Christian Democracy
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Christian democracy is a religious and political ideology that believes democracy, human rights, and the Christian faith are mutually compatible. Christian democracy is often considered centre-right on cultural, social, and moral issues (and thus leaning in support of social conservatism, even though such parties have drifted to the Left, along with the culture, on such issues), and it is considered centre-left "with respect to economic and labor issues, civil rights, and foreign policy."[1]
Prominent Christian Democrats
Europe
- Konrad Adenauer, first chancellor of West Germany after World War II and architect of the social market economy
- Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Conservative Party
- Helmut Kohl, chancellor of West Germany and later the unified Germany
- Éamon de Valera, president and prime minister of Ireland, whose Constitution of Ireland was influenced by Catholic social teaching
- Angela Merkel, since 2005, the first female Chancellor of Germany and leader of the Christian Democratic Union
- Mariano Rajoy, Prime Minister of Spain
- Lech Wałęsa, Polish president, trade-union organizer, and human-rights activist. A charismatic leader, he co-founded Solidarity, the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983.
The Americas
- Tommy Douglas, Former leader of the NDP, minister, and father of Universal Healthcare in Canada
See also
References
- ↑ Wankel, Charles (2009). Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World (in English). SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781412964272. Retrieved on 5 July 2016. “The basic tenets of Christian Democracy call for applying Christian principles to public policy; Christian Democratic parties tend to be socially conservative but otherwise left of center with respect to economic and labor issues, civil rights, and foreign policy.”
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