Union of the Centre of Catalonia

Union of the Centre of Catalonia
Unió de Centre de Catalunya
PresidentCarles Güell de Sentmenat
Secretary-GeneralJoaquim Molins
Founded21 March 1978 (1978-03-21)
DissolvedMarch 1981 (1981-03)
Merger ofCatalan Centre
League of Catalonia–Catalan Liberal Party
Union of the Christian Democrats of Catalonia–Jacques Maritain Club
Social Democratic Party of Catalonia (most)
Party of the Catalan People
Merged intoDemocratic Convergence of Catalonia
IdeologyLiberalism
Progressivism
Christian democracy
Social democracy
Catalanism
Political positionCentre
Regional affiliationCentrists of Catalonia (1978–79)

Union of the Centre of Catalonia (Catalan: Unió de Centre de Catalunya, UCC) was a political party based in Catalonia, created in March 1978 as a result of the merger of Catalan Centre, League of Catalonia–Catalan Liberal Party, Union of the Christian Democrats of Catalonia–Jacques Maritain Club, most of the Social Democratic Party of Catalonia and Party of the Catalan People.[1] The party was led by Carles Güell as president and Joaquim Molins as secretary-general.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Unió de Centre de Catalunya". www.enciclopedia.cat (in Catalan). Diccionari dels Partits Polítics de Catalunya, segle XX. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Molins y Güell, reelegidos dirigentes de Unió de Centre de Catalunya". El País (in Spanish). 12 June 1979. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. ^ Culla i Clarà, Joan B. (1989). "L'evolució de l'espai centrista a Catalunya (1976-1982)" (PDF). Working Papers (in Catalan) (4). Barcelona: Institut de Ciències Polítiques i Socials. Retrieved 17 July 2020.