Christian Democratic Party (Czech Republic)

Christian Democratic Party
Křesťansko-demokratická strana
Founded1990
Dissolved1996
Preceded byHnutí za občanskou svobodu
Merged intoCivic Democratic Party
IdeologyConservatism
Christian democracy
Political positionCentre-right

The Christian Democratic Party (Czech: Křesťansko-demokratická strana, KDS) was a Christian-democratic political party in the Czech Republic, functional between 1990 (founded shortly after the Velvet Revolution) and 1996. Its first chairman was Václav Benda, the last chairman from 1993-1996 the former Minister of Education Ivan Pilip.