Labour Party Chair (2001)
Labour Party Chair is a courtesy position created by Tony Blair in the aftermath of the 2001 General Election.[1] The position is not to be confused with that of Chair of the Labour Party under the Labour Party Constitution. Since 2007, it has been held concurrently by the party's Deputy Leader.
List of Labour Party Chairs
| Namea | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Clarke |  |
9 June 2001 | 24 June 2002 | Tony Blair | |
| John Reid |  |
24 October 2002 | 4 April 2003 | Tony Blair | |
| Ian McCartney | 4 April 2003 | 5 May 2006 | Tony Blair | ||
| Hazel Blears |  |
5 May 2006 | 24 June 2007 | Tony Blair | |
| Harriet Harman |  |
24 June 2007 | 12 September 2015 | Gordon Brown Herself (acting) Ed Miliband Herself (acting) | |
| Tom Watson |  |
12 September 2015 | Incumbent[2] | Jeremy Corbyn | |
References
- ↑ Roy Hattersley (26 July 2001). "Blair mistook his Clarke for a chair". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
- ↑ "Labour's Shadow Cabinet". Labour Party. 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016.
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