Deputy Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party
The deputy leader of the Labour Party is the second-most senior politician within the Labour Party in New Zealand. The officeholder represents leader of the Labour Party at party-specific events.
| Deputy Leader of the Labour Party | |
|---|---|
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | James McCombs |
| Formation | 27 August 1919 |
In all cases where the leadership is vacant, the deputy leader can be acting leader until a new leadership election.[1]
Kelvin Davis is the current Deputy Leader, elected on 1 August 2017.[2]
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Portrait of James McCombs MP for Lyttelton
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"Right Honorable Peter Fraser, Prime Minister of New Zealand and chairman of the British war cabinet". Cropped image downloaded from the source listed below.
Head and shoulders portrait of Walter Nash. Photographer possibly S P Andrew.
Clarence "Jerry" Skinner, MP for Buller, deputy leader of the Labour Party
The Honourable Fred Hackett, a minister in the second Labour government of New Zealand
Hugh Watt, Labour Party candidate for the Parnell electorate
Robert James "Bob" Tizard
Prime Minister David Lange posts a letter, at the opening of the new Foxton Post Office, 1980’s
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References
- ↑ "Constitution and Rules" (PDF). New Zealand Labour Party. 2016.
- ↑ Collins, Mikaela; de Graaf, Peter (2 August 2017). "Te Tai Tokerau's Kelvin Davis made deputy Labour leader" (in en-NZ). The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=11897682. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
