The Christian Democratic Party (in Spanish: Partido Demócrata Cristiano) is a political party in Peru that surged in 1956. Founded by Ernesto Alayza Grundy, Luis Bedoya Reyes, Mario Polar Ugarteche, Héctor Cornejo Chávez, Roberto Ramírez del Villar and others. Not having participated in national politics since 1990, the party is currently not registered at the National Jury of Elections to formally participate in future election cycles.