Catholic Party (Belgium)
Historical leaders | Charles Woeste Paul de Smet de Naeyer Jules de Burlet Auguste Beernaert Gustave Sap |
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Founded | 1869 |
Dissolved | 1945 |
Succeeded by | Christian Social Party |
Headquarters | Brussels |
Trade Union wing | Confederation of Christian Trade Unions |
Ideology | Belgian nationalism Christian democracy Conservatism |
Political position | Centre-right |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Colours | Gold |
The Catholic Party (French: Parti catholique; Dutch: Katholieke Partij) was a Belgian political party established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party (Dutch: Confessionele Katholieke Partij).
History
In 1852, a Union Constitutionnelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven (1854), and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections. On 11 July 1864 the Federation of Catholic Circles and Conservative Associations was created (French: Fédération des Cercles catholiques et des Associations conservatrices; Dutch: Verbond van Katholieke Kringen en der Conservatieve Verenigingen).
The other group which contributed to the party were the Catholic Cercles, of which the eldest had been founded in
The Catholic Party, under the leadership of
At the end of
Notable members
- Auguste Beernaert, Nobel Peace Prize in 1909.
- Jules de Burlet
- Paul de Smet de Naeyer
- Jules Vandenpeereboom
- Jules de Trooz
- Gustaaf Sap
- Frans Schollaert
- Charles de Broqueville
- Gérard Cooreman
- Henri Baels
See also
- Politics of Belgium
- Christene Volkspartij
- Rerum novarum
- Graves de communi re
- Het Volk
- Catholic Church in Belgium
Electoral history
Chamber of Deputies
- 1936 Belgian general election: 61 seats, 27.67% of votes
- 1939 Belgian general election: 67 seats, 30.38% of votes
Sources
- Gerard, Emmanuel (2001). The Emergence of a People's Party: The Catholic Party in Belgium, 1918–1945. Böhlau Verlag. pp. 98–121.
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ignored (help) - Gerard, Emmanuel (2004). Kaiser, Wolfram; Wohnout, Helmut (eds.). Religion, Class and Language: The Catholic Party in Belgium. Routledge. pp. 77–94. )
- 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