Roman Catholic State Party Roomsch-Katholieke Staatspartij | |
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Abbreviation | RKSP |
Leader | Wiel Nolens (1926–1931) Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1931–1936) Piet Aalberse (1936–1937) Josef van Schaik (1937) Carel Goseling (1937–1945) |
Founder | Willem Hubert Nolens Max Kolkman Jan Loeff Piet Aalberse |
Founded | 3 June 1926 |
Dissolved | 22 December 1945 |
Preceded by | General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations |
Merged into | Catholic People's Party |
Headquarters | The Hague |
Think tank | Centrum voor Staatkundige Vorming |
Ideology | Christian democracy Social conservatism Political Catholicism |
Political position | Centre-right |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
International affiliation | SIPDIC (from 1928)[1] |
The Roman Catholic State Party (Dutch: Roomsch-Katholieke Staatspartij, RKSP) was a Catholic Christian democratic[2] political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded in 1926 as a continuation of the General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations. During its entire existence, the party was in government. In 1945 the party became the Catholic People's Party (KVP).