Riccardo Pozzi
President
CDI was founded in 1961 and it currently has 94 political parties as members from Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.
YCDI
The YCDI Executive Committee is the highest body of the organization, formed by the president, the executive secretary and the vice-presidents.
The current president of the YCDI is Riccardo Pozzi of Italy.
YCDI was founded in 1961 and it currently has 94 political parties as members from Europe, LatinAmerica, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.
94 political parties from 73 countries
History
1925
Secrétariat International des Partis Démocratiques d’Inspiration Chrétienne (SIPDIC)
1939-1945
World War II suspends the operations of the SIPDIC.
1947
Organización Demócrata Cristiana de América (ODCA)
1947
Organización Demócrata Cristiana de América (ODCA)
1950
Christian Democratic Union of Central Europe (CDUCE)
1956
ODCA, NEI, and CDUCE Meeting
1960
Christian Democratic International Information and Documentation Centre (CDI-IDC)
1961
World Union of Christian Democrats (WUCD)
1982
Christian Democrat International (CDI)
1999
Centrist Democrat International
Organization
The CDI Executive Committee is the highest body of the organization, formed by the president, the executive secretary and the vice-presidents.
The current president of the CDI is Andrés Pastrana Arango of Colombia, while its Executive Secretary is Spanish MEP Antonio López-Istúriz, who is also Secretary-General of the EPP.
Andrés Pastrana Arango
Colombia
Antonio López-Istúriz
Spain
