Deputy Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party
| Deputy Leader of the Labour Party | |
|---|---|
| Precursor | Jacinda Ardern |
| Inaugural holder | James McCombs |
| Formation | 27 August 1919 |
The Deputy Leader of the Labour Party is the second-most senior politician within the Labour Party in New Zealand. The officeholder deputises for the Leader of the Labour Party at party-specific events. Unlike other political party leaders, the Labour Party's Leader does not have the power to dismiss or appoint their Deputy; both the Leader and Deputy Leader are elected. In all cases where the leadership is vacant, the Deputy Leader shall also serve as Acting Leader until a new leadership election.[1] When the Labour Party forms the Official Opposition the Deputy Leader typically serves as Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Kelvin Davis is the current Deputy Leader, elected on 1 August 2017.[2]
List of deputy leaders
The following is a complete list of Labour Party deputy leaders. Some deputies served concurrently as acting party leader.
| No. | Leader (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Electorate | Term of Office | Leader | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James McCombs (1873–1933) |
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Lyttelton | 27 August 1919 | February 1923 | Holland | ||
| 2 | Michael Joseph Savage (1872–1940) |
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Auckland West | February 1923 | 12 October 1933 | |||
| 3 | Peter Fraser (1884–1950) |
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Wellington Central | 12 October 1933 | 1 April 1940 | Savage | ||
| 4 | Walter Nash (1882–1968) |
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Hutt | 1 April 1940 | 17 January 1951 | Fraser | ||
| 5 | Jerry Skinner (1900–1962) |
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Buller | 17 January 1951 | 26 April 1962† | Nash | ||
| 6 | Fred Hackett (1901–1963) |
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Grey Lynn | 26 April 1962 | 19 March 1963† | |||
| 7 | Hugh Watt (1912–1980) |
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Onehunga | 1 April 1963 | 6 September 1974 | Nordmeyer | ||
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| 8 | Bob Tizard (1924–2016) |
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Otahuhu | 10 September 1974 | 1 November 1979 | Rowling | ||
| 9 | David Lange (1942–2005) |
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Mangere | 1 November 1979 | 3 February 1983 | |||
| 10 | Geoffrey Palmer (1942–) |
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Christchurch Central | 3 February 1983 | 8 August 1989 | Lange | ||
| 11 | Helen Clark (1950–) |
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Mount Albert | 8 August 1989 | 1 December 1993 | Palmer | ||
| Moore | ||||||||
| 12 | David Caygill (1948–) |
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St Albans | 1 December 1993 | 12 October 1996 | Clark | ||
| 13 | Michael Cullen (1945–) |
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Dunedin South | 12 October 1996 | 19 November 2008 | |||
| 14 | Annette King (1947–) |
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Rongotai | 19 November 2008 | 13 December 2011 | Goff | ||
| 15 | Grant Robertson (1971–) |
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Wellington Central | 13 December 2011 | 15 September 2013 | Shearer | ||
| 16 | David Parker (1960–) |
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List MP | 15 September 2013 | 18 November 2014 | Cunliffe | ||
| (14) | Annette King (1947–) |
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Rongotai | 18 November 2014 | 7 March 2017 | Little | ||
| 17 | Jacinda Ardern (1980–) |
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Mount Albert | 7 March 2017 | 1 August 2017 | |||
| 18 | Kelvin Davis (1967–) |
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Te Tai Tokerau | 1 August 2017 | incumbent | Ardern | ||
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". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 29 April 2018.