Leader of the Labour Party (Ireland)
Leader of the Labour Party
Ceannaire Pháirtí an Lucht Oibre | |
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Inaugural holder |
James Connolly (de facto) Thomas Johnson (de jure) |
Formation |
1912 (de facto) 1917 (de jure) |
Website | Brendan Howlin, TD |
The Leader of the Labour Party (Irish: Ceannaire Pháirtí an Lucht Oibre) is the most senior politician within the Labour Party in Ireland. Since 20 May 2016, the office has been held by Brendan Howlin,[1] following the resignation of Joan Burton as leader of the party.
The position of deputy leader is currently vacant.
Leaders
Deputy leaders
Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Constituency | Term of Office | Office(s) | |
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Barry Desmond | Dún Laoghaire | 22 February 1982 | July 1989 | Spokesperson on Finance Minister for Social Welfare Minister for Health | |
Ruairi Quinn | Dublin South-East | July 1989 | 13 November 1997 | Spokesperson on the Environment Minister for Enterprise and Employment Minister for Finance | |
Brendan Howlin | Wexford | 13 November 1997 | 25 October 2002 | Spokesperson on Justice Spokesperson on Finance | |
Liz McManus | Wicklow | 25 October 2002 | 4 October 2007 | Spokesperson on Health Spokesperson on Communications, Energy and Resources | |
Joan Burton | Dublin West | 4 October 2007 | 4 July 2014 | Spokesperson on Finance Minister for Social Protection | |
Alan Kelly | Tipperary North | 4 July 2014 | 20 May 2016 | Minister of State for Public and Commuter Transport Minister for the Environment | |
Position vacant | 20 May 2016 | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Brendan Howlin appointed leader of the Labour Party". Irish Times. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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