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

  1. Roy Hattersley (26 July 2001). "Blair mistook his Clarke for a chair". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
  2. "Labour's Shadow Cabinet". Labour Party. 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016.
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