Roman Catholic State Party

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The Roman Catholic State Party was a Dutch confessional political party that represented Catholic interests and played a major role in early 20th-century coalition governments in the Netherlands.

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instanceOf Catholic political party
defunct political party in the Netherlands
political party
abbreviation RKSP
advocated cooperation with Protestant parties in coalition governments
color green
white
coreSupportBase southern provinces of North Brabant and Limburg
country Netherlands
dissolved 1945
electoralStrength one of the largest parties in the Netherlands in the interwar period
electoralSystemContext proportional representation in the Netherlands
founded 1926
governedInCoalitionWith Anti-Revolutionary Party
Christian Historical Union
hadYouthWing Catholic youth organizations in the Catholic pillar
headquartersLocation The Hague
historicalSignificance major representative of Dutch Catholics before World War II
ideology Catholic social teaching
Christian democracy
influencedBy social encyclical Rerum Novarum
surface form: encyclical Rerum Novarum
languageOfName Dutch
maintainedLinksWith Catholic Church in the Netherlands
memberOf Catholic pillar in the Netherlands
mergedInto Catholic People’s Party
surface form: Catholic People's Party
nativeLabel Roomsch-Katholieke Staatspartij
notableLeader Willem Hubert Nolens
operatedDuring Kingdom of the Netherlands
surface form: Kingdom of the Netherlands (constitutional monarchy)
opposedPolicy strict secularism in education
parliamentaryGroupIn House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Dutch Senate
surface form: Senate of the Netherlands
participatedIn Dutch general elections
playedRoleIn coalition governments of the Netherlands
politicalPosition centre
centre-right
predecessor Roman Catholic State Party self-linksurface differs
surface form: General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses
reasonForDissolution post–World War II reorganization of Dutch Catholic politics
religiousOrientation Roman Catholicism
represented Catholic interests
Catholic minority in the Netherlands
successor Catholic People’s Party
surface form: Catholic People's Party
supportedPolicy social welfare legislation inspired by Catholic social teaching
state support for denominational (Catholic) schools
timePeriodOfProminence interwar period
typeOfOrganization mass party
wasPartOf Dutch party system of pillarization

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Anti-Revolutionary Party inCoalitionWith Roman Catholic State Party
Piet Lieftinck memberOfPoliticalParty Roman Catholic State Party
Louis Beel memberOfPoliticalParty Roman Catholic State Party
Roman Catholic State Party predecessor Roman Catholic State Party self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses
Liberal State Party coalitionPartnerWith Roman Catholic State Party
Catholic People’s Party hasPredecessor Roman Catholic State Party
Dutch confessional parties notableParty Roman Catholic State Party