Christian Social People's Party
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Template:Politics of Luxembourg The Christian Social People's Party (Luxembourgish: Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei - CSV) is the largest political party in Luxembourg. It is led by François Biltgen, who is the current Employment Minister. The current Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker, is also a member of the CSV. He governs in coalition with the *Luxembourg Socialist Workers Party (LSAP). Since the 2004 election, it has 24 of 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Since WWII, the party has taken part in all coalition governments in Luxembourg with only one exception (1975-1979).
History
- 1914: The earliest archives of the CSV date back to the 16. January 1914.
- 1944: The party was officially created.
- 1945: The first elections after WWII took place, the party got 25 out of 51 seats, missing an absolute majority by a single seat.
- 1946 - 1974: The party was in government from 1946 to 1974 and gave Luxembourg the following prime ministers: Pierre Dupong, Joseph Bech, Pierre Frieden, Pierre Werner and Jacques Santer. Mostly in a coalition with the Democratic Part (DP), it gave Luxembourg a certain economic and social stability.
- 1974: The party goes into opposition for the first time.
- 1979: The party gets back into government, Pierre Werner becomes PM.
- 1984: Jacques Santer becomes PM
- 1995: Jean–Claude Junker becomes PM, Jacques Santer becomes President of the European Commission
- 2004: The party is currently in a coalition with the Luxembourg Socialist Workers Party, it has 24 out of 60 seats
See also: Politics of Luxembourg, List of political parties in Luxembourg
External link
- CSV website (http://www.csv.lu/)fr:Parti populaire chrétien social (Luxembourg)