The Leader of the Labour Party is the most senior politician within the Labour Party in Ireland. Since 24 March 2022, the office has been held by Ivana Bacik,[1] following the resignation of Alan Kelly as leader of the party.
Leader of the Labour Party | |
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Inaugural holder | James Connolly (de facto) Thomas Johnson (de jure) |
Formation | 1912 (de facto) 1917 (de jure) |
Website | Ivana Bacik, TD |
In a review of procedures at the party's 2017 conference, the position of Deputy Leader was abolished after a year of lying vacant, and the nomination and seconding of new leadership candidates was extended to Senators and MEPs as well as TDs.[2]
Leaders edit
Deputy leaders edit
Name (Birth–Death) | Portrait | Constituency | Term of Office | Office(s) held | ||
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Barry Desmond | Dún Laoghaire | 22 February 1982 | July 1989 | Minister for Social Welfare Minister for Health | ||
Ruairi Quinn | Dublin South-East | July 1989 | 13 November 1997 | Minister for Enterprise and Employment Minister for Finance | ||
Brendan Howlin | Wexford | 13 November 1997 | 25 October 2002 | |||
Liz McManus | Wicklow | 25 October 2002 | 4 October 2007 | |||
Joan Burton | Dublin West | 4 October 2007 | 4 July 2014 | 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, Community and Local Government | ||
Position vacant | 20 May 2016 | |||||
Position abolished | April 2017 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Bray, Jennifer (24 March 2022). "Ivana Bacik confirmed as Labour Party leader: 'Ireland needs a pay rise'". The Irish Times. Dublin. ISSN 0791-5144. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Kelly, Fiach (2 March 2017). "Labour Party to reform way it chooses its leader". The Irish Times. Dublin. ISSN 0791-5144. Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
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