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Leader of the Labour Party (Ireland)

Leader of the Labour Party in Ireland

Summary

Leader of the Labour Party in Ireland

Field	Value
post	Leader of the Labour Party
image	Ivana Bacik 2021 (cropped).jpg
incumbent	Ivana Bacik
incumbentsince	24 March 2022
formation	1912 (de facto)
1917 (de jure)
inaugural	James Connolly (de facto)
Thomas Johnson (de jure)
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1917 (de jure) Thomas Johnson (de jure) 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, following the resignation of Alan Kelly as leader of the party.

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.

Leaders

Name	Portrait	Constituency	Term of Office	Office(s)
Thomas Johnson	[[File:Tomjohnson.jpg	100px]]	Dublin County	url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/johnson-thomas-ryder-a4299	title=Johnson, Thomas Ryder	work=Dictionary of Irish Biography	last=Gaughan	first=J. Anthony	date=October 2009	access-date=1 October 2024}}	1927
Thomas J. O'Connell	[[File:Tom J. O'Connell, circa 1930s.jpg	100px]]	Mayo South	1927	1932
William Norton	[[File:William Norton, circa 1945.png	100px]]	Kildare	1932	2 March 1960
Brendan Corish	[[File:Brendan Corish 1949.png	100px]]	Wexford	2 March 1960	26 June 1977
Frank Cluskey	[[File:Frank Cluskey, 1981 01 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Dublin South-Central	1 July 1977	12 June 1981
Michael O'Leary	[[File:Michael O'Leary, September 1979 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Dublin North-Central	17 June 1981	1 November 1982
Dick Spring	[[File:Dick Spring, April 1995 02 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Kerry North	1 November 1982	13 November 1997
Ruairi Quinn	[[File:Ruairi Quinn, circa 2002.jpg	100px]]	Dublin South-East	13 November 1997	25 October 2002
Pat Rabbitte	[[File:Pat Rabbitte, May 2015 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Dublin South-West	25 October 2002	6 September 2007
Eamon Gilmore	[[File:Eamon Gilmore TD 2014 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Dún Laoghaire	6 September 2007	4 July 2014
Joan Burton	[[File:Joan Burton (official portrait).jpg	100px]]	Dublin West	4 July 2014	20 May 2016
Brendan Howlin	[[File:Brendan Howlin (official portrait) 2020 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Wexford	20 May 2016	3 April 2020
Alan Kelly	[[File:Alan Kelly (official portrait) 2020 (cropped).png	100px]]	Tipperary	3 April 2020	24 March 2022
Ivana Bacik	[[File:Ivana_Bacik_2021_(cropped).jpg	100px]]	Dublin Bay South	24 March 2022	Incumbent

Deputy leaders

Name
(Birth–Death)	Portrait	Constituency	Term of Office	Office(s) held
James Tully	[[File:James Tully, 1954 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Meath	1972	1 July 1977
Michael O'Leary	[[File:Michael O'Leary, September 1979 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Dublin North-Central	1 July 1977	17 June 1981
James Tully	[[File:James Tully, 1954 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Meath	17 June 1981	22 February 1982
Barry Desmond	[[File:Barry Desmond, circa 1989.jpg	100px]]	Dún Laoghaire	22 February 1982	July 1989
Ruairi Quinn	[[File:Ruairi Quinn, circa 2002.jpg	100px]]	Dublin South-East	July 1989	13 November 1997
Brendan Howlin	[[File:Brendan Howlin 1996 (headshot).jpg	100px]]	Wexford	13 November 1997	25 October 2002
Liz McManus	[[File:Liz McManus, circa 2002.jpg	100px]]	Wicklow	25 October 2002	4 October 2007
Joan Burton	[[File:Joan Burton (official portrait).jpg	100px]]	Dublin West	4 October 2007	4 July 2014
Alan Kelly	[[File:Alan Kelly, Jan 2016 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Tipperary North	4 July 2014	20 May 2016
Position vacant	20 May 2016
Position abolished	April 2017

References

Bray, Jennifer. (24 March 2022). "Ivana Bacik confirmed as Labour Party leader: 'Ireland needs a pay rise'". [[The Irish Times]].
Kelly, Fiach. (2 March 2017). "Labour Party to reform way it chooses its leader". [[The Irish Times]].
Gaughan, J. Anthony. (October 2009). "Johnson, Thomas Ryder". [[Dictionary of Irish Biography]].

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