP) was founded. It was a people 's party whose members were both workers and employers, farmers, civil servants and teachers of the Catholic faith.
In the time of its existence, the KVP was always part of the government coalitions , mostly it also provided the Prime Minister . Under the first party chairman, Carl Romme , the Partij van de Arbeid was a long-term coalition partner, his successor Norbert Schmelzer favored the Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie as a government partner .
The party broke twice: in the 1950s, the so-called “Welter Group” resigned in protest against the abandonment of the Dutch East Indies colony, and in 1968 the left-wing Politieke Partij Radikal split off, which in 1989/1991 became GroenLinks rose.
Important politicians of the CIP
As Prime Minister , the KVP provided:
- Louis Beel (1946–1948 and 1958–1959)
- Jan de Quay (1959-1963)
- Victor Marijnen (1963-1965)
- Jo Cals (1965-1966)
- Piet de Jong (1967–1971)
Among the numerous ministers who belonged to the CIP and who also became prime ministers as members of the successor party CDA, were:
