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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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
editDeputy leaders
edit| Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Constituency | Term of Office | Office(s) held | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editReferences
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.
- ^ Gaughan, J. Anthony (October 2009). "Johnson, Thomas Ryder". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 1 October 2024.