Who is deputy leader of ALP?

Who is deputy leader of ALP?

Richard Marles. Richard Donald Marles (born 13 July 1967) is an Australian politician who has been deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Deputy Leader of the Opposition since May 2019.

Who is the current leader of the Labor Party?

State and territory branches

Branch Leader Last election
Year
NSW Labor Chris Minns 2019
Victorian Labor Daniel Andrews 2018
Queensland Labor Annastacia Palaszczuk 2020

Who is deputy leader of the Labour party in Ireland?

Deputy leaders

Name (Birth–Death) Constituency Term of Office
Brendan Howlin Wexford 25 October 2002
Liz McManus Wicklow 4 October 2007
Joan Burton Dublin West 4 July 2014
Alan Kelly Tipperary North 20 May 2016

What does deputy leader mean?

A deputy leader (in Scottish English, sometimes depute leader) in the Westminster system is the second-in-command of a political party, behind the party leader. Deputy leaders often become Deputy Prime Minister when their parties are elected to government.

Is the Irish Labour party socialist?

Founded on 28 May 1912 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, by James Connolly, Jim Larkin and William O’Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trades Union Congress, it describes itself as a “democratic socialist party” in its constitution.

Who was first deputy prime minister?

Deputy Prime Minister of India

Deputy Prime Minister of India Bhārat ke Up Pradhānamantri
Nominator Prime Minister of India
Appointer President of India
Inaugural holder Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Formation 15 August 1947

Why do we not have a deputy prime minister?

Unlike other countries, the position of Deputy Prime Minister is not always needed. Because of this there is not always a sitting Deputy Prime Minister. This means that it is up to the Prime Minister to choose whether or not he/she wants to have a deputy. There has been no Deputy Prime Minister since 2015.

Why isn’t there a deputy prime minister?

Unlike other countries, the position of Deputy Prime Minister is not always needed. Because of this there is not always a sitting Deputy Prime Minister. The position was created in 1942 and Clement Attlee was the first Deputy Prime Minister. There has been no Deputy Prime Minister since 2015.

Who is the new deputy leader of the Labour Party?

Angela Rayner has been elected Labour’s new deputy leader. She has been a long-standing member of Jeremy Corbyn’s cabinet, but will now hold one of the key jobs in the party. So how did she get to this point?

Who is the frontrunner for Labor deputy leader?

Victorian MP Richard Marles is the frontrunner to become Labor’s deputy leader. (ABC News: Matt Roberts) Labor needs to reconnect with its base: Marles Victorian right faction MP Richard Marles, Labor’s defence spokesman under Mr Shorten, is likely to become the new deputy leader.

Who is the leader of the Labor Party?

If a Labor prime minister resigns or dies in office, the deputy leader becomes party leader and is sworn in as prime minister on an interim basis until a party successor is elected. This was the case upon the death in office of John Curtin on 5 July 1945.

Who was the leader of the Labour Party in 1994?

Margaret Beckett briefly served as Labour leader following the unexpected death of John Smith in 1994. Harriet Harman was leader after Gordon Brown resigned in 2010 and after Ed Miliband resigned in 2015.

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