German Progress Party

German Progress Party

Deutsche Fortschrittspartei
German Progress Party Deutsche Fortschrittspartei
Leaders	Hans Victor von Unruh; Johann Jacoby; Adolph Diesterweg; Eugen Richter; Rudolf Virchow; Albert Hänel; Albert Traeger
Founded	6 June 1861
Dissolved	5 March 1884
Preceded by	Old Liberal group; German National Association
Merged into	German Free-minded Party
Headquarters	Berlin
Newspaper	Der Volksfreund (1868–1872); Der Reichsfreund (1882–1884)
Ideology	Liberalism; Federalism
Political position	Centre-left
Colours	Yellow
	Politics of Germany; Political parties; Elections;

The German Progress Party (German: Deutsche Fortschrittspartei, DFP) was the first modern political party in Germany, founded by liberal members of the Prussian House of Representatives (Abgeordnetenhaus) in 1861 in opposition to Minister President Otto von Bismarck.

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